2014.6.13. 7pm
The Burnning Issue Residency Programme: When (not) to let go – Lee Kit – Talk#1
關鍵議題駐村計劃：甚麼時候（不）放手 – 李傑 – 講座＃1
(For English please scroll down)
(The speech is in Chinese. 演講以中文進行。)
一個例子
主持人｜鄭美雅
與談人｜李傑
講座＃1 文字記錄
文/Vanessa Lai
藝術家李傑自2013年代表香港參加威尼斯雙年展，以展覽《你（你）》引發高度關注，後來將展品移至香港牛棚藝術村展場，「你」直指罵人的姿態，回到香港的文化脈絡以後似乎更能夠呼應當地的社會議題。李傑向來善於使用溫柔、安靜的情境，然而其中其實隱含著爆發性的能量，夾雜不確定感或藝術體驗本身的曖昧性，而將某種無以名狀的憤怒和哀傷拉成一條清晰的線，以此提示那些無聲的抗議吧！
今年遷移到台北當代藝術中心的駐村計畫，再次地回應到對藝術創作模糊定位的關注，去追問什麼是藝術？什麼是藝術作品？誰是藝術家？李傑透過對 TCAC 的空間進行一些改動，配上幾首配樂、影像，架起理解的背景，以及接連四場藝術家如在大學 critique 一般的講座，重看個體性的一些不同面向帶動更多討論。他在開場提到：「個體常常被行業給吃掉了」反省藝術家在藝術作為一個行業的位置，其特殊性往往為人們言談中所忽視，而被簡化成一個含糊的藝術家身分。
李傑對於自身所處的狀態或環境有很高的自覺，那些看似微不足道而無形的日常經驗或感觸，或許難以說個明白，但一直被李傑放進持續思索生活體驗的藝術行動。自大學時期開始的「手繪布」即是一個難以被定義的創作，以淡雅的色彩在布面畫上格子或條紋，看似單調，但被放置在不同空間情境下，如2007年他在香港 Para/Site 推出一個與觀者互動的展覽「3/4 suggestions for a better living」，將 Para/Site 布置成咖啡店，咖啡桌鋪上的是他的手繪布，既組成佈景的一份子，又彷彿活出了獨立的生命狀態。
手繪布如此日常，隨著展覽而改變其擺設的意義。李傑許多創作源自於生活經驗，依著心中的感覺、意識而有所行動，儘管一些可能就是沒來由地，自然而然地隨手拿起用過的護手霜在地上敲一敲，敲出一個凹痕和殘留的碎屑。或許個體性正是在這種多維度、異質性的擺設空間併發出來，反思個人關係在長期的社會互動過程中演變的能量。
主辦單位：台北當代藝術中心
專案主持人：鄭美雅
專案經理：彭若瑩
專案團隊：蘇珀琪、方彥翔、余政達、許鋒瑞、陳小雜、張
專案助理：賴瑋婷
本計畫由文化部所贊助
A Case Study
Moderator | CHENG Meiya
Speaker | LEE Kit
Talk ＃1 Highlights:
Text/ Tiffany Lay
During Lee Kit’s artist in residence program at TCAC he hopes to bring the relationship between artists and curators closer together. So that an artist not just manufactures and produces artworks but is also involved in the execution and presentation of their works. As an artist that temporary represents TCAC he hopes to show the ways that artist can contribute in a residential community, and how he can change spaces to create new environments.
Lee Kit, as an established artist representing Hong Kong in Venice in addition to multiple shows before presenting at TCAC. Through his stubborn attitude and being always true to himself not changing a bit for anyone, has successfully led him to create artworks that represents his true self and his perception towards art, society and family. He believes that art starts from the self – an individualistic approach to art. However to him art isn’t just about the himself. Art to Lee Kit is like three peas in a pod, there is society, family, and art as the three peas all fitting into one pod the individual, connecting and uniting the three together.
He expresses his frustrations when people talk about “art”, because they often only refer to the art industry or about people affiliated with the art world but not about artworks itself. In addition to his frustrations about the art production system and how art has become a sign of capital. However in response to his frustrations he says that he is aware that there are a lot of things in the world that just can’t simply be changed but are just part of the system that we must face. He understands that art doesn’t change the world, but art can influence individuals who can then make an impact in the world. He emphasizes on the individualistic approach where an individual must first understand him or her self and their perspective, then make little changes in everyday life, those modest changes can result in a larger overall influence.
Project director: Meiya CHENG
Project manager: Jo Ying Peng
Executive Team: Frankie SU, Yen-Hsiang FANG, YU Cheng-Ta, Fong-Ray Hsu, Chen Hsiautsa, Shu Han Chang
Project assistant: Tiffany Lay
The programme is sponsored by the MINISTRY OF CULTURE
