shi bu gang dang — the stones that dare not石不敢當
it dares not, yet it bears. "stone, in its hardness, is able to bear all that is ill, yet it calls itself one who does not dare. "
不敢當但仍當！ 「以石之堅硬，本敢承當萬惡；然諸石名曰不敢當。」
“shi bu gan dang” began with the idea of shigandang, stones traditionally placed in particular locations as a form of protection. i changed this idea a little by making stones with round bodies and slightly hunched backs. they dare not, yet they still bear. i placed these stones in different everyday spaces, allowing them to appear in places where they did not originally belong. i photographed their positions and recorded them in a small notebook. through these actions, the stones began to exist somewhere between an object and a body. they were no longer simply sculptures to be looked at, but became like quiet figures standing in a space. for me, the stones became substitutes for the body. they allowed me to place my own feelings into an external object without making myself the subject directly. the stones could stand there for me, bear, wait, and respond to their surroundings. this made me think about why something without a life of its own can sometimes carry feelings that are so close to the human experience. as the work developed, i became interested not only in what the stone represented, but also in the stone itself. i began to explore its weight, surface, form, and relationship with space and other materials. the stone became less a symbol of emotion and more a starting point for observation, change, and experimentation.
「石不敢當」從「石敢當」的概念開始。石敢當是一種傳統上被放置在特定位置、用來守護空間的石頭。我稍微改變了這個概念，讓石頭有圓潤的身體和微微駝起的背。他們不敢，卻仍然承受著。 我把這些石頭放進不同的日常空間，讓他們出現在一些原本不屬於他們的位置。我拍下他們所在的地方，也用一本小冊子記錄他們。透過這些行為，石頭開始有了一種介於物件與身體之間的狀態。他們不再只是被觀看的雕塑，而像是一個安靜地站在那裡的人。 對我來說，石頭也因此成為身體的替代物。他讓我可以把自己的感受放在一個外部的物件上，而不需要直接把自己放進作品裡。石頭替我站在那些地方，替我承受、等待，也替我與環境產生關係。這也讓我開始思考，一個沒有生命的物件，為什麼有時候卻能承載非常接近人的感受。 隨著作品發展，我開始不只關注石頭所代表的意義，也關注石頭本身。我開始探索它的重量、表面、形狀，以及它與空間和其他材料之間的關係。石頭也不再只是承載情緒的象徵，而成為一個可以被持續觀察、改變和實驗的起點。
