Sam

Yesterday, I saw a piece of news on Facebook that deeply moved me—conceptual and performance artist Shih Chin-Hua passed away in a car accident. I was overwhelmed with emotions.

I first encountered his work during a visit to the Taitung Art Museum. That trip was a bit rushed, so I only managed a quick glance, leaving me with a fleeting impression. Recently, I saw his work again at the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts. This time, I carefully read the introduction beside his piece and came to realize how truly remarkable he was.

Due to his health condition, he began monitoring his body at the age of 17. His most famous work, Walking Pen Series, uses a pen as a metaphor for life—he would walk until the ink of the pen ran dry before stopping. This symbolizes the journey of life itself, with each pen representing a cycle of reincarnation. The traces left by the pen resemble the marks one leaves behind in life.

It is heartbreaking that such a brilliant talent was taken too soon. Artists devote their entire lives to creation, but who truly understands the hardships they endure?

昨天在FB看到一則消息，一位觀念行爲藝術家石晉華因車禍事故逝世。心中感慨萬千。記得和這一位藝術家結緣是有一次到台東美術館看到他的作品，由於那一次行程有點趕，匆匆忙忙地看過後有一點印象。前一陣子到高雄美術館再次見到他的作品，旁邊的簡介我仔細的看過以後，發現他非常的了不起。由於他身體健康的關係，他從17歲開始監測自己的身體狀態，他最有名作品「走筆系列」用一隻筆隱喻一個生命，他走到將一隻筆水用盡，才停止動作。寓意著一個生命的過程，而一枝枝的筆代表一生生的輪迴，筆觸的痕跡猶如一生的作為。只可惜天妒英才。畫家用ㄧ輩子的生命在創作，但箇中辛酸有誰知道呢？