Clay : Sculpture and Spirit 土裡陶氣
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OUR STORY

THEME
意念
Human beings rely on the soil to live. Soil gave birth to countless lives and it is not only providing the living space, but also supplying essential survival food to human beings. For us, the soil is more than an important material for living but also the achievement of human civilization. Our ancestors cherished awe. They sacrificed offerings to the world expressing reverence for nature. Yet, people no longer pay attention to the land. They exploit the resources from land. Under urbanization, the concrete jungle replaces our original green land, so that our environment is moving away from the nature.
Thus, pottery is our exhibition’s theme. From an artistic point of view, this exhibition aims to explore the relationship among pottery and the four important aspects of human life including nature, territory, society and people. This reveals human activities be the reason of the disappearing, valuable land.
泥土是人類賴以生存的資源之一, 它有著最天然的特性,孕育了無數的生命, 為我們提供了生活空間,更供應了生存必需的食物。對人類來說,泥土不僅是不可或缺的重要素材,更成就整個人類的文明發展。我們祖先對土地懷有敬畏之心,以祭天地來表達對大自然的尊崇。反觀現代人卻不再重視土地,過度開發土地資源。在都市化之下,石屎森林逐漸取代原始的土地空間,令我們的生活環境逐漸遠離自然的土地。
是次陶藝展覽以泥土為主題,從藝術的角度探究陶藝與大自然,土地,社會,人類這四個層面的關係,從而揭示珍貴的土地因人類活動正逐漸消失。
STORY
故事
In this digital age, abundance of issues can be happened everyday in our society. We may sometimes forget the meaning of life because of the busy pace. Where are we? What happened to our life? It is time for us to return to the nature, to search and think about the relationship between human and the environment.
In ancient world, our ancestors created their necessities from soil. The Basin of Human Face and Fish Pattern unearthed in Xi’an Ban Bo is the most representative example, which shows the wisdom of our ancestors. From then, soil became an important component in our daily life. And now, the artists make use of clay to create infinite possibilities expressing their feelings of the world.
在這資訊科發達的時代,每天也有不同的事件湧現。急速的城市發展、忙碌的都市模式,都市人不得不加快步伐,趕上生活節奏。但同時,日常美好的點點滴滴逐漸流逝,生命中的意義慢慢被淡忘。我們也許會問:到底我們活在一個什麼地方?在我們的生活有何起伏?
追溯到遠古時期,泥土是我們祖先的基本所需品。土能變成一件件陶器,用來煮食、貯存、甚至雕刻文字,記錄當時的社會形態。西安半坡博物館的《人面魚紋盆》便是最具代表性的陶瓷,亦是古人的生活智慧。由此而見,泥土是人類存在的重要一環。香港陶藝家透過泥土的無限可能性,製造出不同的陶器以抒發自身對世界的情懷。