The Tree was inspired by one of the four famous trees that had their roots climbing on a stone wall in Central. These four trees were cut in the trunk one night by the authorities, who claimed that they might pose a threat to pedestrians. The “death” of these trees shocked the city and aroused heated discussion. I thought to present this relationship anew through a narrative around which this installation centred, which reads as follows.
One morning, the Villagers awoke to find a world different from that of yesterday. What had changed?
They saw vines wrapped around a lofty body, the fragrance of hyacinths still wafting through the air, his own body still intact...
It seemed that the sky had become bigger! The Tree that enclosed their little home, larger than all of their lives, had disappeared overnight.
The Villagers searched high and low for someone with an answer. Finally, Triangular Potato offered an explanation.
"Around midnight yesterday, I saw several dark shadows hanging around near the tree.”
Perhaps, the Villagers supposed, somebody had cut down the tree, leaving only its roots for them to find. But this answer did little to assuage their worries. The Villagers were still afraid, and everyone had their own question! Who cut down The Tree, and why? Would they come back? What would happen to their home without the tree? What could they do? Where could they go?
There were too many questions, and too many possibilities. We invite you to come join us in writing their story.
在一個陽光燦爛的早上，村民醒來，驀然發現世界好像跟昨天不一樣，是什麽變了呢？他看見蔓藤還在周圍攀爬，風信子的香氣仍在空氣中蕩漾，自己的身體尚算完整，不覺有何異樣...
啊！是天空變大了！那是因爲... 大樹不見了~
一棵方圓百里内都可以看得見的大樹怎可能在一夜間消失呢？鄰居三角薯說："昨晚半夜時分見到有幾個黑影在樹旁活動，可能是他們將樹斬去，斬到衹剩下根。"
村民十分惶恐，斬樹的人究竟有什麽企圖？會否回來將大家趕盡殺絕呢？我們的世界會隨著樹被催殘而消失嗎？我們又何去何從？
太多的問題，無數的可能性，故事待續，等你來一齊編寫...