畫是一種無聲的詩,而詩則是一種有聲的畫 

 西摩尼德斯 (前556年-前468年)

 

在西方,從古希臘已有對詩與畫的探索;拓展當代詩與藝術的對話,則是香港國際詩歌節基金會(HKPFF)新的使命。

然而2020年的世紀疫症使天地變色,受制於不同的限聚措施,人際間尋常的活動受到前所未有的考驗,激起全球數碼化進程加速發展。有感於網上的交流已成為生活日常,HKPFF相應地開發以夜巡為名的綫上畫廊,越過時間和空間的束縛,作為詩與藝術對話的平台。

第一次的展覽以春天點題,意味著一個契機,激活了未知的可能。五位藝術家來自世界不同的地方,他們的創作與詩的關係千絲萬縷。阿多尼斯和北島同是詩壇中的泰斗,近年進行藝術創作其實是以畫寫詩;旅居紐約的沈忱畫風簡約中充滿襌意;法國畫家克里斯蒂安亨利的作品是與不同詩人的對話;掛井五郎是日本藝術界的前輩,他的畫作如其雕塑作品,有強烈的個人風格,鮮明的筆觸裡是對生命的敏感和關懷,以無言的文字說著深沉的故事。

夜巡的命名來自北島的同名詩作,那是三十年前的事了;背景已不再一樣,但一直是詩人與藝術家創作靈感的起點。

這個網上平台的建立,除了為基金會勾畫出往後可持續發展的輪廓與方向外,也為讀者、觀眾、相關領域的研究者和創作者提供交流的可能,以及拓闊詩與藝術發展的視野和研究的範疇,也為兩者推向更具時代性的展現。

麥安
藝術總監 /策展人

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift of speech.

 Simonides of Ceos (556-468 BC)

 

There have been explorations on poetry and painting since ancient Greece in the West. A mission of HKPFF is to extend the dialogue between poetry and art in the contemporary era.

However, the pandemic since 2020 has interrupted and posed unprecedented challenges to interpersonal activities. It also stimulated the acceleration of global digitalization. Recognizing the internet communication has become a norm of our daily life, HKPFF has accordingly started an online gallery under the title Night Patrol. The gallery serves as an open platform for dialogues between poetry and art to tackle time and space impediments.

The metaphor of Spring, which signified an opportunity to discover the unexplored horizon, brightened up our first exhibition. The five invited artists came from different parts of the world and their works are inextricably linked to poetry imagery.  Adonis and Bei Dao are both masters in the domain of poetry. They have started painting in recent years as a unique way in writing poetry with colours and ink.  SHEN Chen, who resides in New York, insists on simplicity in his paintings, which led the viewers to a profound contemplation of Zen philosophy.  The works of French painter Christian HENRY are, as a matter of fact, his diary, which recorded on canvas his sensual dialogues with different poets. Goro KAKEI is a veteran in the Japanese art world. His paintings, like his sculptures, have a strong personal style. From his vivid brushstrokes, one could be moved by his sensitivity and care for life. His narratives without speech convey different touching stories behind.

Night Patrol is a title inspired by Bei Dao’s poem of the same name written thirty years ago. Though the background is no longer the same, the metaphors of night and patrol are still the ponds where artists and poets draw their inspiration. 

This online platform outlines the direction of sustainable development for the Foundation in the coming future and provides communication possibilities for readers, audiences, researchers and creators of related fields. It widens the vision and the research scope for poetry and sustains its development by moving it in line with the current epoch.

Ann Mak
Artistic Director / Curator

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