“construction” and “destruction” by various participants using their imaginations that the artwork is gradually completed, leaving behind the traits of a city.
Lam Tung Pang
高 244 x 長700 x 闊 60公分
塑膠彩，炭筆，鉛筆，比例模型及木製玩具
2013
Things Happened on the Island
H 244 x 700 x W 60cm
Acrylics, charcoal, pencil, scale model and wooden toys on plywood
2013
Intelligence Infinity: Inspiration through Art, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Collected by
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
林東鵬為觀眾繪畫了一個場景，觀眾可以用砌積木方式，任意在這個場景上建造自己的理想城市，延伸這島嶼的故事。當一位觀眾建設了他的城市後，下一位觀眾可以在這個基礎上再建造，甚至拆毀後再建造。因此，整個畫面的構成是由不同參與者的想像而成，在「建設」與「破壞」的過程中留下城市的痕跡。這件觀眾與藝術家共同參與創作的作品，裝載著藝術家對過去的回憶、觀眾對未來的期盼，在想像與真實之間逐漸蛻變。
In Things Happened on the Island, Lam paints a scene for his audience, who can use the toy blocks provided to create their own ideal cities as an extension to the scene. Once this first city is established, the next audience can build his on top of it, or demolish it and start over again. It is through this “construction” and “destruction” by various participants using their imaginations that the artwork is gradually completed, leaving behind the traits of a city. Through Lam’s nostalgia as well as the wishes of the audience to the future, this joint creation is truly a blend of imagination and reality.
In Things Happened on the Island, Lam paints a scene for his audience, who can use the toy blocks provided to create their own ideal cities as an extension to the scene. Once this first city is established, the next audience can build his on top of it, or demolish it and start over again. It is through this “construction” and “destruction” by various participants using their imaginations that the artwork is gradually completed, leaving behind the traits of a city. Through Lam’s nostalgia as well as the wishes of the audience to the future, this joint creation is truly a blend of imagination and reality.
