Friday, March 16, 2018

The Best Photos in modern history is here !!!

What is the life ahead of her?  Afganistan Girl in image sculpture! Taken in 1982 
It was the most inspiring presentation and artistic exhibition ever in Taipei !

Every photo has a dramatic story to tell, which was presented in an almost humanly way by using various visual effects, including 3 dimensions moving sculpture and more !!


Very Impressive !!! 

I wander in the wonderfulness ~ Dancing the Chromophore Maze !!
At MOCA Taipei 
Many Thanks to our good friend, Dr. Leo Chen for leading us to a path of modern history of human lives, not only through Steve McCurry’s eyes, but also Dr. Chen ’s talents of making 2-dimensional photos alive !! They are not photos of sceneries and events anymore, as those photos speak to us, communicate with us, with their emotions, whether sadness, anxiety, determination, Love, desire, serendipity, fear or longing for home ....
Buildings were bombed and half destroyed during wartime ...
How do we call a home without roof ?
 

Even Animals cannot survive in the oil and fire, and how can human beings do ? 


Selfie of Steve McCurry in the mirror ~~
Togetherness ....
This is the everyday life of the people that coexist with the River Gang, carrying offering flowers with hope and devotion...
Devotion...


Half of her body is in the flooded water ....



Tuesday, March 6, 2018

How a Nobel Prize Laureate was born ? Within the Buried Giant !!


Kazuo Ishiguro composed all his novels with an ideal notion in mind that the harmony and peace of the world within and among countries, tribes, nations,and races can be established without calamities, but instead of stating this concept explicitly in his writing, he drew upon various themes in managing the memories of the past! 




🌷🌷🌷
❤️石黑一雄的「被埋葬的記憶」在幻想小說的筆觸中,緩緩道出人類間國家民族衝突,社會歷史不斷重演的傷痛記憶!此外,婚姻與愛情的議題在書中也有舉足輕重的地位!

我們才在討論國族戰爭,屠殺,融合,大家對自己的「記憶」有不同的處理方式,有的遺忘,有的面對後釋懷,有的原諒,有的抓住不放傷痛導致更多戰爭。幾千年來,歴史不斷重複演出相似的故事!
禳二二八,更有感觸!我個人認為今日未來的和平,用寬容的意識,消禰仇恨才是大家共同應該創造的回憶!~~Angelina

 ❤️在二二八前一天讀這本書感觸甚深,記憶和遺忘是可以選擇的,贊同廖教授所言「國家之種族必然多元,欲成功融合成國族,必須能遺忘仇恨及差異」,此書的核心價值必包涵「原諒」,放過別人也就是放過自己. ~~Judy









廖咸浩教授的心得:
石黑一雄獲諾貝爾文學獎,應該是毫無懸念。就一個作家而言,石黑雖不算多產(7本小說、4部劇作、若干短篇及一些歌詞),但確極為多樣。他與爵士歌手Stacy Kent的合作尤其膾炙人口。不過,真正讓他能藏諸名山、傳之後世的,還是那7本小說,本本皆擲地有聲。
不少媒體都說石黑是日裔作家,但他自己頗不以為然。雖然他的第1本小說《群山淡景》及第2本小說《浮世畫家》都以日本為背景,但其後5本小說都不再與日本相關,甚至非常「英國」。然而,說他與日本無關又遠離真相。正如他自己所言,他自5歲移居英國之後,便在心中構築了一個「想像的日本」,然而,這個日本並非不真實,甚至可以說,他在想像中更抓住了日本的本質。
《浮世畫家》中描述一位知名日本畫家在二戰後,為了設法把女兒嫁出去,而被迫必須回顧他極力試圖忘卻的過去。原來畫家在戰時賣身成為「不愛國行為委員會」的顧問,並出賣了自己的學生。他之所以能成為聲譽崇隆的畫家也與他親軍國主義政府有密切的關係。
但如果說,這只是日本的本質,又不盡然。石黑只是藉這樣一個故事,探討了一個「人的處境」的問題:人是被環境塑造,還是塑造環境?人能變造記憶,但是否記憶終會反撲?而人在與環境及記憶糾結不清的關係中,應如何面對「浮世」?
石黑的每本小說都可以說是在這個基礎上的不同演繹。《長日將盡》中老管家的一生在那些虛浮的「任務」中耗盡而不自知,直到偶一休假,才因為回憶而驚覺他一生的諸多錯誤決定,包括錯過了他唯一可能的救贖──肯特小姐。《無可慰藉》述說一位鋼琴家回到童年似乎曾居住過的城市,試圖以一場音樂會讓城市重獲新生。卡夫卡式的風格結合去年在馬倫巴的記憶迷亂,使得全書更凸顯出浮生之不可捉摸。
《我輩孤雛》以一種偽偵探小說的形式,讓主角最後終於面對殘酷的真相而獲得遲來的啟蒙。《別讓我走》則是反向操作,弱者在面對生命的殘酷時,追憶甚至重構記憶反而成為唯一的對策。而在最近這本《被埋葬的記憶》中,石黑回到英國即將出現之前的英國,探索當遺忘的大霧籠罩大地時,到底記憶意味著什麼?此書更直接從國族身分建構的角度來審視「過去」,尤其是為此建構而埋葬或遺忘的黑暗過去。有論者甚至認為,石黑長年來所欲傳遞的訊息盡在這片大霧,這片讓人遺忘的蠱毒。這本小說從記憶的消失開始,到最後記憶終於恢復,這中間牽涉到的是央國凱爾特於與薩課遜人的族群情籌集英國國族的建立!
石黑的例子讓人重新認識到「離散」之意義。他雖然有時刻意壓抑日本背景,但日本仍負面地成為他思考的起點。因為日本政府的刻意遺忘,而讓他對記憶與遺忘的辯證產生了持續而深刻的關注。

