| Title: | Forgiveness in the Cave (Solo Display) |
| 名稱: | 原宥 (個展) |
| Artist: | Sze Mok Ham |
| 作者: | 施鏌涵 |
| Date: | 7 – 18 April 2025 |
| 日期: | 2025年4月7日至4月18日 |
| Venue: | New Asia College Ch'ien Mu Library |
| 地點: | 新亞書院錢穆圖書館 |
| Statement: | Human migration has never ceased from ancient times to the present. Houses seem to physically fulfill humanity's psychological need for safety and shelter. However, from caves and thatched huts to tiled houses and modern apartments, does static space serve as a sanctuary for the soul, providing a sense of belonging, or does it render the spirit restless and without a place to settle? The term “原宥” means forgiveness, tolerance, and pardon. The character “宥” originates from the radical “宀”, which symbolizes a house, and its oracle bone script form resembles a dwelling, possibly an early representation of a cave. The term is taken from the opening of Wang Shuo’s Ferocious Animals: “I envy those who come from the countryside. In their memories, there is always a nostalgic hometown. Even if that hometown is actually a desolate and impoverished place devoid of poetry, as long as they so desire, they can indulge in the fantasy that something they have lost is still securely stored in that unknown homeland, thereby granting themselves self-forgiveness and solace.” The exhibition extracts familial memories from ancestral homes in the countryside, intertwining them with personal recollections and imagination. Through artistic creation, it seeks to rediscover one's place within the forgotten passage of time, attempting to depict the raw and intrinsic emotions embedded within, and to express the aspect of forgiveness and reconciliation. |
| 簡介: | 人的遷移從遠古至今未曾停息，家屋似乎在物理上滿足了人類對安全與庇護的心理需求；然而從洞穴、茅屋、瓦房到住宅單位，靜態的空間是釋放心靈使其居有所依，還是令靈魂無處安放？ 「原宥」意指原諒、寬容、饒恕。「宥」從「宀」部，其甲骨文形似家屋，或為「穴」的初文。此詞取於王朔《動物兇猛》開首：「我羡慕那些來自鄉村的人，在他們的記憶裡總有一個回味無窮的故鄉，儘管這故鄉其實可能是個貧困凋敝毫無詩意的僻壤，但只要他們樂意，便可以盡情地遐想自己丟殆盡的某些東西仍可靠地寄存在那個一無所知的故鄉，從而自我原宥和自我慰藉。」 展覽從鄉下祖屋中抽取家庭記憶，結合個人回憶與想像，透過創作找尋遺忘時間中的自身定位，試圖刻畫當中原始、本性的情感，表現其原宥的部份。 |
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