遺角 

Digital and Analog Photography 

數碼及菲林攝影 

Prints: Set of 10, 40 cm x 60 cm each

Photobooks: 125 pages and 109 pages

──A Time-Paused Space──

This journey was a profoundly meaningful exploration of my roots. I visited the abandoned Hakka ancestral home, Feng Dali’s Four Corners Building in Baihua Town, Huizhou, constructed by my great-grandfather over 160 years ago. This sprawling structure, encompassing 9,557 square meters and 160 rooms, once housed over 300 descendants of the Fung family, is currently the largest known single Hakka earthen house in Huizhou. Here, even the bricks and mortar whisper untold tales, waiting to be revealed. This work documents more than mere ruins; it records historical sites deeply significant to me.

The oil lamp, illuminating the dimly lit rooms, symbolizes my connection across time and space. It reveals the existence of this place, bridging the present and the past. Forgotten fragments, the belongings left behind when people deserted this place, illuminate the scene further. I capture the beauty of traditional Chinese architecture, the ruins’ quiet emptiness, and, most importantly, the imprints of family heritage.

This unfamiliar place, despite its strangeness, revealed a deep connection to my bloodline. In my ancestral home, I searched for a transgenerational identity and a sense of belonging, uncovering my lost hometown, a part of myself, and a long-lost relative through the narrative of my photographs.

── 一個時間永遠停頓的空間──

一次意義非凡的尋根之旅，我回到惠州的一座廢棄客家祖屋──馮大利四角樓，是曾祖父在160多年前所建的。這座建築佔地9557平方米，有160間房間，曾居住馮氏後裔300多人，屬於現時為止惠州單座佔地面積最大的客家古圍屋。這裏就連一磚一瓦都蘊含著大小的故事等待被揭示。這份作品不僅僅在捕捉一個廢墟；而是記錄與我相關的遺跡。

這盞油燈用作照亮昏暗的房間；它代表現在和我，象徵我跨越時空，揭示這片土地的存在。照亮被遺忘的碎片，昔日人們離去卻遺留的物件，並架起過去與現在之間的橋樑。透過攝影，展示中國傳統建築的美，同時發掘家族傳承下來的印記，呈現廢墟的空虛和寂靜感。

儘管我對此地感到陌生，但仍能透過過去的痕跡，找到一絲血脈中的連繫。在祖屋中，我追尋超越世代的身份和歸屬感，以照片作我與祖屋的對話，重拾遺失的故鄉，找到「我」，更找回了一位親人……