半個人的時代―蒼白旅程

姚志良 香港藝術學院主修繪畫 作者因為一段童年時車禍的陰影，生活一直帶著那份對社會陌生、危險和恐懼感。加上親身目睹本地工業對環境造成的破壞，觸發對科技文明的反思。透過實地考察和創作，表達關注對全球工業化危機和釋放對未來社會的盼望。人類創造了現代文明，過著人在靈魂卻不在的生活方式―《半個人的時代》；然而，種種對於我們存在所帶來的精神缺失、冷漠和空虛感，這一切都源於工業革命的後遺症。資本社會衍生了消費主義、物質主義和發展主義。這些問題使我們生活陷入存在主義的矛盾中；人過於依賴理性的科學，不相信倫理道德，導致出現了失去宗教信仰的危機、人文價值的失落。在面對一個科技急速發展的瘋癲世代，換來的是進步？還是倒退？YIU Chi Leung Hong Kong Art School major in Painting Haunted by shadows of a car accident from childhood, YIU Chi Leung lives with a sense of strangeness, the risk of danger and threats posed by the society. Having also witnessed the environmental damages caused by local industrialization, he re-examines the costs and benefits of scientific and technological advancement on civilization. Through ground research, he created this series “An Era of Half-Humanity” which reflects his concerns on industrial globalization and his hope on the future of our society. Industrial revolution has led us to unconsciously live in a world of diminishing faith and empathy. These invariably lead us to live without souls and purposes, creating an Era of Half-Humanity.The concept of capitalism also leads to the emergence of consumerism, materialism and developmentalism. These issues form controversies over our living purposes. Our reliance on rational science diverts us away from ethical conducts, threatening the existence of faithful religion and the value of humanity. Leung challenges the direction that rapid advancement in science and technology would lead us.