陳萬仁
Chen Wan-Jen
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Artist Statement

We could only repeat some past experiences to reconcile with the world around us.
Rather than an introduction about my work, it is more apt to call this written passage a reflection of my personal experiences.


It is all about travelling and moving; about the scattered bits and pieces left behind by the trail of time. The work depicts a scene, an unconscious void captured in motion. It depicts the moment as we sway along with the movement of an MRT train, and the moment motorcyclists stopping under traffic lights. These are the pieces of time that silently slip through our fingers. I attempt to extract meaning from these endless voids and repetitions. I try to erase past memories and withhold anticipation for the future, for they are mere distorted versions of life attitude. I even try to find a way towards self-reconciliation.

What lies within those seemingly weightless spaces? What absence of greatness could have led people to willingly subject themselves to such ordinary routines? The seemingly abstract and remote experiences are every bit as real as the ghosts that haunt us day and night. I’m scared of ghosts. In a sense, ghosts are very real, because they occupy our fears. They are our resistance to the dark and unknown. You think it abstract? Absolutely not. These moments are all very real to me.

As an artist, I try to express myself via effective language and verbal communication. I have no intention to incite complex discussions or deliberately project a sense of abstractness for my work. Nor do I anticipate a dualistic debate about discipline or free-spiritedness. My work is a mere acceptance of emptiness and void. My wish, perhaps, is simply to reenact a common scene that happens to spark our imagination, just so we could retain those transient moments.

Every day at dusk is a brief intermediary when daytime meets nighttime. It is the time when spirits sneak out of their hideouts. We call it the magic hour. It usually lasts a mere few minutes. As for me, I try to capture the magic hour that comes and goes every day.

 

 
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