靠山吃山,靠水吃水,南丫島擁有豐富的天然資源,山澗小溪隨處可見,但當地食水的供給卻仰賴著彼岸的水塘提供的自來水。有見及此,藝術家何遠良提倡「一方水土養一方人」,他主張活用當地資源以重新建構島民身份和在地意識。他的創作意念主要圍繞水和空氣兩大範疇,計劃在島上進行可持續的社區耕作,探索島上的水資源,嘗試培養出地道食材。他同時與島上居民合作以種植來提升空氣的含氧量,又為他們提供日常方案以減少污水排放,希望達至「保水養地」,加強人與大自然的連結。
Lamma Island is rich in natural resources, but while teeming with streams and creeks, its local water supply depends on tap water channelled from reservoirs across the sea. As a saying in Chinese goes: “Feed yourself from the mountains if you live near mountains; and feed yourself from the waters if you live near the waters”, artist Ho Yuen-leung advocates the notion of self-sufficient living, with the belief that local resources should be tapped to reconstruct the identity and sense of locality of the people living on the island. Air and water are two main themes in his creative concept: plans are to conduct sustainable community farming on the island, explore its water resources and grow local produce. He works together with local residents to raise the oxygen level of the air by planting, and devises practical plans to reduce sewage discharge in the hope of preserving the water resource and nurturing the land, a move to enhance the bond between man and nature.
1995年畢業於香港中文大學藝術系,主修雕塑。創作概念多源於生活日常和氣候變化議題。何氏喜歡大自然,享受戶外創作和耕作,近年積極參與本地及海外有關環境及氣候變化的藝術計劃,如「落塘源野藝術節2019」、「廢柴!不廢」以及「2019釜山雙年展—海洋藝術節」等等。
Ho graduated from the Fine Arts Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1995, majoring in sculpture. His creative concepts are mostly derived from daily life and climate change. He loves nature and enjoys outdoor creative activities and farming. In recent years, he has actively participated in local and overseas art projects related to the natural environment and climate change such as “Fishpond Diving Sustainable Art Festival 2019”, “Junk! Woodworking” and “Busan Biennale - Sea Art Festival 2019”.