/ 《大樹小花》Have You Been There?

—— 本篇文章為《小花計畫2022-Re：小花盛開的回音》作品介紹 ——


《大樹小花》
Have You Been There?

HUSH X 李霽
HUSH X Lee Chi


複合媒材裝置作品《大樹小花》由音樂人HUSH與藝術家李霽共同創作。HUSH為了紀念家門口的一棵老芒果樹，以他一貫輕柔的情感特性與風格，創作了這首歌。也許是懷念芒果樹在成長過程的一路陪伴，也許代表「家園」的象徵，抑或是對於舊時代嚮往的投射。而李霽在裝置上以植物的素材去表達消失的植物，將芒果樹的輪廓重現於空間中，並複合其他種類植物製成似是被剝除了外衣的器官組織，以殘缺不全的姿態進入觀者的視野，同時藉由冷藏庫與植物的寓意連結，回應許多時候我們使用的一些解決方式，是因為出於非自願性的方法，藉以獲得對於美好事物的暫存，之於那棵消失的樹，只能透過構築出的輪廓去臆想原來的形體與樣貌。

Have You Been There? is a mixed media installation co-created by singer-songwriter HUSH and artist Lee Chi. To commemorate an old mango tree in front of his home, HUSH wrote this song in his usual tender style informed by touching emotions, perhaps as a way to cherish the memory of having the mango tree as a companion when growing up, to make the mango tree a symbol of “home,” or to convey his nostalgia for the good old days. Lee Chi uses plants to depict the disappearing tree in the installation, recreating the silhouette of the mango tree in the space. Moreover, he incorporates other plants to produce organ-like tissues without external skin, displaying their incompleteness to the viewers. The connection between a refrigerator and plants also responds to the fact that sometimes people’s solutions are methods of involuntariness that can only preserve beautiful things temporarily. Therefore, one can only imagine the original form and appearance of the disappeared tree based on the constructed silhouette.

樹的意義就是成長的記憶。我們身旁的人事物，早於平凡生活之中，悄然無聲地進入我們的記憶，以至於當有一天它們消失不見之時，我們傷感、無奈和悵然若失，然而情感卻也如同那老芒果樹一般，根深蒂固，偶爾隨風搖曳，在心中盪起一陣漣漪。

The meaning of the tree lies in the memory of growing up. People, things and events around us have always quietly entered our memory in daily life. Therefore, when they finally disappear some day, we feel sad, helpless and despondent; however, our feelings, like that old mango tree, have taken roots deep within us, occasionally dancing with the wind and causing ripples in our hearts.

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