2011/12/06

Magic always happen when nice people are gathered!

10月19日順利通過論文答辯後,一直想寫一點東西總結這幾年的全職學生生涯,只是,因為在此之前寫了兩個電郵,跟著事情便不斷發展,加上11月初赴台八天,到了今天,才有一個空閒的早上,到後園清理一下雜草叢生的菜地,施肥灌溉。在新知舊雨的熱鬧中穿梭過後,回到酒歡人散後的清靜,一種人生不過如此的感慨,悠然而起。雖仍有多封電郵待發,也要擱下片刻,好好記錄這豐盛的兩個月。

兩件美事,第一件,是生平第一次做策展人,在夫君赤手空拳包攬水電裝修工程的小房子,開了一個迷你畫展。

從何說起,便要借用一下老友馬少萍的筆力。她在展覽場刊中,寫了這樣一章後記:

『緣起︰由一封電郵開始
每天都有一個新夢想的Joyce Ho在她的博士論文答辯前,於1081101分發了一個電郵給4位朋友。

Dear all,
a new dream come up yesterday when Maggie and I taking our fathers to visit the Fine Art Asia Exhibition.
Joyce with Susan and Loi Chi come back HK around the same time, if you bring 2-3 painting back + Maggie's father, Maggie and I, we'll have around 15 pieces of art work to show. Tentatively, 27 Nov, the last sunday of the month.
I'll announce the event on Facebook and you guys share with your friends, I think this size of circulation is good enough and easy to handle.
If you are interested, pls say yes and send the art work you are going to exhibit before November. I'll do the invitation card and catalogue in e-format.  And I bet Kitty love to be the Editor of the catalogue.
Let's make this dream come true!

Joyce

18分鐘後,很愛她那有藝術天份爸爸的maggie回覆得簡而有力。
YES, I DO.

1小時後,平日愛潑冷水愛扮cool kitty一反常態。
VERY VERY GOOD!!
Each artist writes something about their works, before I just thinking about 創作理but as this time should we make it more personal touch, like just say when u create,what’s inside your mind; when u finish, what u feel. Can be very personal and sensational. That’s what I have in my mind now. Sooooooooooooooo EXCITED!!!

美麗 +智慧+ working like a donkey的美國靚太joyce wu依舊爽快。
Do you have any suggestion which drawing or paintings I should mail it back to hk?

遠在阿姆斯特丹而準備來港參與中大祟基聯展的陳耐持,一貫的熱情。
That is great! I love it ! If this idea was born a few weeks earlier, than I can just book my return trip a week later and fly back to Amsterdam from Hong Kong after 27 Nov.! Then I can join this happening.  The ticket I bought was a very cheap one, it is not changeable!  

大人莫名其妙的在玩一場認真的遊戲,似乎也感染了小孩。
Susan wants to make some cards and sell it (here or in HK) to raise some money for donation to Erythromelalgia Association (the sickness she has when she was 5) ....

電郵來來往往,問題逐漸浮現,時間殺到埋身,工作會議暗湧處處。有人開始在facebook 發難。「人生本來有很多事情是徒勞無功的,幹嗎還要去做?just an idiot?誰不知另一個idiot 已經默默在發功,訂框、設計invitation card, poster……幾個傻瓜像玩SM互相鞭策,鞭鞭到肉…

突然想起近日大熱的電影《那些年,我們一起追過的女孩》。
男主角柯騰攪格鬥賽,女友沈佳宜不悅︰「你攪這些東西有甚麼意義?這些比賽讓你學到甚麼?」「過癮嘛,你不覺得很爽嗎?」』


就是這樣,一個名為《Opening...,,this opening is the opening of an opening 開一個新開始》的畫展出台了,參展畫家跨三代人,來自亞歐美三大洲。還不夠過癮,不夠爽嗎?
畫展開幕當日,除了一班相識廿多載的RTHK姊妹重聚,更吸引村民入來湊熱鬧,其中一個約十歲小孩聽到我說如果他喜歡畫畫,將來也可以把作品放在這裡展出,他即時跑回家把他的畫簿帶過來,這不就是把藝術帶入社區的好開始嗎?
第二件美事,早在年初,一向熱心研究二次世界大戰時期,赤柱監獄職員宿舍和聖士提反書院用作囚禁戰俘歷史的Geoffrey Emerson,告訴我今年是Stanley Internment Camp 的70週年,他計劃籌備一個聚會,讓一班當年在那裡生活過的人或他們的親友,可以來一個Reunion。

十月初,我寫了一封電郵給已故監獄署署長CJ Norman的女兒Kirsty Norman介紹Geoffrey的研究,因她父親當年也曾在這裡經歷了三年八個月,結果,一封電郵,連結了兩位有心人,Kirsty更決定來港參加這次Reunion。
因為Reunion其中一個項目是在當年的聚會禮堂,今天的懲教署會所午膳,並在膳後重遊當年禁閉營舊地,亦即今天的職員宿舍一帶。我建議Geoffrey邀請署長參加午餐,因為這總算是一個和監獄歷史有關的歷史性聚會,復有當年署長的後人參與,實在難得。當署長答應出席,我便邀請了幾位相關的在職高層一同出席,就是這樣,幾個電話電郵往還,一桌十二人,座無虛設。

活動由11月29日開始,至12月4日結束,當中參與了兩個整天的節目,還有一天趁空檔和Geoffrey及Kirsty吃了一餐午飯,飯後和她到了懲教署博物館走一趟。她是做考古研究的,對保存整理父親的歷史亦份外用心。

昨日,把隨團的照片上載Facebook,加了一個commentGeoffrey teached me a lot through this reunion. I'm now more willing to make effort in getting nice people together. Magic always happen when nice people are gathered!

數分鐘後,Geoffrey 答Thanks, Joyce! It was a lucky day when we first met several years ago.
對,當有心人有機會碰上有心人,便是人生中的一天lucky day。