Why Do We Need Art EP84 booktender River Lin-Longing for freedom?

It's been a long time since I chatted with an artist.I was very happy and relaxed to see River Lin that day, especially when I was infected by River's cheerful laughter and the atmosphere was warmed up by the warm-up and the drinks in the front.
River Lin is both an artist and a curator, and he has spent most of his time in Europe in the past seven or eight years, but it was only when he was invited by the Taipei Performing Arts Centre to come back to Taiwan to curate the Taipei Arts Festival that we got to know and meet him.
Before I came into contact with art, I often wondered who could understand such abstract things! I also wondered why people need it.
After I got in touch with it, art became my heart's desire for a free soul. I will always remember the afternoon when my friend came to see me in New York and accompanied me to see an exhibition at the MOMA, I had just got off class and met him at the main entrance, and when I saw him, he had already drank himself into a daze. The higher the floor, the higher the party, as if I were one of the confused ones.
I followed him, not reading the curator's commentary or the introduction on the side as usual, but just playing with my own intuition. Suddenly, I realised that a certain antenna of my art appreciation had been opened, just like a certain layer of my soul had been opened, and the feeling seemed to be like a sudden revelation, a feeling of immense breadth; from that moment on, whenever I was suffering from the easy boredom syndrome of the soul again, I approached it, and then the broken and crumbling parts of myself would come to the forefront. From then on, whenever my soul-sensitive boredom syndrome returned, I would approach it, and then my broken and crumbling parts would be mended and rebuilt.
We talked a lot that night, and H also wept because he had touched a soft spot in his heart. After the recording, we drank all the way to dawn, and thanked River for liberating us from our stifling mood for a while.
Art does not necessarily have to be superior, nor does it have to be understood, as long as one feels it, enjoys it, and plays with one's own intuition, there will be another wilderness.
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The trio talked about their life experiences and artistic reflections, searching for themselves amidst the contradictions between creativity and reality. They share their perseverance in pursuing their dreams, their courage to break through worldly frameworks, and their deep understanding of art and life. Through their frank and philosophical dialogue, they make us re-examine the meaning of life and find the innocent and fearless self deep inside. This is a thought-provoking and resonant dialogue that takes you on a journey into the inner world of the artists, the passion of creation and the possibilities of life.
00:04:34 Why do people need art?
00:08:26 What do you believe in? What are the unshakeable beliefs?
00:12:16 Ideal and reality: how to find a balance between the two?
00:13:46 Creating for others or for yourself?
00:17:00 How do you think about loneliness and isolation?
00:26:36 What is art?
00:27:52 Break through the social framework and seek inner freedom.
00:28:56 Lay Hsiang, Remins, Seventh Grade, Mickey Chen
00:36:00 Paris Art Residency and the fragility of nudity
00:44:38 How do you see your own life story?
00:48:52 Can simple words convey the complex emotions of the inner world?
00:58:52 Is it important to respond to social issues?
01:07:02 Have you found yourself in art?
01:12:33 What kind of work travels through time and space and touches people's hearts?
01:17:45 How do you stay creative while growing up?
01:19:30 Is it good to keep questioning yourself?
01:24:15 Are you willing to pay the price for your dreams?
01:26:40 What is imagination? How does art inspire our imagination?
01:28:05 What's more moving, experiencing it live or watching it on video?
01:29:18 What are you willing to sacrifice for freedom?
01:30:50 How does artistic creation soothe the broken heart?
01:33:14 How can an artist balance vulnerability and strength in their work?
01:34:27 How do you look at the ups and downs of life with a normal mind?
01:35:38 How does art inspire us to reflect on life and ourselves?
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[@jlclee]

I'm a Taiwanese/Canadian artist who recently moved back to Taiwan. Hearing you speak about life and art in my native tongue in such poetic abstract language is a kind of therapy I didn't know I needed. It has filled a void in me that no one in my family can relate to, nor can I articulate it in Chinese, 感謝你們.

[@Boots_916]

我要瘋了！！是林人中老師😍🥹
喜歡的人都在這個影片裡⋯⋯
謝謝你們讓我有個超級幸福的星期五🫣

[@ftzuoo]

自由要不斷地協商， 痛苦與快樂的並存， 讓我有成就感！❤️

[@huangvirginia]

我覺得被療癒了❤

[@user-vs4gj7kl3y]

特別喜歡❤

[@onioneggss]

未看先推

[@medslashie]

我跟林人中老師個性完全一樣….
最印象深刻的是我們都會透過音調的不同來表現出自己不同的型態🥹

[@user-pf9qu6nd9c]

太棒了👏

[@punigejacky1310]

這個圖書館就是我的家

[@ychun]

Hank是桌頭😂我快笑死

[@user-di4xu8mf1j]

❤❤

[@durian527]

56:35很潔白的人類😂😂😂這個字幕

[@DrinkingLibrary]

故意的😂是一種讚美🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@liyingwu5306]

Hank你哭了!你自由了!

[@DrinkingLibrary]

愛你喔

[@KK-ce3tc]

好難聽的笑聲，完全聽不下去

[@Brenda.Winnie]

笑聲是與生俱來的～善良則是一種選擇～

[@ChangRungShiu]

不知道你人生經歷了什麼，可能是這樣的歡樂或聲音讓你有陰影，或者是某些程度上的自卑讓你有這樣的感覺，沒關係，我們理解，陪你一起度過這樣人生的艱難❤

[@ftzuoo]

自由要不斷地協商， 痛苦與快樂的並存， 讓我有成就感！❤️