Spotlight Singapore - City. Living 聚焦新加坡 - 城市，生活

2-men Exhibition, The Fringe Club, Hong Kong, 2006

Being a Buddhist who has experienced meditation retreats in Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, and learning the basic principals in Buddhist philosophy and psychology, I have come to realize the high importance of the foundation of “Mindfulness”. I have learnt that a heightened consciousness can be achieved not just through sitting in a meditative position, but also by being consciously aware of one’s motions from moment to moment; consciously knowing that when we are standing we are standing, when we are sitting we are sitting; consciously being aware of the present moment.

Through my working process, I hope to learn, practice, experience and realize this sense of heightened consciousness in living the moment. I seek to capture moment to moment of awareness not only in meditation but also in my works. Making conscientious efforts to be mindful in the process of living help us realize something and perhaps live a more meaningful and purposeful life.

The first group of work seeks to depict the contemplation of LIFE.

The second group of work shows the transcending of life, depicted by the motions from the awakening child to a sleeping old man. A succession of 7 wire figures presents an infant waking up from his slumber, to a child, to a teenager in the process of standing, and then, to a man standing up, then, to a older man moving to a lying down position and finally, an old man lying down. The idea of movement is conveyed using a series of figures, akin to the process of animation.

Publications

2006 South China Morning Post (PDF – 607kb)

作为一名佛教徒，在新加坡、泰国、缅甸和斯里兰卡经历过静修，并学习了佛教哲学和心理学的基本原理，我逐渐意识到“正念”基础的重要性。我了解到，想提高自觉不仅可以通过冥想的姿势，还可以通过时时刻刻有意识地注意自己的动作。意识得到，当我们站着时，我们是站着；当我们坐着时，我们是坐着；有意地意识到当下。

通过我的工作过程，我希望能够学习、实践、体验并实现这种活在当下的高度意识。我不仅在冥想中而且在我的作品中寻求捕捉每一个瞬间的意识。在生活过程中认真努力保持正念可以帮助我们实现一些目标，也许可以过上更有意义、更有目标的生活。

Publications

2006 South China Morning Post (PDF – 607kb)