劉祖江。LAU Cho Kwong, Joe
joe_lauck@hotmail.com
電腦人，整天給邏輯弄得頭暈轉向。用半輩子的時間去為了糊口。
愛上攝影，只是一個偶然。
在理性的生活當中，尋找一份非理性的感覺。
希望從觀景器去尋找失去了的半輩子。
畢業於青年會之攝影文憑課程，及曾多次參加光影作坊之紀實攝影工作坊及聯展。
Born and bred in IT, the word rationality has shrouded my world for a long time – a means to which I earn my living. The wonderful world of photography came into my life through sheer coincidence, offering me an escape from my rational world and giving me a glimpse into what irrationality coupled with passion can present. It is in this new world that I have discovered a new breath of life, to which I gaze through via a different window – a view finder.
Having graduated with YMCA Diploma in Photography, I have also participated in various documentary workshops in
Lumenvisum and a part of several co-exhibitions.
時間，無法量度的一條溪流。
成長，從生到死的一個必經的過程。
未曾經歷死亡，卻恐懼於對死亡的無知。
這溪流已走了一段路，
不知是下一步或是還要多走多一點路才到盡頭。
喜歡在溪流旁流連，只因風光如畫，
但每多走一步，便離盡頭近了一點。
恐懼從虛無中油然而生，好像一對紙人已經在招手。
黑色四角蔓延，彌漫整面心底，
只是一個凡人，未能參透，亦未能放下，
一直給這種恐懼牽著走，一種無盡的自我折磨，
但亦有某程度上的期盼，對未知的一種嚮往。
沒人得知盡頭是怎生光景，死亡是甚麼一回事，
但這比一切都要實在 。
【無無明，亦無無明盡，乃至無老死，亦無老死盡】
節錄《般若波羅蜜多心經》
In life, growing up is an inevitable process, starting from birth till we reach death’s door. Death to many is an unknown, something feared by many and embraced by some.
However, life is good. Just like a river, it bends and winds and as we walk along it day by day, we get closer and closer to the end of it. Once we near the end, the feeling intensifies and we are greeted by what seems like a “paper doll” with extended arms welcoming us at the end.
All of us are just ordinary people, constantly tortured by the unknown and uncertainty. However, till this end, we still follow the path to the end of the river, and we look forward to the unknown slowly becoming a reality.
No one knows what it is like at the end of the river. No one knows what death could possibly bring. But death is more real now than ever before.
