南丫島在二戰時期曾經是日軍的軍事據點,據說日軍欲將多艘快艇匿藏於索罟灣一帶的岩洞內,伺機向盟軍發動自殺式攻擊。藝術家蕭偉恒以島上的戰爭痕跡作為創作脈絡,將「神風洞」轉化成天然暗箱,再把遠處的景觀投射於洞內,讓蘊含歷史的石洞結構與當下洞外的海角風景同時並置於鏡頭內。這些重疊的影像以暗箱的方式被重新呈現,暗箱入夜後會變成燈箱,觀賞的位置亦隨之前後互換,帶來兩種不同的觀賞經驗。
During World War II, Lamma Island was a stronghold of the Japanese army. The Japanese reportedly intended to hide speedboats in some of the caves in the vicinity of Sok Kwu Wan, for the purpose of deploying them in suicide missions against the Allied forces. Inspired by the traces of the war on the island, artist Siu Wai-hang transforms the kamikaze grottos of World War II into a natural camera obscura to project views of the distant landscape into the cave, juxtaposing the internal structure of the historical cave with the scenery on the outside at present. These overlapping images are shown in a camera obscura installed outside of the cave which changes into a light box at night, offering contrasting visual experiences at different times of the day.
2010年畢業於香港城市大學創意媒體學院,其後於2013年於香港中文大學取得藝術碩士學位。蕭氏一直從事攝影及多媒體創作,呈現對社會的關注及對影像媒介的反思。作品為香港立法會及私人藏家收藏,現致力於藝術教育,在各大專院校及機構教授藝術。
Graduated from the School of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Master of Fine Arts from the Department of Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2010 and 2013 respectively. He has primarily engaged in photography and multimedia art to express his concern for society and his reflection on the medium. His works are collected by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and individual collectors. He currently teaches at various art institutes and universities in Hong Kong.