苦雨之地 by 吳明益

P.186

海也是一片無界之地，充滿死亡，但死亡並無法阻止人們愛上海。人類的身體裡有大海，『死亡與美麗在彼處以不可思議的方式並存』。

P.231

天空看起來沒有邊界，實際上氣流正在創造邊界，『你要注意看雲的形狀，有時候雲的形狀會暗示你鷹群從哪裡出來，往哪裡去。』

P.242

河床的沙石被一陣風吹了起來，機車越過幾棟建築，越過鹽和泥土，越過他身上的風信子氣味，以及午後肉鋪、餅店和魚丸湯的味道，風從前方而來，沉甸甸壓在我們的肩膀上。

P.248

演化學者談人的物理性存在的演化，小說要處理的是人抽象的『精神』演化。

我想藉由小說這種形式，去設想人跟環境關係的異動、人與物種之間的關係，去感受人作為一種生物的精神演化，特別是在我所生長的這個島國臺灣。

I stumbled upon Daido Moriyama’s photography at a shop called Uchimachi Kojo (内町工場) in Mashiko (the famous pottery town) this year during my Tokyo trip.

As I ventured into the shop I found a stack of old magazines called “Record” all the way at the back of the shop. The black and white cover caught my attention and as I flipped through one of them I was immediately drawn to the images inside. There was no text, just black and white images of various locations and moments in the magazines.  At the time I was not familiar with Daido Moriyama and his works but as I was looking through his photography I felt my approach to photography was very similar to his. I decided to take one of these magazines home and do some research on Daido Moriyama later on.

A couple days later I traveled to Taipei to visit MOOM , a photography book shop I have been wanting to visit for the longest time. They stock a wide range of photography books and also curate photography exhibitions. Before going I knew they would be in between exhibitions, though I was a little disappointed by missing the latest exhibition I was still excited to check out the books. To my surprise they have an exhibition tentatively mapped out in the space and it was no other than “Record” by Daido Moriyama. The exhibition doesn’t open until a couple of weeks later so I was lucky to just walk into its preliminary set up. This chance encounter gave me a better understanding of Daido Moriyama’s work particulary “Record”. It was an on-going series of works since 1972, which embodies what he thinks is his most innate and genuine approach to photography and the way he lives. For him taking photos is like making copies of subjects. He wants to make copies of everything he sees and every moment he encounters in life. Therefore, this body of work is called “Record”. I think it can be perceived as both a noun and a verb. I feel this is very similar or relevant to my approach to photography. For me taking photos is like an innate reaction to my surroundings. It’s about observations, my observations. It’s about visibility in and among the common things that surround every body but stands out to me.

“傾聽自己內心聲音而按下的快門，坦然與自身對峙，…

最終，森山決定透過自己出版一系列小冊，試圖讓自身經歷與影像產生連結。不置入任何宣言，一冊16頁的規模，沒有固定主題，單純集結自身喜愛的作品，自己設計、自己編輯，連名字都取得很樸實——「記錄」。” 

- Record 1972–2020: Daido Moriyama Photobook Exhibition by MOOM

I am excited to open 2020 with a solo photography exhibition. Visibility opens today at Richmond City Hall Galleria until March 2. Visibility is an on-going series that I’ve been working on since 2016. This series explores the meaning of “visibility” in the broadest sense. It also embodies my approach to photography and my concept of observational photography.

Visibility會從1月14號到3月2號在Richmond市政府的藝廊展出! 總共有11張作品，大部分都是我從2016開始累積的Vancouver街頭觀察拍攝 （observational photography)。這一系列的作品反映我對Visibility (能見度）這個詞字面上與不同程度上的深層理解。這個主題的拍攝藉由各種形式的旅行還在持續進行中，算是代表我用攝影這個媒介主要的創作理念。