”Wongok-dong Recipe", Community Space Litmus, South Korea

坐卧空間之上

Upon the Sitting and Lying Down Space

2010

當我第一次踏足韓國元谷洞(Wongok don)時，已經是晚上十二時多了，但仍見很多人還在路旁或店內（多為中國商店和餐廳）工作，臉上露出疲倦神色，我想他們一定是為了生活而努力打拼著！

我想我在此地處創作的作品是要為在此處工作的海外工人帶來舒適和歡樂。我創作了一個可坐可躺的空間，外形和物料跟舊式韓國餐廳外的戶外用餐區一樣。我把花園裹的元素佈置在此空間上，有山有水，有風有月。在特定時間裡把此空間放置在戶外，邀請朋友和工人們一同來坐坐，談談天，共享快樂時光。

我用了一些能在元谷洞買的現成物料和在街上揀拾的棄置物進行創作，值著此行動，帶出生活享受不一定建立在物質之上，生活不只得一種方式，只要能懂得欣賞身邊 之微小事物，用心感受周遭環境的規律和變化，不論一花一草，明月清風也都有情有趣，生活是滿有快樂與驚喜的，希望能與此地居民和外來的民工分享！

When I first set foot on Wongok dong, Korea it was already in the mid-night but there were still many people on the streets or inside the shops (mostly Chinese stores or restaurants). They all looked very tired. I think they worked very hard to make a living.

The aim of my creation is to bring a sense of joy and comfort to the foreign workers here. I designed a place where people can sit or lay on. The shape and the material are the same as the tables used outside the Korean restaurants. I put the elements of garden upon this place, including mountains, rivers, the moon and the breeze. Putting this table in the outdoors and inviting friends and the workers to come and have a sit, one can enjoy a great time on it.

I used some ready-made materials bought in Wongok dong and scraps disposed on the street to create my artwork as a mean to convey my message that life is not merely based on materialism but also on the appreciation of life itself, be it a trivial matter or the beautiful landscape that surrounds us. Life is full of joy and surprises and I would like to share it with the locals and the foreign workers.

Moreover I created another piece of work related with poems and language. What I chose are poems all about departures and leaving one’s birthplace which are intended to console the workers’ who left their hometown to make a living. Each poem has been matched with a traditional Chinese Drawing. I am translated the Chinese pomes into Korean. Then I invited some townspeople to read the poem and let them to draw a picture for the poem without the original drawing, whish is based on what they have read, for example the poem is described a small boat in the lake. The participants may draw a yacht, while his perception is influenced by his background and experience. Finally, this artwork will be installed upon the tables so that the audience can appreciate the poems while they are relaxing in the garden.