《七姓稠》
Seven Surnames Rice/Congee

《七姓稠 / Seven Surnames Rice/Congee》 是一個從迷信、壞運氣、朋友關係與共同進食開始的 happening。作品源於一個偶然事件：2018 年 8 月 8 日晚上，藝術家在香港 1a Space 展覽開幕後，與工作伙伴經過葵涌邨巴士站附近一棵大樹時，被雀屎擊中。三人同行，卻只有她一人中招。這個既尷尬又像預兆的時刻，使她開始查找「中雀屎」究竟象徵好運還是壞運。

在網上流傳的風水說法中，化解方法是向七戶不同姓氏的人家討一點飯或稀飯，混合後吃下，俗稱「七姓稠」。翌日，藝術家聯絡朋友，帶着一個不鏽鋼飯盒走訪七位不同姓氏的人，收集他們提供的白飯、紅米飯或稀飯。完成討飯行動後，她回到葵興工作室，將七姓飯與一罐回鍋肉罐頭一起加熱，獨自吃下。

2019 年，作品在奧斯陸重新發生。藝術家在 KHiO 尋找七位不同姓氏的參與者，邀請他們各自提供一碗飯，作為一場「轉運」儀式的一部分。這一次，收集回來的飯不再由藝術家獨自食用，而是在學校飯堂與十一道配菜一起分享給同學與公眾，成為一場約三十人參與的祝福午餐。

《七姓稠》 將一個民間化解厄運的方法轉化成社交、烹飪與表演行動。每一碗飯都帶着一個姓氏、一個家庭、一段朋友關係與一次小小的信任。當它們被混合在一起，飯不再只是食物，而是一種由名字、勞動和相信共同構成的臨時護身符。作品追問：壞運如何被分擔？祝福如何被收集？而一個人身上的不安，是否可以透過向他人討一口飯，暫時被一個社群承托？

Seven Surnames Rice/Congee is a happening that begins with superstition, bad luck, friendship, and shared eating. The work originated from an accidental event in Hong Kong on the evening of 8 August 2018. After the opening of an exhibition at 1a Space, the artist and her working partners walked towards a bus stop near Kwai Chung Estate. As they passed under a large tree, bird poop fell on the artist’s head. Three people were walking together, but only she was hit. This embarrassing and strangely symbolic incident led her to search online for whether being hit by bird poop meant good luck or bad luck.

According to one Feng Shui remedy found online, the way to dissolve the bad luck was to ask seven households with different surnames for a small portion of rice or congee, mix them together, and eat it. This practice is commonly known as “seven surnames congee”. The next day, the artist contacted her friends and travelled with a stainless steel lunch box to collect rice from seven people with different surnames. After completing the rice-collecting action, she returned to her studio in Kwai Hing, heated the mixed rice with a can of twice-cooked pork, and ate it alone.

In 2019, the work was restaged in Oslo. At KHiO, the artist invited seven people with different surnames to each contribute a bowl of cooked rice as part of a ritual to reverse bad luck. This time, the collected rice was not eaten alone. It was combined and served in the school canteen with eleven side dishes prepared by the artist, becoming a blessing lunch shared with classmates and the public, serving around thirty people.

Seven Surnames Rice/Congee transforms a folk remedy for misfortune into a social, culinary, and performative action. Each bowl of rice carries a surname, a household, a friendship, and a small act of trust. When mixed together, the rice becomes more than food: it becomes a temporary charm made from names, labour, and belief. The work asks how bad luck can be redistributed, how blessing can be gathered, and whether personal unease can be briefly held by a community through the simple act of asking for rice.

Chow’s overnight rice, Wong’s fresh rice, Chan’s fresh rice, Ho’s fresh congee, Ip’s fresh rice, Fung’s overnight red rice, Li’s fresh red rice, a stainless steel lunch box
2018年8月9日2040完成了討飯行動，回到葵興工作室，將飯配上一罐回鍋肉罐頭，加熱後十分美味。一人享用。

On August 9, 2018, I eventually completed the collecting rice action by 20:40. Returned to the Kwai Hing studio, and enjoyed the rice with a can of Twice-cooked pork. It was delicious after heating. Served with one person.

在奧斯陸尋求七位有心人提供他們的飯，將所有米飯混合一起，然後在學校分享至所有學生及公眾。

Seeking 7 warm-hearted people to particpate in a cultural ceremony to provide a bowl of cooker rice, as part of a rite to reverse the world’s fortune. After collecting and combining all the rice, there will be a blessing ceremony for people who are suffering bad luck.

完成了討飯行動，回到學校飯堂，準備了十一道菜來配飯，邀請同學們一同用膳。三十人享用。

Returned to the canteen at school, and enjoyed the rice with eleven side dishes which I prepared. Invited my classmates to have late lunch with me. Served with thirty people.


配菜：蕃茄炒蛋、南乳齋菜、豉汁煎椒、清炒椰菜、蘿白炒薯仔絲、辣豆瓣醬炒茄子、甜酸三色椒、涼拌紫菜、鹽漬九層塔、韓式泡菜、羅漢齌。

Side dishes: Scrambled eggs with tomatoe, Braised Vegetables with Red Fermented Beancurd, Pan-Seared Green Chili Pepper, Stir fry Cabbage, Pan Fry Shredded Potato and Radish, Fried eggplant with spicy bean paste, Sweet and Sour Color Peppers, Seaweed Salad, Salted Thai Basil, Korean Kimch, Buddha’s Delight