The nude, the state of being alive

the body re-formed,

mankind's desire for superiority over the animal world,

the prettified corpse,

a time of body existence and a time of body non-existence

To master the fear generated by this bare statement has strained the ingenuity of every known society.

 

13位模特兒 X 20位畫家 X 90張畫作（2）

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To be naked is to be oneself

To be naked is to be oneself.
To be nude is to be seen naked by others and yet not recognized for oneself. A naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude. (The sight of it as an object stimulates the use of it as an object.) Nakedness reveals itself. Nudity is placed on display.
To be naked is to be without disguise.
To be on display is to have the surface of one’s own skin, the hairs of one’s own body, turned into a disguise which, in that situation, can never be discarded. The nude is condemned to never being naked. Nudity is a form of dress.

Ways of seeing, John Berger

13位模特兒 X 20位畫家 X 90張畫作（1）

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112: 回歸身體——「裸體」作為衣服

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在城市中，一種純粹裸體的狀態總是被以為是病、或者必然是私下進行，我們在失去自大然的同時也失去了自己的身體--身體在城市中必須要有衣服才能成為能自由行走的人。  

由最初認真思考裸體到現在，有時也會反思自己到底在爭取甚，因為說到底裸體人人有，原來站出來是那麼為難，而且還是差不多與全界為敵的想法。朋友說在外國有不少地方也是容許天體的，也許就是我的目標。但我總是認為自己不算是天體愛好者，因為在大自然中有時我覺得着衫較容易保護到自己，我總是強調這應該是一個選擇而不是動不動都必全部人穿或全部人裸的行動。「其實有些天體營也是可以選擇穿衣或裸體的。」這些天體營、天體活動是在製造一個裸體共存的環境也是好的體驗，不過我總是有些猶䂊，在這特定活動的穿與不穿可能又是另一種尷尬。這聽起來像自相矛盾，但希望在讀的你明白我講甚麼。^_^哈 （流汗）

「裸體人」還需努力

籌備2年多的活動終於出爐，算是鬆了一口氣。這段日子真是忙得剩下半條命，有時坐下來也不明白是甚麼力量未撐着我。兩年前2018年做第一次【體祭 Body Fest】對一切心懷希望，經過2019心情完全不同。這些時間無論做甚麼，有時就會想到那12個未能回家的人，但我又能為他們做甚麼呢？唉，無力感。 

生活下去，我回到我最關心的議題，裸體。朋友有時也覺得我很執着，老是提着裸體，但我總是覺得議題不進則退，終於堅持讓《我們的模特兒Our Models》計劃辦成展出，而且希望明年能把這2年內同時進行的另一個攝影計劃推出。明知道自己是小眾中的小眾，但還是希望把意念以展出及書本出版來完成。不善於申請經費的我，仍是努力工作來自掏腰包，事實上朋友說我笨，因為有不少申請經費的途經，雖然未必成功，但應該一試。不過2年多來不斷在做不同的計劃，基本上忘記申請經費這件事，到展期將到才意識到又回到自資的原點上，本來今次對自己說好是要學習去申請資助的說。。。。。。。（這是命運）

活動詳情： https://www.facebook.com/events/1854680321350045 

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【體祭 Body Fest】╳【Studio細細聲】 

我們的模特兒Our Models 

開放日期：2020年12月10日至2021年1月3日 

開放時間：稍後公布 

費用：　　全免 

地址：　　灣仔軒尼詩道365-367號富德樓10樓 

私人展覽，歡迎捐助
場地贊助：艺鵠 Art and Culture Outreach 

參展模特兒 Participating Models: Ah Lok / 阿怡 Ah Yee / Albert / Carol / Chris / Denise / 小豬 Haruyuki / Kathy / Lesshunter / Nujande / Serene / 小風 Siu Fung / 華仔 Wah Lee 參展畫家 Participating Painters: Affa Chan / 阿棉 Ah Min / Ans. C / Cha Cha Chan / Chan Kung Chun / Carmen Wong / Evelyn T.H.LAM / Fung Kin Fan / Harvey Chan / Joshua Foo / Lokit / Lange Wong / Ma Yiuleung / Maggie Wonghoyee / 羅家洋 Mark Law / Po Ming / Simon Kwan / Vedis Chan / 慧惠 Wai Wai / Xeda Or

Our Models Date: 10 Dec 2020 to 3 Jan 2021 

Time: 12.30-9pm 

Free admission 

Address: 10/F, Foo Tak Building, 365-367 Hennessy Road, Wanchai 

Curator: Siu Ding 

When it comes to life drawing, the public only confines itself to the so-called "beauty" of standard models and ignores the different body shapes around us. In this year's【Body Fest】, 20 painters and 13 models including pregnant women, mothers and babies, transgender people and people with disabilities were invited to jointly present a broader concept of body aesthetics. Over the past two years, painters have captured the characteristics and beauty of different models, presenting a visual dialogue with the bodies. This exhibition also includes the interviews of the models, sharing their views on their bodies and experiences during the paintings: self-discovery, self-confidence from body to mind, reducing self-hatred and anxiety, breaking through age boundaries and embracing gender diversity. With that many different bodies, this project presents a creative challenge to help the public understand the works of life models and our perception of nudity. 【Body Fest】continues to believe that "everybody is beautiful". Join Body Fest. See it. Every body is awesome.