Lee Ka-sing’s Self-Portrait
(PHOTO-BASED WORK: 32x4 inch, 2012)
In 2012, Anothermountainman curated an exhibition exploring portraits and self-portraits. The portrait of Holly that I contributed had already been published multiple times. Later, I translated this photographic work into text, and recently, Chris Song (宋子江) translated my original Chinese poem based on this portrait into English.
However, my self-portrait from that exhibition has not been published since. The piece consists of 12 individual photographs, each mounted on square wooden blocks measuring 2.5 inches on each side. Together, these blocks were framed as a single piece. After the exhibition, I gifted this work to Anothermountainman as a memento.
I had planned to consolidate this work into a single piece, but other commitments prevented me from doing so. Over time, the original image files seem to have been lost, making the exhibited version likely the only one in existence.
This self-portrait bears a lengthy title:
“Studying a family photograph taken in 1956 of Lee Ka-sing with his parents, he is seen holding a round object in his hand. This might explain the consistent appearance of circular forms in his works over the past 30 years.”
2012年又一山人策劃了一個關於肖像與自拍像的展覽。其中我拍攝楚喬的肖像已發表過多次，後來我又將該個肖像作品轉譯成為文本。最近宋子江替我將該詩中文原文，翻譯成為英文本。但其中我的自拍像，展覽過後卻完全沒有曝光。該自拍像由12件散件照片組成，裱在方木件上，各2.5吋見方。整體外加一框。展覽後此個展品我送予又一山人作紀念。本來打算之後做一個整件式的版本，因為其他事忙而沒有成事。後來連原來影像檔案都好像掉失了，也許當時展出的便成了唯一版本。這個自拍像作品，有一個頗長的題目：「觀察一張攝於1956年李家昇的家庭照（與父母親一起）他手中正拿着一顆圓形物件。這可能是影響了他過去30年間圓形物體不斷地出現在作品的一個原因。」