META-MOMENTS
前言
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由策展團隊MUSTHAVEKEYS策劃的跨媒介項目「META-MOMENTS」一改傳統，選址位於啓德的全新商業綜合大樓AIRSIDE。多個場域特定藝術品探討關於工作的概念，包括生產力、自我形象、同事關係等等。場地是一家公司剛遷入新地址的模樣，紙箱和物件排放地上，將空間分隔成不同部分，讓參觀者漫遊其中。
/ 工作壓力與幸福感
現代工作間不但拘謹，亦充滿變化和挑戰，壓力無處不在。這一切都被視為理所當然。項目希望為參觀者提供獨特的藝術體驗，引發思考，助他們減壓。主題Meta-Moments 源自研究心理學家Marc Brackett的一個概念：Meta-moment是一個短暫的停頓，就像打開一扇窗，讓我們退後一步，從新角度審視眼前一切，從中找到平靜，親近更美好的自己。項目利用真實工作環境的場地，探討人們能否在工作間內做到「處在當下」，在個人、心理和社會等不同層面達致平衡。當我們面對人際衝突、長工時、被侵蝕的個人空間等逆境，若能找到片刻的meta-moment，連結真實的自我，就能平靜地接受現代工作的各種混亂和挑戰。
/ 場域特定展品
參與項目的六位藝術家Shane Aspegren、鄭智禮、李美蓮、李穎儀、倪鷺露和曾景輝雖擁有不同視覺及表演藝術背景，但他們都一直關注人的身體、精神和情緒健康。六人為是次項目設計多個場域特定作品，包括混合媒介、陶瓷、影片、現代舞等等，探討關懐、正向心理、處在當下、連繫、及抗逆力等對人類健康至關重要的主題。藝術家們在項目中，嘗試與參觀者和觀眾連結，並透過理解工作、人際關係及自我關懷，展示現代人心理的多個面向。參觀者走入擁有壯觀城市風景的辦公室，在欣賞展品的同時，亦可放下煩憂，去好好感受、聚焦並探究內在的自我—換言之，享受一刻的meta-moment。
META-MOMENTS
FOREWORD
“META-MOMENTS”, a multi-disciplinary project curated by MUSTHAVEKEYS, takes place in an unconventional setting at AIRSIDE, a brand-new mixed-use commercial development in Kai Tak. The site-specific artworks explore concepts of work, including productivity, self-image, work relationships, and more. The setting of the project is the chaotic stage when a company has just moved into a new address. Boxes and objects yet to be unpacked are laid out on the floor, dividing the space into different sections for visitors to navigate and ponder.
/ STRESS AND WELL-BEING AT WORK
The modern workplace is associated with formality, constant fluxes and challenges, and endless stress, all deemed unavoidable. The project aims to provide a unique artistic experience for visitors to contemplate and de-stress. The title “Meta-Moments” originates from a concept developed by research psychologist Marc Brackett. It refers to a pause, a small window of time in which we step back to see a situation in a new light, so that we can stay calm and tap into our best selves. With the setting of a work environment, the project explores the possibilities of retaining presence and attaining balances on personal, psychological and societal levels. If, amid setbacks such as interpersonal conflicts, long work hours, eroded personal boundaries and more, we are able to take a meta-moment, we can connect with our true selves and remain calm as we take on the hectic challenges presented by modern work life.
/ SITE-SPECIFIC ARTWORKS AND PERFORMANCES
With diverse visual and performing arts backgrounds, the six artists: Shane Aspegren, Chilai Howard, Claire Lee, Wy Lee, Lulu Ngie and Terry Tsang, have consistently explored the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of people. For this project, they have come up with site-specific artworks that include mixed-media, ceramics, video, contemporary dance and more, that look into compassion, positivity, presence, connection, and resilience—themes that are essential to human well-being. Through artworks and experiences that attempt to connect with visitors and audiences, and by addressing the meanings of work, interpersonal relations and self-compassion, the artists seek to showcase the multiple dimensions of the modern human psyche. As visitors inspect the artworks in an office with a spectacular view of the city, they are invited to set aside their worries, to sense, focus, and look into their inner selves—to take a meta-moment, in other words.
策展人
CURATOR
MUSTHAVEKEYS是建基於香港的跨界別策展工作室，致力鑄造連繫創意群體和社會的鑰匙——以嶄新藝術文化活動為鑰，激發藝術家、設計師和社區夥伴之間饒有趣味的交流；與合作夥伴鍛造促進跨界別合作的鑰匙，推動從意念到成品的創作過程；為公眾提供鑰匙，助他們打開參與創新文化和藝術欣賞的大門。 2020及2021年，MUSTHAVEKEYS兩度策劃「走近 — 荷李活道」展覽，將現代藝術融入本地古董店的日常環境和運作，締造古與今、藝術和傳統工藝間的對話。 MUSTHAVEKEYS, a Hong Kong-based multidisciplinary curatorial studio, serves to build the KEYS that connect the creative minds with the community – KEYS in the form of ground-breaking art and cultural initiatives that generate meaningful exchanges among artists, designers and community partners; KEYS forged with partners to champion multidisciplinary collaborations from concept to final creation; and KEYS for the public to open doors to unconventional cultural engagements and art appreciation. In 2020 and 2021, MUSTHAVEKEYS curated the two editions of “Up Close – Hollywood Road”, a first of its kind exhibition that took contemporary art into the everyday environment and operation of local antique shops, creating dialogues between past and present, arts and traditional crafts.