溫柔的玫瑰舉著尖刺
溫和的綿羊頂著尖角
而當潔白的百合沈浸在愛之中
沒有任何刺或角能折損她的美好
－英國詩人布雷克《百合》

關於直覺性去除的濃郁、情慾、侵略性⋯⋯當百合花粉與衣物／織品完全不相容，成為直覺的邏輯，卻違反想像的將採集的上萬朵的百合花粉（花藥），放置在純白的服裝店中。豔麗的外表，大大伸展開來的花瓣，伴隨著花粉濃郁香氣，嬌豔欲滴的斑點，半垂的姿態，卻絲毫隱藏不住那份愛的渴求。百合是家，百合是母親，亦或是從小到大客廳裡的記憶。這份衝突，在市場的操控下，成了消費性花卉，大量的百合被運用被贈與被傳遞，時而高雅時而俗艷。為了維持新鮮避免沾染而被強制摘除的花蕊，在眾人記憶的背後靜靜堆疊。來自台灣的花藝創作家廖浩哲，將這些被人工強制摘除的花蕊收集起來，以獨特的角度觀看及描繪人類行為背後的原因與應對手段，重新審視被忽略排除的存在，以違反觀者所想像的、侵入的、不舒適的方式紀錄呈現驟然消逝的氣味、色彩及型／形態，那些關於直覺性的去除。（摘自展覽介紹文字）

The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat’ning horn:
While the Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
– William Blake, The Lilly.

When it comes to the removal of richness, lust and the aggressive... Though it seems the pollen of lily and the clothing/textiles should be totally incompatible, the aritsit conversely placed the collected stamens from thousands of lilies in a spotless clothing store. Its glamorous appearance along with widespread petals, rich aroma, tantalizing spots and half-bent figure - showing its craving for love. Lily, it represents home, it represents motherhood, or years of memories in the living room. Assembling such emotions and memories, yet it has become consumptive merchandise solely under the manipulation of the commercial market. Massive amounts of lilies have been sold as gifts or decorations. Sometimes they look elegant, sometimes they look tawdry. Stamens, which have been removed intentionally in order to keep their freshness, stacking up behind people’s memories tranquilly. The artist Hao-Jhe Liao collected those force-removed stamens and take them as a method and tool. He observes and portrays the motivation behind human behavior and the response, re-evaluating what has been ignored. He presents the smell, colours and forms, which could disappear in a blink, through an aggresive and unexpected way that intrigue the viewers. (extracted from the exhibition statement)


Lily, Lily, Human doing
An exhibition by floral artist Hao-Jhe Liao

2016.12.17 - 2017.01.08

Washida HOME 
台中市西區中興四巷4號 (No.4, Zhongxing 4th Ln., West Dist., Taichung City)