一張雜亂的工作枱
白雙全
一張雜亂的工作枱，總結了我對剛果感覺和我在剛果的七日考察報告。一個有政府但似在無政府狀態的剛果，作為一個外來者我只能站在一個被隔離的位置去觀察市內百態和人們表面的日常生活：由警察勒索要錢，到超高的物價生活超低水平，到四圍燒垃圾的臭味，到各處都是死水蒼蠅疫蚊滿天飛的情景……仍然歷歷在目，剛果給我的印象就是這樣令人悲憤和心傷。這只是一個表面的觀察。
這裡的東西是我在剛果Kinshasa可以到的地方買來的幾作物件，還有幾段偷拍的短片和幾張相片。我把它們和一些中國買回來的東西放在一起做了這個裝置。其中三段短片是我和當地人合作完成的：我和一個剛果的朋友一起小便，兩個人排出的尿液成為一個小池在烈日下蒸發乾涸；我幫一個剛果的朋友抹汗，我把抺過汗的紙巾一直保留著到今天；我圍著Kinshasa的一個小區用清水在地上畫了一個圈，在水痕未蒸乾前我由尾追上，把水的頭尾相接。
2010-7-7
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A Messy Table
PAK Sheung Chuen
The messy table sums up my feelings of the Congo. It is my report on the 7-days-inspection in the Congo. The Congolese Government likes an anarchy system. As an outsider I could only stand in an isolated position to observe the surface of city life and the people's daily lives: extortion of money by the police, the super high prices but low living standard, the smell of burning refuse all round, the stagnant water everywhere, flies, infected mosquitoes flying scenes…… It is still fresh in my memory. Congo gave me a grief and heartache impression. But this is just a superficial observation.
Here's something I bought from Kinshasa where I only permitted to go to a few places. I also displayed some photographs and some stolen video shots. Combining with the things I bought from China, I made this installation. The messy table also included 3 short videos that I collaborated with local people: 1, I peed with a Congolese friend. Two discharge of urine formed a pond which evaporated slowly into air by the hot sun. 2, I helped a Congolese friend to absorb his sweating by a tissue. The tissue has been preserved until now. 3, I poured the clear water around a small district in Kinshasa. The water drew a circle on the ground. Before the water mark evaporated, I chased its tail until I could connect the tail with the head.
2010-7-7
