The man who attends to the times

看管時間的人

這是由 29本手造書組成的系列，書中有兩條時間線：

1971年 – 2000年：追溯當了29年看管員的父親與工作的地方 ——政府物料供應處（藝術空間油街實現的前身）的故事，透過訪問前同事和現場考察，為幾乎沒有留下歷史檔案的港英政府的倉庫重組歷史碎片，以尋找政府公物上「↑」符號的意義 。

2018年 – 2046年：我承襲父親走路上班的傳說，沿路拍攝。我也化身為看管員，每年按當時的觀看方式，把影像製成貼紙，更新書下半部的人事風景，像年度的儀式一樣，以個人的視覺檔案紀錄回歸後城市的變化，建構歷史的一面。

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攝影在這裡不只是影像，它是一個行動，這些孤本的書籍代表了對父親與看管員的時間紀念碑。 這也是一個時間的實驗，我能做到29年的看管員嗎？

The man who attends to the times

This is a series of 29 hand-made artist books. The books are composed with two timelines:

1971-2000: Retracing the story behind my father’s workplace as a 29-year caretaker of the Government Supplies Department (the predecessor of Oil Street Art Space). Through interviews with ex-colleagues and site visits, I recollect the history of this colonial government warehouse, which was virtually undocumented previously. Uncovering the meaning of the ↑ symbol found on government supplies connects the whole story.

2018-2046: I follow in my father’s footsteps, based on the tales of his daily commute. I compose the remainder of the book with documentation of the journey, using photo stickers representing that year’s observations and updating one book annually. The ceremonial act of producing annual records creates a visual history of the city since the handover. The insertion of such personal documents reinterprets the two timelines of history. Photography is not just an image here; it is an action. The unique-edition book represents a monument to a father and a caretaker. This is also an experiment in time and a living archive: Can I be a caretaker for 29 years?

At present, the 2018, 2019, 2020 versions have been completed.