ARCH DECEMBER 2017

表達植物的悲傷面

“聊到最喜歡的作品，李霽立刻就憶起2015年為高雄駁二藝術特區所作的《the PAIN》。當時整個團隊很年輕、經費有限、卻大膽地孤注一擲、花光所有錢和資源，將『蠟』與『植物』結合，完成了充滿張力的作品，深刻低討論『痛』這個人人都體會過、卻難以言喻的滋味。一般人對花卉植栽的印象是浪漫歡快的，李霽卻選擇以悲傷的方式來詮釋：『植物有很多不同的情緒，我希望可以呈現一種別人沒辦法看到的面貌。』

不過，悲傷畢竟只是創作養分之一，背後支撐他的信念還是充滿『愛』，李霽認為愛無所不在，存在於身邊每一個人事物上，而他選擇謙卑聆聽不同想法和價值觀，並用藝術家敏銳、精準且深入的感官，為情緒，找到是個的說話空間，既使只是一個小小的切縫也好，靜靜等待懂的人、來品味。”

Speaking of his favorite work, Lee Chi immediately recalled a piece he had made in 2015 called “the PAIN”. At the time, the whole team was very young, with limited funds, they took a leap of faith, expending all their funds and resources to create the piece. The combination of wax and plants created a piece full of tension, that explored the idea of “pain”. Pain is something that everyone experiences, yet may be hard to put to words at times. Many people's’ impression of plants are romantic and joyous, however, Lee Chi chose to depict these plants to express sorrow. “Plants have different emotions, I hope to express them in ways people can’t recognize”.

However, pain is only a small part of what inspires Lee Chi to create work. Where the core of what supports his work is “Love”, believing that love is everywhere and around everyone. Humbling himself to allow voices of others to be heard, using his acute sensibilities as an artist, Lee Chi has found a space for emotions to be able to be heard. Even if the space is narrow, it awaits audiences to slowly experience it.

ELLE SEPTEMBER 2017

未來的時間定義，從起初到現今，一直都是人類與生俱來就要開始面對的真相。從既有的規則中，找尋突破的可能範疇，藉由許多能夠符合社會機制下的認可，而獲得的機會裡，以共同性為前提去揣摩具有前衛意識的未來進行公式，連結品牌、設計、文化間黏著的收邊，雕塑身體足以支撐出的結論。

The definition of Future, the none-stop seeking answer for human beings, has been accessed by the opportunity of a common avant-garde formula linking to brand, design, and culture, and supported the conclusion of body-sculpting.

LIVING & DESIGN APRIL 2017

「質物霽畫對環境議題感興趣，或許沒辦法以生物科學的方式呈現，但是我們可以用美學來表達，並且去回應、討論我們所面臨的生態問題：《未來博物館 Future Museum》讓我們做到環境關懷，也是我們這階段的里程碑。」李霽分享質物霽畫製作過程中，曾遇到粉絲表示這些作品好像只是把環保掛在嘴邊，二非實際關心環境。符合感受環境的狀態，促使質物霽畫訂出了今年的主軸——環境閱讀，從各樣的美學及直覺去探索身邊環境，透過可行的模式與態度實踐環保，並且秉持亙古不變的道理——源於自然。

Botaniplan Von Lee Chi’s interest in environmental issues may not be explained through scientific formulas and research, however, we have continuously used art as a form of expression to talk about our environment. <Future Museum> gave us a platform to raise awareness for environmental causes, which was also a milestone for us. Lee Chi shared that some fans had posed inquiry about whether our attention to environmental issues was justs a farce, lacking genuine care in what we were doing, which was what lead to a goal this year for Botaniplan Von Lee Chi, which was to read and educate ourselves widely about the environment, through different angles such as art and instinct for our surroundings. Taking feasible and reasonable steps for raising awareness of our environment, we resort back to nature as our unwavering source of inspiration.