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Was Taiwan a part of China in History? Here is a concrete evidence !!!


❤️
霧峰林家」曾任中國清朝一品武官,從事國家軍火事業,並擁有自己的軍隊,參戰太平天國,八國聯軍,戰功顯赫,續歷經民國,日本殖民,到光復後,921大地震幾乎全面倒塌,1998 年重建 ,⋯⋯ !
Angel 走進林家大宅院內,
才感受到古代一道道神祕的隔距,
我站在最內院女眷的庭院𥚃,
享受著她們被高度保護的幸福與侷限,
想像著當年林家男丁在中庭內練武,練槍,長廊內練箭的盛況情景。

一步步探索著歷史的足跡,
霧峰林家的興衰像極了中國歷史上台灣的縮影⋯⋯!

再走到隔壁的精美建築,是招待客人的私人戲劇院,「大花廳」,Angel 對現場京劇印象疏遠,腦中浮現了「紅樓夢」,「大紅燈籠高高掛」以及「色戒」𥚃達官貴人看劇的景像,頓時好像感覺到特殊唱腔在空氣中迷漫著,華麗的熱情的親切的氛圍。
雖然,今天有點冷冷的~~
一個半小時內只參觀了一小部分地屬龍邊的「下厝」,走出大宅院,內心期盼著在這個知識科技發達的時代,我們都能學習林家歴代袓先的智慧與勇氣,誠摯地學習,開放與包容,台灣的美麗風華不該只有在歴史裡!!❤️❤️🎉🎉
By Angelina Lee











Thursday, February 1, 2018

How to be special ?

At the most blusterous spot in Taipei! on 忠孝東路˙
The thinking mind is the most disturbing noise that incumbers our creativity, and intelligence! Why? 
For the longest time, people were trapped by their thoughts, regretting about the past, worrying about the future, when they should be concentrating on the present, and be aware and compassionate of the environment, touching their emotions, their five senses encountered, and their intrinsic desires! To be present with the inner true nature, the God, the Atman, is the first key to obtaining the divine dimension, opening up the ultimate treasure,  before entering the notion of emptiness, which was taught by Buhdda,  in my understanding! 

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

2018 Action is the most powerful thought !!



As the exciting gaming, shopping, and cheerful celebration marked the new year of 2018 at Macau, a surprisingly quietly city, I wish my coming projects to be much more artistic and benevolent in many ways, in the form of music, fine arts, and charity.

An action is the most powerful thought!





Monday, January 22, 2018

Issues in Mysterious India ~~~

River Ganges in Varanasi 

Four Castes:  Varna

1. Brahmins, the Priests, and academics 婆羅門
2. Kshatriyas, rulers, military 紗地利
3. Vaishyas, landlords, and merchants, 吠舍
4. Sudras, peasants, workers in on polluting jobs 首陀羅

5. Dalits, the untouchables, 賤民, (Harijan, 甘地稱 神的孩子 )

Various Religions in India:

1. Hindu
2. Muslim
3. Christian
4, Sikh
5. Buddhism
6. Jian





PUT- BACKS
China India Relations Outlines ~~

Pakistan
UN Security Council Seat
Tibet
Border
Agreement of Free
Commerce
Kashmir
Sea

What does it take to live for a noble cause ??!!




