視像對話 Video Call

林樂新 Lam Lok-san

凸版畫：木刻油印、絕版套色｜Relief Print: Woodblock, Reduction

56.5 x 76 cm

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疫症帶來挑戰和難題，社會生活逐漸邁向新常態。對於異地戀人來說，相見變得不容易。林樂新與伴侶雖然只有一河之隔，視像通話卻成為兩人最近唯一的見面方式。當時林樂新的伴侶問他：「我們什麼時候可以見面？」對他來說，視像通話確實能讓他們見面，不過是隔著屏幕裡的像素點，而對方偶爾隨不穩定的信號變得模糊。林樂新根據通話截圖創作，以木刻刀雕刻大量細點，嘗試用這種方法抵銷情感上的思念。 As the pandemic has brought challenges and difficulties to our lives, we gradually adapt to the new normal of our social life. For long-distance couples, meeting each other is not easy. Although Lam Lok-san and his partner are only a river away from each other, video calls have become their only way to see each other’s faces during the pandemic. Lam’s partner once asked him: “When can we meet?” For Lam, video-calling does allow them to see each other, but unstable signal can turn faces into pixelated, blurry silhouettes. In this work, Lam Lok-san recreates screenshots of his video calls. As he carves numerous tiny dots, woodblock printing becomes a refuge from the intense longing for his partner.