We — A Wood Sculpture Solo Exhibition by Yu Tung LIN 【我們，林禹彤木雕個展】
Jan 6 - Feb 27, 2021
“We”
“The essence of man is the ensemble of social relations.” — Karl Marx
Can you imagine a world
Where there is no “I,” no “you,”
Only we?
As described in Plato’s Symposium,
humans were once double beings—with four arms, four legs, and two heads—
until the gods split them apart.
Since then, we’ve been wandering the world in search of our missing halves.
Yet even when we find that other half,
we cling to the belief that we are independent individuals.
So we begin to shape fluid, liquid-like social relationships—
ones that allow us to enter and exit at will.
Still, no matter how strongly we preserve our sense of self,
it is built entirely through our interactions with others.
In today’s world, our way of coexisting is layered and complex.
To maintain harmony with others,
we must hide parts of ourselves.
Even the closest of relationships demand compromise.
We come to understand ourselves through the recognition of others.
And every version of “self”
is inseparable from the presence of others.
We.
“We” – Yu Tung LIN Solo Exhibition: Wood Sculpture
｜Exhibition Dates｜January 6 (Wed) – February 27 (Sat)
｜Opening Reception｜January 9 (Sat), 2:00 PM
《我們，》
「人的本質是一切社會關係的總和。」 -馬克思
你能不能想像
沒有「我」也沒有「你」
世界剩下「我們」這個主詞
如同柏拉圖《饗宴篇》裡提到愛的起源
人類原來是四隻手四隻腳的雙頭生物
被神劈開後不斷的在找尋另一半
即使尋找到另一半
卻又堅持自己是獨立的個體
於是我們逐漸塑造出液態的社會關係
好讓我們能夠在關係中來去自如
然而再努力維護的自我意識
也全是與社會的交涉而建構起來的
在當代我們與人共存的方式如此錯綜複雜
為了與他人相處融洽
或多或少都必須隱藏部分的自我
即使再親密的兩個人也需相互妥協
並憑藉著他人的認同來認識自己
而這一切的自己
其實都是與他人分離不開的
我們
.
.
我們，林禹彤木雕個展
｜展覽時間｜1/6（三）~2/27（六）
｜開幕茶會｜1/9（六）下午2:00
“The essence of man is the ensemble of social relations.” — Karl Marx
Can you imagine a world
Where there is no “I,” no “you,”
Only we?
As described in Plato’s Symposium,
humans were once double beings—with four arms, four legs, and two heads—
until the gods split them apart.
Since then, we’ve been wandering the world in search of our missing halves.
Yet even when we find that other half,
we cling to the belief that we are independent individuals.
So we begin to shape fluid, liquid-like social relationships—
ones that allow us to enter and exit at will.
Still, no matter how strongly we preserve our sense of self,
it is built entirely through our interactions with others.
In today’s world, our way of coexisting is layered and complex.
To maintain harmony with others,
we must hide parts of ourselves.
Even the closest of relationships demand compromise.
We come to understand ourselves through the recognition of others.
And every version of “self”
is inseparable from the presence of others.
We.
“We” – Yu Tung LIN Solo Exhibition: Wood Sculpture
｜Exhibition Dates｜January 6 (Wed) – February 27 (Sat)
｜Opening Reception｜January 9 (Sat), 2:00 PM
《我們，》
「人的本質是一切社會關係的總和。」 -馬克思
你能不能想像
沒有「我」也沒有「你」
世界剩下「我們」這個主詞
如同柏拉圖《饗宴篇》裡提到愛的起源
人類原來是四隻手四隻腳的雙頭生物
被神劈開後不斷的在找尋另一半
即使尋找到另一半
卻又堅持自己是獨立的個體
於是我們逐漸塑造出液態的社會關係
好讓我們能夠在關係中來去自如
然而再努力維護的自我意識
也全是與社會的交涉而建構起來的
在當代我們與人共存的方式如此錯綜複雜
為了與他人相處融洽
或多或少都必須隱藏部分的自我
即使再親密的兩個人也需相互妥協
並憑藉著他人的認同來認識自己
而這一切的自己
其實都是與他人分離不開的
我們
.
.
我們，林禹彤木雕個展
｜展覽時間｜1/6（三）~2/27（六）
｜開幕茶會｜1/9（六）下午2:00
