Embrace the Eternity

Embrace the Eternity

Oil painting

131x74cm

An Online Odyssey on Google Maps

 An Online Odyssey on Google Maps 在谷歌地圖漫游

自2018年開始，我於倫敦的睡房裹網上旅行。目的地是在汪洋上孤立的海島。 這旅程的第一站是復活節島，之後是法羅群島，端島，南喬治亞與南桑威奇群島等等。這些島嶼與我當刻在倫敦的睡房的距離十分遙遠。估計不花上一星期以上時間及幾個月的 生活費才能到達。要親身探訪這些島嶼對我來說是天方夜談。然而現在我可以透過谷歌地圖中的街景技術就可以一邊「走」一邊「看」絕世景色。即使我聽不到嘯嘯的海風，感受 不到驚濤駭浪，亦只能跟隨拍攝者的路線，但我在這段段數碼旅程中的確得到類似親身體驗的滿足，我依然會能夠一步一步親自發現一些令人讚嘆的景色。 但這一切只是數碼體驗。數碼可以模仿現實和表現無法存在於現實的事物，但不能還原真實。我看到的是由像素組成的景色，感受到的是數碼影像的獨有的魅力。而重現這些數 碼景色，我化身為打印機。

Since 2018, I have begun exploring the remote islands on the Internet in my room in London.
The first island I stepped in this journey was Easter Island, and then Faroe Islands, Hashima, South George and the South Sandwich Islands and so on. These islands are far away from where I was in London. I estimate the cost of travelling to each island may take me more weeks and a couple of months of my living fee. These islands, so far, are untouchable to me. But now, I can “walk” and “see” the wonderful landscapes on the Google Maps. Even I can’t hear the waves, feel the winds, and only be able to follow the paths of the images collectors, I can discover the amazing landscapes by myself.

However, it is only a digital experience. Digits can imitate reality and preform the things only existing in the digital realm, but never be able to recreate the reality. What I see are pixels and feel the unique fascination of the digital image. When representing the digital landscape, I take the role of printer.