當時四月,受歌德學院和德意志銀行之邀,在香港國際藝術展期間展出。
當時四月,每天大家都在談日本的輻射、中國的被失蹤、明年世界末日。
而在討論展覽內容時,對方給出「城市烏托邦」這個主題,並叮嚀我不要畫裸體、畫暴力。
當時四月,沒有力氣去幻想甚麼奶與蜜、歌舞昇平。但恰好,其實烏托邦從來就與權力與操控有關。
於是我照樣畫我的東西,但都配上了馬賽克。
馬賽克也不過是一道牆,牆後的東西,一直都在。
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That was April when Goethe Institute and Deutsche Bank invited me to do a show for Hong Kong International Art Fair.
That was April when Japan was suffering from the radiation after the earthquake, when Ai Wei Wei "disappeared", and everybody talking about 2012.
When we were discussing about the ideas of the show, the authority gave the title "Urban Utopia", and carefully told me not to paint any nudity and violence images.
That was April when I lost the energy of thinking the world as peaceful and beautiful, and I thought why not, as Utopia is always about power and control.
For the seek of "harmony", I put pixelate on all sensitive objects to prevent disturbance.
It is just a wall. Things behind the it are always there.