Wayang Kulit, 2017
*Cyanotype on paper
29/7/2017
“外面的世界多姿多彩， 可是我無辦法完全吸收所 有知識， 三個月之旅已即將結束， 也是我要好好篩選適合的題材去結合我的藍曬。
因為我要打破我一直以來的風格， 今次的作品沒有植物， 相反地只用紗布和皮影木偶， 希望再一次呈現那晚我看皮影戲的畫面給大家! .
“The outside world is a kaleidoscope of experiences, a vibrant blend of new sights, sounds, and ideas that I’m striving to absorb. As my three-month journey nears its conclusion, I find myself sifting through the myriad of themes I’ve encountered, looking for those that will breathe new life into my cyanotypes.
In an effort to shatter the constraints of my previous style, my upcoming work eschews the usual botanical elements. Instead, I’ve chosen the subtlety of gauze and the evocative forms of shadow puppets. Through this fresh approach, I hope to capture and convey the mesmerizing spectacle of a shadow puppet show I had the privilege to witness one night.”
Wayang【 影子】 kulit 【皮】
爪哇皮影戲在印尼有上千年的歷史，２００３年，爪哇皮影戲被收入聯合國教科文組織「人類口頭和非物質文化遺產」首批名錄，被視為印尼的國粹。
台上只有一位皮影表演者， 而且總是男性 擔當這個角色， 他除了一個人化身成為多個角色 ， 又要唱得， 連腳指都要夾著鼓槌，敲打身邊的金屬片 ( 表演長達兩小時) 很敬佩他們!
*傳統的皮影戲可以長達9小時
The wayang kulit is a play that makes use of two-dimensional puppets cut out from leather (kulit) in order to throw shadows (wayang) against a white screen.
The shadow-drama is performed by a single puppeteer, almost always male, called the dalang. The dalang delivers the dialogues of all characters, narrates between the scenes, sing mood songs and even his toes hold a hammer to tap the metal plates.
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Lai Garling 
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