金縷衣
The Gold-Threaded Robe
2004
勸君莫惜金縷衣，
勸君惜取少年時。
花開堪折直須折，
莫待無花空折枝。
— 唐・《金縷衣》
2004年，林銓居的母親因帕金森氏症辭世。藉由閱讀佛教經典，並陪伴母親走過生命最後階段，使他開始更直接地思考身體、死亡與時間：生命的循環、物質消逝與死亡逐漸進入他的創作。同年，他前往肯亞駐村，受當地墓葬不立墓碑的習俗，以及關於鄭和船隊的遠古傳說啟發，創作行為攝影作品《金縷衣》。
Do not treasure the gold-threaded robe
But treasure your youth
You should pick flowers while blooming
And don’t wait until wilted with only calyx to pick
— The Gold-Threaded Robe, Tang Poem
In 2004, Lin Chuan-Chu’s mother passed away after suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Through reading Buddhist texts and accompanying her through the final stage of her life, he began to reflect more directly on the body, death, and time. The cycles of life, material dissolution, and mortality gradually entered his artistic practice.
That same year, Lin undertook a residency in Kenya. Local burial customs, in which graves are left without tombstones, together with ancient legends surrounding Zheng He’s maritime expeditions, led to the creation of the performance photography work The Gold-Threaded Robe.
《金縷衣》
The Gold-Threaded Robe
2004
行為攝影 Performative Photography
20x15cm