Wai Yi Lai 黎慧儀
Born in Hong Kong in 1977 Hong Kong
黎慧儀
黎慧儀居於香港，從事藝術創作和教育。作品涵蓋裝置藝術、繪畫及綜合媒體創作，藉作品透視觀照四周環境的方法。除個人觀察外，還反映藝術和環境的特殊關係。取得皇家墨爾本大學藝術學士學位後，2011完成芬蘭阿爾託大學藝術及設計碩士課程主修環境藝術。曾於香港及芬蘭舉辦個人展覽，並於香港、北京、台灣、愛沙尼亞，芬蘭及德國參與多個聯展。
ARTIST STATMENT
家︰第二課
當全世界也在談論如何保育古建築的時候，2010年春天在北京生活期間卻目擊不少上百年的老胡同無聲無色地被推倒，一般民房當然也不能避禍。有人告訴我，「在北京，『拆遷』不是一個簡單的對錯問題。」套用他們的話是「不好說」。作為一個「外人」，也許，我真的沒有說對錯的權利，可是當房子被推倒發展，受影響的真的只有住在裡頭的幾個人嗎？
當全世界也在談論如何保育古建築的時候，2010年春天在北京生活期間卻目擊不少上百年的老胡同無聲無色地被推倒，一般民房當然也不能避禍。有人告訴我，「在北京，『拆遷』不是一個簡單的對錯問題。」套用他們的話是「不好說」。作為一個「外人」，也許，我真的沒有說對錯的權利，可是當房子被推倒發展，受影響的真的只有住在裡頭的幾個人嗎？
我選擇走進拆遷的現場，用眼睛和耳朵去理解京城當下的拆遷潮。
作品中的海報及裝飾物都來自北京東城區五環路段附近的北皋村。村裡住著很多在城裡打工、讀書等的外來人(非北京戶籍人士)。那天，脖子掛上數碼相機，在北皋村的小區內四處遊走。忽然獲一位大阿姨邀請，要我為她快將拆卸的家拍照留念。阿姨身後這棟兩層高的房子，是新近建成的，房子下層有一個出租鋪位，樓上則分間成十多二十間大小不一的房間。拍攝時租客都遷出了，敞大的房子只剩下屋主一戶人家和一條狗。獨個兒走進每個房間，從鏡頭後看著這空洞的空間，只留下牆上的一些海報和飾物，彷彿讓我透視租客們過往的生活，也讓我認識了北京的另一面，可能是更真實的一面。
註︰特別鳴謝古阿姨的拍攝邀請，還有古叔叔的分享及熱情款待讓我感到非常窩心。祝願他們在新的家繼續幸福快樂地生活。
2012秋
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Home: Lesson Two
When the world is talking about how to preserve the historical buildings, I witnessed many old Hu Tungs being torn down. I was told that “demolishing” is not a simple question that can be justified in Beijing. As an outsider, perhaps I do not have the privilege to judge anything, yet I wonder if only the few people living in these houses would be affected in the wave of development.
I decided to walk into the demolishing villages and experience it directly. Therefore, I ended up in this house.
The posters and decorations were collected from Bei Gao Village, in east Beijing near Fifth Ring Road. The village lived a lot of labours and students who did not have a hukou (resident permit). It was a coincidence or perhaps my fate. I was invited by a middle age lady to document her house with a camera before it got demolished. It was a two-storey building. There was a clothing store downstairs and more than twenty rooms on the first floor rented out to different people. All the tenants had moved out except the family of the house owner and their dog.
I decided to walk into the demolishing villages and experience it directly. Therefore, I ended up in this house.
The posters and decorations were collected from Bei Gao Village, in east Beijing near Fifth Ring Road. The village lived a lot of labours and students who did not have a hukou (resident permit). It was a coincidence or perhaps my fate. I was invited by a middle age lady to document her house with a camera before it got demolished. It was a two-storey building. There was a clothing store downstairs and more than twenty rooms on the first floor rented out to different people. All the tenants had moved out except the family of the house owner and their dog.
All the rooms were nearly empty except the left behind decorations and posters on the walls. From there I saw not only the abandoned decorations, but part of people’s lives in these “home”. Still I do not know any of them who have lived in Mr and Mrs GU’s house, yet a unique linkage has been built between us since I entered their home in May 2010.
P.S. Special thanks to Mrs. GU for her invitation and Mr. GU’s sharing and their passion for life. Wish them all the best in the future and live happily in their new home.
Lai Wai-Yi
2012 autumn
ARTIST´S RESUME
My new show at the Front/Side Gallery
正/側畫廊為你呈獻1
This is a very Hong Kong Style space. It's small, yet energetic! I'll show my new works there. The opening is on next Friday. You're invited!
Cheers,
Lai Wai Yi Monti
正/側畫廊為你呈獻11月個展藝術家: 黎慧儀, 誠意邀請你蒞臨開幕酒會
關於黎慧儀
黎慧儀開展環境藝術。關注自然環境，主要利用環境友善的物料去讓觀眾經驗不一樣的藝術。年青的黎氏擅長溝通的藝術，以清新的作品，回應當代城市發展中無法修補的事情。
關於正/側畫廊
正/側畫廊的成立，讓藝術家可以自由自在地發表作品，希望實踐以藝術與廣大的本土人士溝通，期望獲得她/他們以收藏藝術品作支持藝術的發展和研究，一同建構本土藝術，及文化交流的工作。 正/側畫廊鼓勵藝術的獨立自主發展，沒有前設的想像，也不會受地方、環境、大小、性別等的限制；策展團隊以彼此學習、互相幫助、與不同人士合作等態度，使藝術有持續的發展。 正/側畫廊更以 Easy to Take Home 的口號去鼓勵，特別是本土市民購買及收藏作品，以發掘/了解/栽培本土文化的承傳發展。
We are inviting you to join the opening party of Monti Lai' Solo Exhibition: One Square Feet presented by Front / Side Gallery.
About LAI, Monti:
LAI Wai-yi, Monti is the pioneer of environmental art. Monti uses mainly environmental friendly materials to promote the notion of "love our planet" that the audiences are able to experience a very exceptional artwork. She is good at art in communication and keen to response to those unrecoverable situations in contemporary city.
About Front/Side Gallery:
The gallery aims to connect local communities and art together to support on gallery’s development and researches by collecting our artworks, thus they are working with us to build up local art field and to strengthen cultural exchange. The gallery promotes an independent art development, without assumption, without restrictions of environment, context, size and gender, etc. Our curatorial team is humble to learn, helpful and willing to cope with others in order to keep a sustainable growth on art. Not only a professional development on artworks, but the gallery also boosts ‘Easy to Take Home’ as our slogan to encourage the collection of artworks from local public. Supporters can buy outstanding artworks from local artists for collection or present or supporting, in order to explore, understand and cultivate the inheritance of local art and culture.
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