《7-11也好,全家也罷;中華民國也好,臺灣也罷,我喝的都是美式咖啡》(Different names, same coffee. 7-11, FamilyMart, Taiwan, ROC. I drink them all the same),這件作品使用兩杯熱美式咖啡,分別購自7-11與全家,以吸管作為書寫工具完成。
《全家美式太淡,剛好用來寫給總統的話——畢竟,我也不想太濃烈》(FamilyMart’s Americano is too weak—perfect for writing to the President. After all, I didn’t want it to be too strong)這件作品是我與賴總統透過藝術展開的第一次對話。
This piece is composed of a pencil and an eraser, symbolizing two choices we face when confronting memories and past wounds: to erase or to rewrite. What I wish to convey is this: everyone carries a part of their past they might long to erase. Yet rather than remaining trapped in the shadows of memory, we can choose to pick up the pencil again and write a new future of our own.
I hope this work can serve as a gentle light, illuminating the hearts of those still struggling in darkness. It is a reminder that even if the past is hard to erase, the future remains open to revision.
The paper packaging around the pencil and eraser features my personal brand logo. It represents both an extension of my values and a declaration that this act of erasing and rewriting is intentional, personal, and guided by my own hand.
The text carved into the stamp is the very theme of the work itself. It is a direct and unwavering expression of its core message.