Well, I will never touch you

video – duration: 6min 36s

extract from the video

Transcription:

我以為畫好一幅畫你會欣賞

I thought I would gain appreciation if I painted well

我以為吃飽了便有力去工作

I thought I would be able to go to work if I fed myself well

我以為堅持便能自己照顧好自己

I thought I could take care of myself if I persisted

我以為好好工作就能實現夢想

I thought I could realize my dream if I worked hard

我以為好好去愛這片土地你們就能留下來

I thought that if I loved this land well, you would stay

我以為一直走下去就能看到出口

I thought I would see the exit if I kept walking

我以為認真去想便會有答案

I thought there must be an answer if I thought seriously

我以為一切都可以按說好的那樣進行。

I thought everything can go well as it’s said.

Well, I will never touch you

A set of work:

Performance

1. 03.11.2022 2:00pm at Augustusbrüke, Dresden

2. 05.11.2022 12:00nn at Neustädter Elbufer, Dresden

3. 10.01.2023 2:30pm at llm, Weimar

4. 04.02.2023 12:00nn at Sternbrücke, Weimar

video – duration: 6min 36s
installation: bowl, water, candle

All rooted from the saying: “well water never touches river water”. I always thought that it is “river water never touches well water”. At first, I tried to diminish the boundary between you and the river, but I found it senseless. The memory has already burnt on the bridge. I wrote a letter to you hoping to meet you and to thank you. However, you flooded and engulfed the last bit of me. I remember that you had granted me hopes and ruthlessly taken it away. It took me some time to realize that your promise was fictional. But finally, somehow we meet each other in this unrealistic way.

Tonight, and any other night, let’s share this candlelight.  