(Backside of) Army, Philosopher and Love
軍隊，哲學家與愛情（的背面）
2018
Organza, Embroidery
歐根紗，繡片
Dimensions variable
裝置依場域而定
歐根紗，繡片
Dimensions variable
裝置依場域而定
Exactly, nowadays there’s no soldier existing on the battlefield that is certified as a human being by the authority, nor is there any martyr that is filed as deceased.
86－Run through the battlefront－
His dad’s friend, A:
“That man’s father is an igniter, once fire burns, all wayward preta come to meet up and party all night. His father would leave to chase the wind before the fire burns out; no one knows where he sleeps or what he eats tonight. Preta still dwells in the mortal realm, anticipating the rise of the next fire.”
His dad’s friend, B:
“His father is a natural born revolutionary, who descends to this world not to mind mortal errands, but for all types of ladies, and the hundred sons with those women. The hundred sons will grow up to be a revolution army to right this mediocre world.”
His mom:
“It’s too demanding for him to join the army, how can a low level gangster give birth to a soldier son?”
He was about to apply for the military academy, but later changed his mind, saying he would study philosophy instead. He equipped a Swiss army knife in his school bag, he liked to look at the sea, he did not drink, and he could spend an afternoon at the seaside accompanied by a bottle of mineral water. In the night when his spirits were high, he would read novel and once gave me a light novel as well, he said with a smile that the military instructor had became a streamer on YouTube, which reminds me of the T65 assault rifle in my grip during the military training classes, I assume he was just like me and this is all the memory we had about military.
(This is a rough translation of the original in Chinese)
86－Run through the battlefront－
His dad’s friend, A:
“That man’s father is an igniter, once fire burns, all wayward preta come to meet up and party all night. His father would leave to chase the wind before the fire burns out; no one knows where he sleeps or what he eats tonight. Preta still dwells in the mortal realm, anticipating the rise of the next fire.”
His dad’s friend, B:
“His father is a natural born revolutionary, who descends to this world not to mind mortal errands, but for all types of ladies, and the hundred sons with those women. The hundred sons will grow up to be a revolution army to right this mediocre world.”
His mom:
“It’s too demanding for him to join the army, how can a low level gangster give birth to a soldier son?”
He was about to apply for the military academy, but later changed his mind, saying he would study philosophy instead. He equipped a Swiss army knife in his school bag, he liked to look at the sea, he did not drink, and he could spend an afternoon at the seaside accompanied by a bottle of mineral water. In the night when his spirits were high, he would read novel and once gave me a light novel as well, he said with a smile that the military instructor had became a streamer on YouTube, which reminds me of the T65 assault rifle in my grip during the military training classes, I assume he was just like me and this is all the memory we had about military.
(This is a rough translation of the original in Chinese)
Installation in the Cube Project Space, 2018
沒錯，如今在戰場上，沒有半個被官方認可為人類的士兵，也沒有被列為陣亡者的烈士。
-《86－不存在的戰區－》
他老爸的朋友甲說：
「他老爸是點火的人，火一燒，孤魂野鬼齊來聚首，終夜狂歡。可火還沒燒完，他就追著風跑了，沒人知道他今晚睡哪、吃些什麼。如今尚有鬼王在人間遊蕩，等待下一場火升起。」
他老爸的朋友乙說：
「他老爸一生便是來革命的，來這世間不為凡俗事，就為各式各樣的女人，和那些女人所生下來的一百個孩子。這一百個孩子要成為革命軍，導正這庸俗的世間。」
他老媽說：
「加入軍隊這事也太勉強，流氓痞子，怎能生出個軍人兒子？」
他原本要報考軍校，後來又改口，說要唸哲學系，書包裡塞著瑞士刀，愛看海，不會喝酒，帶一瓶礦泉水就在海邊磨蹭掉一整個下午。晚上精神正好，看小說，也塞一本輕小說給我，笑說學校教官在YouTube上當直播主，我想起軍訓課時手上的那把T65突擊步槍，想必他和我一樣，這就是關於軍隊全部的記憶了。
-《86－不存在的戰區－》
他老爸的朋友甲說：
「他老爸是點火的人，火一燒，孤魂野鬼齊來聚首，終夜狂歡。可火還沒燒完，他就追著風跑了，沒人知道他今晚睡哪、吃些什麼。如今尚有鬼王在人間遊蕩，等待下一場火升起。」
他老爸的朋友乙說：
「他老爸一生便是來革命的，來這世間不為凡俗事，就為各式各樣的女人，和那些女人所生下來的一百個孩子。這一百個孩子要成為革命軍，導正這庸俗的世間。」
他老媽說：
「加入軍隊這事也太勉強，流氓痞子，怎能生出個軍人兒子？」
他原本要報考軍校，後來又改口，說要唸哲學系，書包裡塞著瑞士刀，愛看海，不會喝酒，帶一瓶礦泉水就在海邊磨蹭掉一整個下午。晚上精神正好，看小說，也塞一本輕小說給我，笑說學校教官在YouTube上當直播主，我想起軍訓課時手上的那把T65突擊步槍，想必他和我一樣，這就是關於軍隊全部的記憶了。
Installation in the Cube Project Space, 2018
Installation in the Cube Project Space, 2018