2021.05.01
2021.05.31
Art Centric Vol.3 | 凱悅尚萃藝術展
主辦 Presented by|香港維港凱悅尚萃酒店 Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong
主題 Theme|
從2008年的北角,到2021的北角
North Point, From 2008 to 2021
This series is inspired by Jovis’ childhood experience tied to North Point and her mother’s dream about the”future” of North Point.
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In 2008, Jovis moved to a new school, which required her to take a school bus from North Point to Tai Tam. Her mother used to accompany Jovis on her commute from Kwun Tong to North Point. Travelling to school became a precious memory to Jovis. Coincidentally, North Point was where Jovis worked in her first job after graduation.
In 2020, a night after her mother passed away, Jovis went to North Point searching for the school bus stop in her memory. She realised the area had turned into a new building complex - Harbour North and Hyatt Centric.
On the same night, as she tidied up her mother’s blog, she discovered an article entitled ”Dream”. Her mother dreamed about running along ”Wharf Street” where only buildings were visible, before suddenly seeing an astounding skyscraper. When she woke up, she could only find Wharf Road in North Point.
It was where Jovis found the new building complex. Jovis is convinced that her mother’s dream was a future vision.
For this individual exhibition, Jovis imagines how they would spend their time together at the hotel if her mother was still here.
2008年,暑假,我到了另一所學校上課。每天早上七點半,校巴會從北角開出,往大潭的學校出發。作為土生土長的新界牛,我要先坐巴士到觀塘,再轉乘地鐵才能到達北角。
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由於路程遙遠,開學初期,媽咪會一路陪伴我到北角,送我上校巴。以前媽咪因為工作關係,並不能每天送我上下課,就算會,路程也不過15分鐘。那年,我從家裡到學校需要一個多小時,也就是說,她陪我去北角所用的總時長,已經比之前好幾個月的加起來還要長了。待我慢慢適應後,她會在觀塘看著我上地鐵;再後來,她只目送我上巴士。對我來說,那是一段特別難忘的回憶。除了是因為和媽咪之間有了一段「上課的時光」,也是因為她一步一步的放手,讓我確切地感受到了自己的成長和她對我的放心。
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時間輾轉來到大學畢業後,第一份工作剛好是在北角區上班。只是每天匆匆忙忙地上下班,我根本沒有發現當年等校巴的地方在哪裡。
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2020年,媽咪離開後的某個晚上,我到了北角。翻一翻學校的校巴資料,看一看地圖,再憑著僅剩的記憶,我終於找到那個熟悉又陌生的地方。赫然發現,當天等待校巴的地方,已從那片沒有名字的空地,變成燈光璀璨的繁華大街,並有了新的名字 —「北角匯」、「Hyatt Centric」。
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回家後,我整理媽咪的網誌,意外地找到一篇名為《夢》的文章。媽咪夢見自己身處「和富街」,四周漆黑一片,只有古舊的唐樓。她一直在街上跑,跑到一個T字路口前停下,映入眼簾的是一棟大廈,上面滿是華麗的燈飾,讓她過目不忘。起床後,她嘗試在地圖上尋找「和富街」,卻只在北角區找到「和富道」。
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北角?和富道?我馬上搜尋,發現那是我剛到過的T字路口,從路口放眼望去,就是昔日的校巴站,現在的繁華大街。媽咪的夢,是個預知夢。事隔十年,那片空地上真的有了滿是華麗燈飾的大廈。
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她在夢裡站著的位置,看過的景色,正是我剛剛到過的,見過的。
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然而真正讓我感到不可思議的是,今年母親節,我收到了那座神奇大廈———Hyatt Centric 凱悅尚萃酒店的邀請,在酒店的玻璃走廊裡舉辦我的第一個個展。
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稍早前酒店邀請我入住體驗找靈感,我幻想著,如果媽咪還在,我們會一起在酒店做些什麼呢?創作靈感油然而生:從2008年的北角,到2021年的北角。
作品 Work|
2008 — 跨越 | Across The Century
隨著媽咪的夢,走進這一棟神奇大樓。
從2008年的北角,到2021年的北角;
當天所夢的,也是今天所在的。
Following Mammy’s dream,
I walked into this bewildering building.
North Point - from 2008 to 2021;
Once a dream, now the present.
作品 Work|
2021 — 客房 | Hotel Room
媽咪喜歡到戶外看海,即便生病後行動不便,
她還是會躺在沙發上看看窗外的風景。
我幻想著,
在開揚的酒店房間裡,我們賴在沙發上,
看看維多利亞港上的船,數數高速公路的車輛,
促膝長談一個下午。
Mammy loves watching the sea.
I imagine,
spending the whole afternoon with her,
chatting on the sofa in a spacious hotel room.
作品 Work|
2021 — The Farmhouse
媽咪非常喜歡吃雪糕,
生病沒有胃口的時候會吃杯雪糕來舒緩不適。
我幻想著,
她看到餐廳裡的雪糕旋轉櫃會很高興。
顏色繽紛,材料豐富的雪糕讓她眼花撩亂,
不知道該先吃哪一款才好。
Mammy loves ice cream.
I imagine her happy face
when she sees the ice cream wheel at the restaurant
作品 Work|
2021 — Cruise
每次回馬來西亞的時候,
媽咪都很期待能夠吃地道的美食。
我幻想著,
在疫情下無法回鄉的我們,
坐在餐廳的窗前,
一邊看著夜景,一邊用餐。
讓她身在香港,還是可以吃到東南亞的風味。
Mammy enjoyed local delicacies when
back in her home country of Malaysia.
I imagine,
if she was still here with me, us tasting
authentic Southeast Asian flavours
in Hong Kong together.