Power of Making / 創作的力量

上個星期去了維多利亞和亞伯特美術館，目前有個手作的展覽在進行中，展出的作品琳瑯滿目，從相機到腳踏車到衣飾，我特別喜歡客座策展人丹尼爾查尼寫的一段話：

「創作是我們解決問題、表達想法和改變世界最有力的方式，我們創作的物品和創作方式為我們自身寫下定義，也透露我們想成為的人。

對很多人來說，創作是生活所須，對其它人來說，創作則是他們選擇的職志，是他們思考、發明和創新的方式。而對某些人，能創造某件物品並且說『是我做的！』本身就是件開心的事，創造的力量在於它滿足了上述每一個人類的需求和渴望。

手藝和獨創性達到極高水準的藝術家可以創造出令人驚豔之物，但每個人都有創造的能力，不論是創作生活必須品或高技術作品的知識，都是人類最珍貴的資產。」

Last week on my visit to Victoria and Albert Museum, I found an ongoing exhibition on the power of making. There are various handmade objects on display from cameras to bicycles to clothing. I am especially impressed by the introductory comments by the guest curator Daniel Charny:

Making is the most powerful way that we solve problems, expressing ideas and shape our world. What and how we make defines who we are, and communicates who we want to be. 


For many people, making is critical for survival. For others, it is a chosen vocation: a way of thinking, inventing and innovating. And for some it is simply a delight to be able to shape a material and say 'I made that'. The power of making is that it fulfills each of these human needs and desires. 


Those whose craft and ingenuity reach the very high levels can create amazing things. But making is something everyone can do. The knowledge of how to make--both everyday objects and highly-skilled creations--is one of humanity's most precious resources.

本日一物：你在我心裡─手作小筆記本─15 cm x 10 cm─32頁

object of the day: i carry your heart with me--handmade notebook--15 cm x 10 cm--32 pages

http://www.etsy.com/listing/82503396/i-carry-your-heart-with-me-handmade?ref=pr_shop