「天外有天,山外有山」,是一種自謙,也是一種慨嘆,慨嘆天地浩瀚,人終其一生無法測度。藝術家的藍曬作品,捕捉陽光,追隨時間;以陽光為經,以時間為緯,紀錄身邊大千世界的種種急速變幻。是次展覽的展品都以圓形為界,以白雲、星辰、小動物、城市中的瑣碎,結合自然景觀,塑造一個屬於藝術家的奇幻世界。
藍曬法源自19世紀,是一種以陽光曝光的顯影方法,影像呈藍調,因而得名。不同的物料、光線的強弱、溫度和濕度的高低、曝光時間的長短也會對成像有所影響。藝術家無法完全控製成像效果,只能靜心等待。這種患得患失的創作過程,反而給藝術家一個喘息的空間。城市景貌不斷變遷,徬如天外有天,超越人的控制和預測。藝術家鼓勵我們透過她的「天外天」,慢慢觀察身邊一切。
The Chinese saying of ‘There are skies above skies, and mountains beyond mountains’ is a statement of modesty as it is of lament, proclaiming the vastness of the universe and all its possibilities that our limited minds cannot truly understand. Peggy Chan’s cyanotype creations capture sunlight and chase after the time. Using the sun and time as its latitude and longitude, her work chronicles an age of rapid changes that is speeding by on the highway of city life. All works are set on a circular canvas, the exhibits are set against a natural landscape dotted with the figurative elements of clouds, stars, small creatures and cities to create the whimsical world of the artist’s imagination.
Named for its rich cyan-blue hue, cyanotype is a photographic printing process invented in the 19th century whereby cyanotype sensitized paper is exposed to sunlight. The variables of material, sunlight intensity, temperature and humidity, length of exposure all combine to affect the finished result. The artist has no complete control of the resulting impression and it’s all about waiting with patience. The uncertain nature of creative process gives the artist a breathing space within the overcrowded city. Boundless like ‘skies above skies’, the ever-changing cityscapes are a transcendental force beyond human control and prediction. ‘Beyond’ is the artist’s invitation to tune in and contemplate daily wonders around us.
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