When the Virus Dies in Sealed Packages
當病毒在密封中死去
2020
Lino printing and letterpress printing on tracing papers, cotton thread, used facemasks.
29.7cm*20cm (12 pieces)
複合媒材（版畫、鉛字印刷、描圖紙、棉線、口罩），共12件
本計畫為Edinburgh Printmakers美術館2020夏季數位駐村之成果，回應主題「城市的現況」並於線上展出。
When the Virus Dies in Sealed Packages is the result of Edinburgh Printmakers Digital Residency for 2020 summer in respond to “The Condition of the City.”
When the Virus Dies in Sealed Packages is the result of Edinburgh Printmakers Digital Residency for 2020 summer in respond to “The Condition of the City.”
Statement
Since the beginning of lockdown, I wear facemask every time I go out. When wearing a mask, I feel isolated but perceptive more than ever. I started noticing texts from various locations which generate new meanings to me in this weird time. Some of them are left during pandemic, some of them are already there for years; some of them are preaching hope, some of them are shouting for doubt, inequality or injustice. I collected them because all the voices on the street is part of our reality. The way we live has been changed rapidly, but there are things that are always there, no matter good or bad.
These peculiar space-time experiences are sealed in packages I make for my used masks. The action of sealing is preservation but also isolation, just like our lives during lockdown. I believe there is no method to preserve our memory or feeling forever, even traces will vanish eventually. Nevertheless, by repackaging the masks, the uncertainty of whether they are carrying virus or not and all the consciousness I had while wearing them might be able to evolve into something else, perhaps a new interpretation of pandemic time in Edinburgh.
Since the beginning of lockdown, I wear facemask every time I go out. When wearing a mask, I feel isolated but perceptive more than ever. I started noticing texts from various locations which generate new meanings to me in this weird time. Some of them are left during pandemic, some of them are already there for years; some of them are preaching hope, some of them are shouting for doubt, inequality or injustice. I collected them because all the voices on the street is part of our reality. The way we live has been changed rapidly, but there are things that are always there, no matter good or bad.
These peculiar space-time experiences are sealed in packages I make for my used masks. The action of sealing is preservation but also isolation, just like our lives during lockdown. I believe there is no method to preserve our memory or feeling forever, even traces will vanish eventually. Nevertheless, by repackaging the masks, the uncertainty of whether they are carrying virus or not and all the consciousness I had while wearing them might be able to evolve into something else, perhaps a new interpretation of pandemic time in Edinburgh.
這件作品是我與愛丁堡的告別。在疫情期間出門總是戴著口罩，從一開始老是被異樣的眼光盯著看（他們覺得亞洲人大驚小怪），到後來路人們每當擦身而過就會緊張兮兮閃得遠遠的（開始超怕被傳染），人與人的距離一下變得很不一樣。在口罩後的自己，很像被保護在氣泡頭中，感官的聲音突然被放得很大，許多我平常無暇注意的訊息，也變得清晰無比；比如街上的氣氛、路人的神情、還有留在城市各個角落的文字。
這個作品其實不過是用描圖紙做成包裝，把12個我用過的口罩重新封起來，分別是12次不同的出門行程，12個不同的地點，12句不同立場的留言（或公告、碑文等）。疫情期間很多人留下了充滿希望的語句，但也有很多文字早就存在城市中；無論是加油打氣或是抗議不公甚至是古老的拉丁文，這些事情就像我收集到的文字一樣，共存在同一個時空中，並沒有因為疫情的關係就消失，儘管我們可能忙著生存而沒有時間關注他們。
我把這段時間的體驗寄存在口罩上並且密封起來，於是他們變成了一個充滿不確定的存在，就像出門過後你其實不知道口罩上有沒有沾到病毒，但封起來放著你就可以想像病毒會慢慢死在裡面，反正肉眼看不到，安心最重要。
這個作品其實不過是用描圖紙做成包裝，把12個我用過的口罩重新封起來，分別是12次不同的出門行程，12個不同的地點，12句不同立場的留言（或公告、碑文等）。疫情期間很多人留下了充滿希望的語句，但也有很多文字早就存在城市中；無論是加油打氣或是抗議不公甚至是古老的拉丁文，這些事情就像我收集到的文字一樣，共存在同一個時空中，並沒有因為疫情的關係就消失，儘管我們可能忙著生存而沒有時間關注他們。
我把這段時間的體驗寄存在口罩上並且密封起來，於是他們變成了一個充滿不確定的存在，就像出門過後你其實不知道口罩上有沒有沾到病毒，但封起來放著你就可以想像病毒會慢慢死在裡面，反正肉眼看不到，安心最重要。
EP Digital Residency
With the cancellation of the Edinburgh Festivals, Edinburgh Printmakers is initiating a distanced residency project to reflect our current collective socially and physically distanced situation. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Edinburgh Printmakers is offering support to 4 artists at any stage in their careers to research and develop new digital projects.
2020 Graduated from Edinburgh College of Art MFA Art, Space and Nature programme, Hsin’s practice is inspired by landscape and environmental issues with a keen focus on the observation of time and process. She works using a diverse range of media, including found objects, print, performance and film. Her works had been exhibited at different places of Scotland such as An Lanntair, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, and Patriothall Gallery.
跨領域創作者，關注環境、時間與過程。2020年畢業於愛丁堡藝術學院Art, Space and Nature研究所，作品媒材包含空間裝置、行為、錄像、版畫、手工印刷等。
