"It is bitter when I look at my mother, as a woman, as a mother of two, as a wife. She was once so young, so beautiful, with her eyes filled with love and hope. Unlike my mother who has taken a lot of photos in her youth, I have almost nothing. Seeing her look at the old photos and reminisce the good old times, I just feel sad.
She may not have a remarkable life, but with all the sorrows and pains, it is heavy enough for one to put them on her shoulders. Grew up in the post war era in Hong Kong, she took her steps walking into the unknown future. Because of her disastrous marriage, she could not spend her remaining years in comfort. The best of her time fades with the old photos and her fragile memories, until one day when all are gone forever."
「關於母親，從我這旁人看來，有太多太多的遺憾。翻看舊照片，她總是那麼年輕漂亮，雙目有神地看著鏡頭，淺淺的微笑。我沒有為自己的青春留下印記，然而母親的花樣年華，卻留在一幀幀舊照片中發黃變舊，看著她珍而重之地翻看老舊照片，我就只有感到心酸。
她的一生，沒有驚天動地的大是大非，卻充滿艱澀的點滴。成長於貧困的戰後香港，一步一步走向未知的人生，及至晚年，不如意的婚姻還在時刻困擾著她。最好的時光，隨褪色的照片、日漸遺忘的記憶中風化。」
Exhibition Period
4 - 29 December 2015
10:00 - 20:00 (Closed on Sundays & Public Holidays)
Artist:
Stella TSOI 蔡心怡
Alumnus from Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) programme* (majoring in Photography)
藝術文學士*畢業生 (主修攝影)
Curated by:
LAM Pui Ying Jessica 林沛盈
*The programme is co-presented by Hong Kong Art School and RMIT University
*課程由香港藝術學院及澳洲皇家墨爾本理工大學合辦