Hard Work performance
The 5th performance of Hard work (Oeuvre dure) from Wai Yim WONG on Vimeo.
Exhibition title: L.I.F.E
Produced and curated by "One Minute Before" at "K11", Hong Kong.
Performance: Hard work (Oeuvre dure).
Duration: 8 minutes, 28 Aug 2010.
Location: 1/ K11 Piazza. 2/ Tsim Sha Tsui MTR corridor.
Duration: 8 minutes.
Performance with video projection
Materials: glass, metal, steak, dining table.
The 1st performance of Hard work (Oeuvre dure), 2001, Strasbourg, France.
The 2nd performance of Hard work (Oeuvre dure), 2008, European Art Fair, France.
“Liberty, It's just a choice of constraint.”
A simple fork and a simple knife are originally used in European society. They were created for eating a meal in the easiest way. Sometimes, people see your table manner and estimate your society level.
(Why do we follow this idea in Hong Kong?)
I add a 2kg block of glass on each eating tool to reverse the functions, to obstruct me having a good manner to eat.
So, the eating action becomes difficult. "Eating", demands effort.
In the performance of M11, I will take a meal using these new eating tools, to experience how to absorb and to consume immediately.
That’s also my experience in Hong Kong life style.
展覽題目：L.I.F.E
製作及策展：One Minute Before.
行為藝術：Hard work (Oeuvre dure).
地點：1/ K11廣場。2/ 尖沙嘴港鐵走廊
演出日期：2010年8月28日。
作品長度：八分鐘
錄像藝術 + 行為藝術。
材料: 琉璃, 金屬, 牛扒, 餐桌。
Hard work (Oeuvre dure) 第一次行為：2001, 法國，史特拉斯堡。
Hard work (Oeuvre dure) 第一次行為：2008，歐洲藝術博覽會，法國。
「自由，只是那一種束縛的選擇。」
餐刀與餐叉，原本是歐洲人用的食具，其設計原是為了方便吃肉。
有時候，人們會看一個人的餐桌禮儀，評估他的學養與社會階層。
(我想問：為什麼香港也有這種想法？)
我拿了一個簡單的餐刀與餐叉，在上面倒上兩公斤的玻璃，其用意是反設計的功能，有礙於我進行美好的餐桌禮儀。
我令到「進食」– 這原為吸收能量的行為，變得需要能量去完成。
在這次演出中，我將利用這套特別的餐具進食晚餐，體驗馬上吞噬，馬上耗盡的經過。
這也是我在香港的生活體驗。