Animation
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He’s just a Kid!
Video installation
Video, 3’23”
LCD screen, soft sculpture
Video, 3’23”
LCD screen, soft sculpture
《他只是孩子！》 是一件動畫錄像裝置，以 LCD 螢幕與軟雕塑呈現。影片從一隻小熊冬眠後醒來的視角出發，講述牠發現自己身體後方出現疼痛問題的經歷。作品以可愛、童話式的動畫語言，處理便秘、身體不適與尷尬感這些難以啟齒的日常經驗。
小熊看起來天真、柔軟、像孩子一樣，但牠的身體卻已經被痛楚困住。這種可愛美學與身體疼痛之間的落差，製造出一個奇異的情感空間：溫柔、幽默、尷尬與脆弱同時存在。作品沒有將不適轉化成獵奇的景觀，而是讓一個常見卻很少被分享的身體經驗，變得細小、柔軟，並且可以被說出來。
透過動物角色，《他只是孩子！》與人類身體保持了一點距離，同時又令這份經驗變得更加親密。小熊成為一個替身，代表那些曾經在自己的身體裡感到困惑、羞恥或孤單的人。牠的痛楚既荒謬又熟悉，既像孩子的問題，也是真實而嚴肅的身體困境。
與軟雕塑並置後，動畫中的內在身體問題被轉化成展場中可觸感、可感知的存在。《他只是孩子！》 追問：可愛能否承載痛楚？幽默又是否可以成為一種方法，讓我們靠近那些平常被隱藏、忽略，或難以解釋的身體部位？
小熊看起來天真、柔軟、像孩子一樣，但牠的身體卻已經被痛楚困住。這種可愛美學與身體疼痛之間的落差，製造出一個奇異的情感空間：溫柔、幽默、尷尬與脆弱同時存在。作品沒有將不適轉化成獵奇的景觀，而是讓一個常見卻很少被分享的身體經驗，變得細小、柔軟，並且可以被說出來。
透過動物角色，《他只是孩子！》與人類身體保持了一點距離，同時又令這份經驗變得更加親密。小熊成為一個替身，代表那些曾經在自己的身體裡感到困惑、羞恥或孤單的人。牠的痛楚既荒謬又熟悉，既像孩子的問題，也是真實而嚴肅的身體困境。
與軟雕塑並置後，動畫中的內在身體問題被轉化成展場中可觸感、可感知的存在。《他只是孩子！》 追問：可愛能否承載痛楚？幽默又是否可以成為一種方法，讓我們靠近那些平常被隱藏、忽略，或難以解釋的身體部位？
He’s Just a Kid! is an animated video installation presented on an LCD screen with soft sculpture. Narrated from the perspective of a bear cub waking from hibernation, the film follows the character as he discovers a painful condition around his rear body. Through the language of cuteness, the work tells an awkward story of constipation, discomfort, and bodily confusion.
The bear cub appears innocent, soft, and childlike, yet his body is already caught in pain. This contrast between cute aesthetics and physical suffering creates a strange emotional space where tenderness, humour, embarrassment, and vulnerability coexist. The film approaches a common but rarely shared bodily experience without turning it into spectacle; instead, it allows discomfort to become small, gentle, and speakable.
By using an animal character, He’s Just a Kid! creates distance from the human body while also making the experience more intimate. The bear becomes a stand-in for anyone who has felt confused, ashamed, or alone inside their own body. His pain is both absurd and familiar, childish and serious.
Together with the soft sculpture, the animation turns an internal bodily problem into a tactile and emotional presence in the exhibition space. He’s Just a Kid! asks how cuteness can hold pain, and how humour might become a way to approach the parts of the body we usually hide, ignore, or struggle to explain.
The bear cub appears innocent, soft, and childlike, yet his body is already caught in pain. This contrast between cute aesthetics and physical suffering creates a strange emotional space where tenderness, humour, embarrassment, and vulnerability coexist. The film approaches a common but rarely shared bodily experience without turning it into spectacle; instead, it allows discomfort to become small, gentle, and speakable.
By using an animal character, He’s Just a Kid! creates distance from the human body while also making the experience more intimate. The bear becomes a stand-in for anyone who has felt confused, ashamed, or alone inside their own body. His pain is both absurd and familiar, childish and serious.
Together with the soft sculpture, the animation turns an internal bodily problem into a tactile and emotional presence in the exhibition space. He’s Just a Kid! asks how cuteness can hold pain, and how humour might become a way to approach the parts of the body we usually hide, ignore, or struggle to explain.
Credit
3D Character Modeling & Rigging: WeiHsiang Zeng, Tommy619
3D Compositor: Su Hung Hsiu
Sound Design & Mixing: Amy Chan Tsz Kwan
3D Compositor: Su Hung Hsiu
Sound Design & Mixing: Amy Chan Tsz Kwan