Crip art exhibition | One-armed artist and friends stage exhibition by disabled and people with mental health conditions: “Everyone can show vulnerability”
夬兒藝術展｜缺臂藝術家與友人辦殘疾、精神障礙人士藝術展 「大家可以去『示弱』」
Wearing a dark green checked patient uniform, artist Xu Zhengyi (Jade) used fluorescent green paint at the exhibition venue to draw a relationship map for words scattered across the floor, without saying a word. “Discrimination” pointed to “queer”, “animality”, “disability” and “poverty”. “Human” equalled “animal”, which equalled “beast”. These were insights reached by 27-year-old Jade through living and interacting with disabled and able-bodied people. The exhibition in which Jade took part, titled “Between”, was an extension of the month-long “Crip Art Residency 2.0” (Crip Art Residency). Five artists—including people with mental illnesses, people in recovery, people with hearing impairments and two able-bodied people—lived together for a month in Sai Kung during November and December last year, before exhibiting the artworks created during the residency at an art space in Jordan.
身穿墨綠色格仔病人服藝術家許正宜（Jade），用瑩光綠色的顏料在展覽場上，一言不發地為散落地面的字詞畫下關係圖。 「歧視」指向「酷兒」、「獸性」、「殘疾」和「窮」。 「人類」等於「動物」等於「畜牲」。 這是 27 歲的 Jade 與殘疾人士和健全人士同住交流下得出的感悟。 Jade 參加的展覽，名為「間」，是為期一個月「夬兒藝術駐留計劃 2.0 」(Crip Art Residency) 的延伸。 五位藝術家，包括精神病患、復康者、聽障人士和兩名健全人士，於去年 11 月及 12 月期間，在西貢共同生活一個月，然後在佐敦的藝術空間展出駐留期間的藝術創作。