George L.

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我們小時候啊
就是暑假的時候我都有回新竹去外婆家玩
去住一個月兩個月，
我最喜歡跟我外婆早上四五點的時候起床
去河邊洗衣服，
然後你知道我們就是我跟我姊
還有外婆我們三個人
就會提著髒衣服走到河邊去，
然後就蹲在石頭上洗衣服，
然後外婆就會跟
洗衣服時會有很多
可能有鄰居啊，
邊洗衣服邊聊天，
然後我和我姊就會在那玩得很開心，
外婆會教我們用木棍去打那個衣服，
然後我們還可以在那邊玩水
我覺得很有趣
所以甚至我覺得
童年就是跟外婆外公
也得到得蠻多很好的回憶
也是一個很難忘的經驗。

When I was a child, during summer vacation,
I used to go back to my grandmother’s home
in Hsinchu for a month or two.
What I loved most was getting up around four or five
There was me, my sister, and Grandma
and we’d go to the river with the dirty clothes
and squat on the rocks and wash our clothes.
Then Grandma would–
While doing the laundry there’d be a lot of, say, neighbors,
chatting while doing the laundry,
and then my sister and I would have a good time there.
Grandma would teach us how to beat at the clothes with the stick
and then we’d also play in the water,
I find it interesting,
I have a lot of childhood memories with my grandmother and grandpa,
it was an unforgettable experience.

ARTIST STATEMENT
What is the artwork about?
這是我媽媽記憶中的藝術品，她說和奶奶和姐姐在河邊洗衣服很有趣，她可以和姐姐和奶奶一起玩。那是她童年時期的一次奇妙經歷。
This is the artwork about my mom's memory. She said that washing clothes at the riverside with her grandma and sister were fascinating and she could play with her older sister and grandma. It was a fantastic experience from her childhood.

What can you see in the picture?
你可以看到背景中有一座巨大的橋，那是我媽媽洗衣服的地方，那裡有柵欄。今天，這座橋成了一座紀念碑。沒有人會在那裡洗衣服。所以我加了兩個在河邊洗衣服的人。
You can see a huge bridge in the background, the place where my mom washed clothes, and there is a fence there. Today, the bridge is considered a monument and nobody washes clothes there so I added two people washing their clothes at the riverside.

What was your goal when making this artwork?
我想嘗試在非常古老的地方做這個地方，因為這個地方是 100 多年前的紀念碑。這一次我嘗試畫更多的細節和陰影，甚至是河流的條紋。我也嘗試用圖片來做到這一點，以便我有一個真實的看法。
I would like to depict the place as very ancient because it is a monument from over 100 years ago. And this time I tried to draw more details and shadows, and even the stripe in the river. I also created it from actual photos so that it could feel like a real view.

How do you want the viewer to feel when they look at your interview, transcript, and artwork?
我認為他們需要在自己身上想像同樣的事情，就像他們現在需要感覺自己就是我一樣。
I think that they will be able to imagine the same thing for themselves, as if they are experiencing it themselves in the moment.

What else do you want viewers to know about your artwork?
這件作品的重點是讓觀眾覺得我們應該在童年時期做一些有趣的事情。珍惜現在，享受當下創造的樂趣。
The point of this artwork is to give the viewers a feeling that we should do something interesting in our childhood. Cherish the present and have fun creating something in the moment.