Even the Trees 木猶如此

2026
Ink on paper, a set of 10
水墨紙本，一組十件
每件35 × 45 cm each

The Chinese University of Hong Kong has borne the traces and memories of my life for over a decade. The myriad of trees in campus, with their diverse postures, and the landscape embraced by surrounding islands, constitute my most profound perception of CUHK's scenery. "Even the Trees" is composed of ten individual paintings, each depicting a different tree species found in United College. I regard each tree as an independent entity, each with its own posture, character, and life trajectory, much like every student who traverses the campus, each growing and developing independently.
 
These seemingly separate tree scenes are connected by a panoramic view of the mountains and sea in the background. From the hills of Tai Po, to the distant mountain of Pat Sin Leng, and the closer view of Ma On Shan, the sea and islands surrounding CUHK form an underlying thread, integrating the ten paintings into a cohesive whole. This landscape with both independent and intimately connected constitutes my testament to CUHK's geography, history, and time. It is an intangible bond between humanity and nature, and a memory of the space.
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香港中文大學承載了我逾十年的生活軌跡與記憶，校園中姿態萬千的樹木，及被群島環抱的地貌，是我對中大景觀最深刻的感知。《木猶如此》由十幅獨立畫作組合而成，每幅描繪了聯合書院中不同的樹種。我視每株樹木為獨立個體，各有姿態、性格與生命軌跡，如同穿梭於校園中的每一位學子，各自成長及獨立。

看似分離的樹景，被背後全景式的山海串聯在一起。從大埔山嶺，到遠眺八仙嶺，再近看馬鞍山，這些環繞中大的海域與島嶼成為了一條隱性的脈絡，將十幅畫面連成一體。這種既獨立又能緊密連結的景觀，構成了我對中大地緣、歷史與時間的見證，是一種人與自然之間無形的聯繫與空間的記憶。