To leave 2cm3 for myself 留下兩立方厘米給自己

To leave 2cm³ for myself, 2012

Two-channel video installation with an optic ornament made of glasses parts, a glass cover and a pedestal

Dimension variable

installation view: http://vimeo.com/55639505, 1min1s

run: http://vimeo.com/55297832, 4min15s
tears: http://vimeo.com/55277119, 1min18s

 

Walking on Canton*, along the road leading to the promenade, turning left until the end, an aimless run is around Tsim Sha Tsui East. Slightly wiping sweat with a handkerchief, squeezing it to drop the sweat into a glass bottle, the sweat is condensed and formed a 2cm³ sculpture in a refrigerator connecting with a homemade optic ornament.

I experience the city through my body. The unspeakable stuffy depression somewhat relieve while sweating. Once putting on the ornament, melting ice drip down from my orbit along the cheek being an imagination of turning sweat into tears.

* Canton is one of the major roads in Hong Kong. Its cityscape is a typical sample of how Hong Kong main streets are occupied by renowned chain stores. There are many China customers which conflict with Hong Kong native culture.

走上廣東道，沿路直抵海傍遠看著維多利亞，在路端處左轉，環繞尖東漫無目的地跑。用手帕輕拭流下的汗水，把汗水再擠進玻璃瓶裡，凝結於冰箱內形成兩立方厘米的雕塑，同時連繫著一個給眼睛的自製的飾物。

我以身體經歷這個城市，難以言喻的悶感隨汗水排出而略為舒緩。當戴上這個飾物，冰結融解過後由眼眶隨臉龐流下的，是將汗水變成眼淚的想像。