Never Let me Go ~~~

💞另一部,石黑一雄的作品,
親愛的,「別誏我走」~~

縱使我們從小到大,一次又一次的重複著這句話,

親愛的,別誏我走~~

但是,我們倒數著,
這一天終究會到來!!

這是一部充滿疑惑氣氛的卻又溫暖冷冽的寓言故事。



令人反思,
到底如何衡量生命的價值?

是情愛的真偽?是利他奉獻的精神?還是追求真理希望的勇氣?
你我皆無法定奪~~
說不定,一切生命的意義,
只不過是~~~
曾經,在時間的洪流裏,我確在你的記憶裏留下了記印,

真善與美麗!!

♦️After adapted film
“ Never Let Me Go “ by Ishiguro

“ What I'm not sure about, is if our lives have been so different from the lives of the people we save. We all complete. Maybe none of us really understand what we've lived through, or feel we've had enough time.”

" I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it's just too much. The current's too strong. They've got to let go, drift apart. That's how it is with us. It's a shame, Kath, because we've loved each other all our lives. But in the end, we can't stay together forever.”

Thursday, January 18, 2018

The True India revealed !!!

While the appearance of vital economic development and the impression of dazzling Bollywood of India, there appears much unfathomable Darkness throughout India, in Truth, including poverty, social inequality, bribery, insufficient government, and underdeveloped infrastructure.  The book revealed the reality and the problems of India through the eyes of a lower class slave, who has been constrained in the Rooster's Coop alike most other lower class people, struggled to escape the habit of remaining in  slavery, and to climb the social ladder by self-awareness of independence, and by murdering his own boss! 

It is a striking, logical and honest novel !! 

Many thanks to our Speaker Dr. Fang for an eye-opening lecture on the topic of India. 
Here are 6 issues to be addressed in revealing the current situation of the chaos of this giant nation. 

1. Religion Tradition 
2. Cast System
3. Gender Inequality
4. Government Corruption 
5. Wealth Inequality
6. Peripheral Relations 

to
be continued... 


“See, the poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of?? Losing weight and looking like the poor.”
― Aravind AdigaThe White Tiger
tags: life
“I was looking for the key for years
But the door was always open”
― Aravind AdigaThe White Tiger
“The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave”
― Aravind AdigaThe White Tiger
“It's amazing. The moment you show cash, everyone knows your language.”
― Aravind AdigaThe White Tiger
“Go to Old Delhi,and look at the way they keep chickens there in the market. Hundred of pale hens and brightly colored roosters, stuffed tightly into wire-mesh cages. They see the organs of their brothers lying around them.They know they are next, yet they cannot rebel. They do not try to get out of the coop. The very same thing is done with humans in this country.”

Monday, January 8, 2018

The most seductive dance ~~

💃🏻💃🏻Watching Richard Strauss ‘s Opera Salomé ~~ 



7 Veils Dance : https://youtu.be/zgWhe3TtTD0

We always manifest our love through owning , possessing and commanding of the object or person we love , yet this kind of love should be categorize as self love , or infatuation . 


Salomé , an extreme female fatale, can be found within us , as our desire kindles every bit of sensation into fire 🔥 , passion , culminating emotions , and even anger , and jealousy ....  We, human beings , did not realize how barbaric we behave while the devilish emotions would dominate our conscience !

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

What is the most essential in Chinese Calligraphy ?









午后在綠意盎然,清竹藩籬的氣圍裡度過!
讀書會請到歷史博物館的書畫專家 蔡耀慶 博士 前來演講,
從「蘭亭序」説起,

Angel 心得~
「情感」是藝術創作之源
@酒更是催情之最佳伴侶~~🍷🍷
我們先不說佛法⋯⋯😜
「書法」重在精神美學氣勢與氣度,
名家之所以是名家
和音樂 美術 繪畫 相同,
除了 深厚的技巧,
灑脫 ,天真 ,自然
真摰 ,不造作 ,不雕琢
創意 ,多變,流暢, 不拘昵
打破教條與常規⋯⋯
有如王羲之的蘭亭序~
「用筆反復偃仰
墨氣隨濃隨淡
行款忽疏忽密
結構變幻莫測
側媚多姿,神清骨秀 」
才會出現不凡之作!
He is the revolutional person in the Chinese Calligraphy !
Emotions are the origin of creativity,
Whereas Wine is the Best catalyst and accompaniment of all the masterworks !
💞💞💞
How do I not worship emotions and feelings I wonder ...😜