2013年6月11日 星期二

For Your Good

If 90 minutes of teamwork session per week is really too much for you, I suggest you find something else you can commit to. It's for your good.

2013年5月15日 星期三

我若不曾愛過你



我若不曾愛過你 甘會這呢傷悲 思念的風 
微微啊吹 自透早吹到暗暝
我若不曾愛過你    甘會彼呢歡喜
少年的面 憨憨啊笑 自彼時笑到這時
幸福是別人的代誌 我的早就交付給妳
寂寞是沒愛的人無望的暗暝 越晚越無元氣 
我若不曾愛過妳 甘就怨嘆自己
天頂的月 靜靜啊照 自今夜照到過去

2013年3月21日 星期四

賣藝的


“Singers, Musicians, Dancers and Actors, are some of the most driven, courageous people on the face of the earth. They deal with more day-to-day rejection in one year than most people do in a lifetime. Every day, they face the financial challenge of living a freelance lifestyle, the disrespect of people who think they should get real jobs, and their own fear that they'll never work again. Every day, they have to ignore the possibility that the vision they have dedicated their lives to is a pipe dream. With every note, they stretch themselves, emotionally and physically, risking criticism and judgment. With every passing year, many of them watch as the other people their age achieve the predictable milestones of normal life - the car, the family, the house, the nest egg. Why? Because Actors, Dancers, Musicians and Singers are willing to give their entire lives to a moment - to that melody, that lyric, that chord, or that interpretation that will stir the audience's soul. Actors, Dancers, Singers and Musicians are beings who have tasted life's nectar in that crystal moment when they poured out their creative spirit and touched another's heart. In that instant, they were as close to magic, God, and perfection as anyone could ever be. And in their own hearts, they know that to dedicate oneself to that moment is worth a thousand lifetimes.” - David Ackert, LA Times

其實跳舞和拍照這兩件事,和維修汽車是一樣的。只是我們都只忽略了一件重要的事, 那就是你可以立刻看得見修好了的車子,卻要花上好多年才發現自己變美麗的心和紀錄下來的快樂。車子壞了要找人修因為你不會。那藝術工作者為美麗的故事燃燒生命,你為什麼還要刻薄?

布拉格,捷克。


2013年2月27日 星期三

《兩代》。Two Generations


去年年尾,我和某大師談起了自己想為這個社會拍攝的一個主題,一個可以一直拍下去的主題。我說:“其實我們都不應該忘記今天的自己是誰造就的。” 當然,大師很鼓勵,說非拍不可。
因為工作的關係,我一直拖到今天頭,才終於把第一批人選,手法,地點和印刷廠定了下來。從開始拍攝到跌壞了硬碟再補拍,我終於在一月底把照片送到了印刷廠。很開心,今天,我的第一個迷你展覽終於開始了!我稱它
《兩代》。
《兩代》說的是飲水思源的故事,說的是整個環境變遷留下來不可忽略的歷史,說的是你和我的今天與昨天。社會上一代的努力,造就了這一代的新血。今天的你,和造就了你今天的上一代說了一聲 “謝謝” 了嗎?
非常感激願意為我開個頭,讓我拍攝的五位人士 - 劉偉義,餘佳瑄,餘自源,黃松洺和劉國成。如果你也願意為這個環境出一分力,讓我為你分享你的《兩代》,請一定要到 skyler.storyteller@gmail.com 找我!
在亞庇的朋友們,記得到 Suria Sabah 多多支持了!謝謝!
I was telling a mentor last year, about an on-going project that I wished to shoot for the society, something that can remind all of us not to forget where we come from. I immediately had his support.
It was only until January this year that I finally had my first batch of subjects, shooting direction, exhibition location and printing all confirmed. After a month of scheduling, shooting, losing files (dropped my hard disc) and re-shoot, I finally had my first 5 images sent to be printed the fine art way. Pro Art was awesome. Today, I am very happy to tell you that my first mini exhibition is finally going on in Suria Sabah! I call it ‘Two generations’.
‘Two Generations’ tells a story about appreciation; about history that had contributed to the society we live in; about our past and our present. It was handwork and perseverance from the previous generation, that had given us new blood today. have you, in the present, expressed your gratitude, by saying ‘thank you’ to the people that had made you what you are today?
I have to thank Christopher Liew, Yii Tze Yuan, Relx Wong, Anne Yee and Kenneth Liew for willing to make a start for me and the society. Should you wish to share your story of ‘Two Generations’ with us too, please do not hesitate to contact me via skyler.storyteller@gmail.com! Please!
For those living in the city of Sang Nyuk Mian, I hope you can drop by to support! Thank you!

2013年1月2日 星期三

Survival 。 求存

2012 只是填表格參加,2013 遊戲才開始。
我一定要加油。
還是那句,只有健康的大環境才能容得下大家。祝願大家遠離小人。
還有,如果我跌倒了,記得要笑我,這樣我才會對事件留下比較深刻的印象,呵呵!