Jenny Baumat - Artistic Director 藝術總監

Feb 9

它們是我生命的歷史遺產，承載著所有我想保留著的記憶和感受。
They are the historical legacies of my own life, holding all my memories and feelings that I want to keep close to me.

我身上總會帶著這幾件重要的首飾，就算是洗澡和運動我也不會除下。這件特別的飾品是我童年記憶的信物，它是由童年的愛、回憶和銀製成的。

I always have these few pieces of jewellery on me, I never change them, not even when I shower or exercise, these are my important everyday jewellery. This specific piece is a token from my childhood memories, it is made of childhood love, memories and silver.

1998年的4月中一個美麗的下午，和我一樣9歲的Jonas送了我這一條手鏈。後來他和他的兄弟母親搬到了一個離我以前住的地方很遠的城市，那個年代我們也還不會用手機保持聯繫。其實收到這份禮物時也並沒有像今天這樣覺得它有多麽大的意義，畢竟我那個時候還小，而且這份禮物對於我小小的手腕還是太鬆了，我幾乎沒有戴過它，所以這份“初戀”禮物很快就在我的瓷娃娃上找到了它的位置，並隨著時間的流逝積聚了一層又一層的灰塵。

His name is Jonas, we were 9 years old, and the sun was at its highest on a beautiful afternoon in April 1998 when he gifted me this bracelet. He, his mother, and his brother later moved to another city, far from where I used to live, and too far to keep in contact without cell phones at that time. Back then since I was still very young, the piece was hanging too loose on my wrist, I never have the chance to wear it, so this "first love" gift quickly found its place around the neck of my porcelain doll and gather dust over the years.

當時間來到我18歲時，由於學習原因，我需要離開家人。在我需要離開父母，離開我最親密的家人，朋友和熟悉的地方的時候，我邁入成年人生的一個重要步驟。我記得在離開之前我帶走了所有過去對我來說重要的和具有紀念意義的物件。希望它們可以在我面對未來的成年生活時成為我的護身符。在這些亂七八糟的盒子裡包括了這條珍貴的手鍊。兩年後的冬天，在每個人都回家探親或旅行的假期裡，一個小偷闖入了我和室友們當時無人的公寓裡並帶走了我們所有貴重的物品，包括電腦、相機、首飾還有我那個載滿了回憶與愛的照片。得到這個消息的那瞬間我就立馬想到了那條手鍊，即使這麼多年來我從未回想起它，但失去了它就好像失去了我部分的生命。有一段時間我都一直感到非常沮喪，我無法解釋原因，也許是因為它是我收到的第一份關於愛情的飾品吧。

Years passed to when I turned 18, time for me to move away to study. It is such a huge step, to move away from your family, your high school friends, and all your groundings. It was important to take all the significant and memorial objects from the past with me on my upcoming adult life, I can still remember having gathered all the teenager souvenirs before leaving, as they were considered amulets for me.

After two years in this new life, burglars robbed my flat and took all valuables, including all our computers, cameras, jewellery, and this box where I gathered all my love affairs memories/pictures since childhood. The moment I got the news, I was certain to have lost Jonas's bracelet. Even if I have never thought about it for years, I was devastated to lose this part of my history. I don't know why. Maybe because it was one of the first jewels I receive as a love present.

2021年的夏天我回家裡探望媽媽，那時候我們各自捧著一杯熱呼呼的咖啡，放鬆地回憶著我們的過去，她向我展示她的飾品和她在 1978 年18歲的她從她父母手中收到的第一隻也是唯一一隻手錶。

這時候，我想起了我的那條手鍊並開始向她解釋這個來自Jonas 的手鍊故事，令我無法想像的是，媽媽在一個小袋子裡掏出了那一條手鍊，我丟失的那一條永遠無法忘記的禮物。

It was the summer of 2021 when I went back to visit my mum, we were relaxing around a cup of coffee and chatting about the past. Looking at all her jewellery and the first and only watch she received from her parents when she is 18 years old back in 1978, I randomly explain to her the story of the Jonas bracelet. By any awaited miracle, she out of a small pouch, THE lost present I never forgot.

原來它從來沒有被偷走，它一直在我媽媽那裡靜靜地等待著被佩戴的那一刻，等待著我真正地懂得欣賞。從此2021 年 7 月的那一天開始，我每天都會佩戴著它。

This one had never been lost and robbed. It was just quietly waiting for being worn and truly appreciated, and I have been wearing it every day since July 2021.