Pass on The Torch, Never Give Up The Faith, Keep the Light Burning. (Grave Of The Fireflies)｜憑一口氣，點一盞燈，有燈就有人。（ 《再見螢火蟲》
2020
ink and colour on silk
87 x 57cm
Private collection｜私人收藏
「憑一口氣，點一盞燈，念念不忘必有回響，有燈就有人」 -- 《一代宗師》
因應展覽的主題，這件作品回應一套我喜歡的動畫《再見螢火蟲》，它上映的一年是我出生的1988年，我第一次觀看它是2008年在大學的電影課堂，當中哭不出聲的悲傷和人性表現令我刻骨銘心。
12年過去，香港社會的動盪令我時不時想起這套動畫。香港人好努力地生存，自由的空氣如食物般重要，從來沒有放棄過。在漆黑的夜裡，那怕只看見微弱的螢火蟲光，我們仍存有一絲的希望。戰爭結束，社會平靜下來了，在動畫中早已被遺亡的人淡淡離去，但現實中我仍對香港存中一點的盼望。
"Pass on The Torch, Never Give Up The Faith, Keep the Light Burning" -- The Grandmaster
This painting is a response to my favourite animation Grave Of The Fireflies. It was first shown in 1988 which is the year I was born. I first watched it in my University film course in 2008. The depiction of pain and humanity is unforgettable.
Twelve years have passed and social unrest often reminds me of this animated film. Hog Kong people work hard to survive. Freedom is as important as food. The glow from fireflies gives us hope in the dark. War has ended and society returns to normal. Some people in the animation have faded from memory but I still maintain hope in Hong Kong.
( English translation by Karin Weber Gallery)