農夫 ／X 時裝宣言
A Fashion Manifesto for Farmer / X 凌明於這次參與《香港農民曆》的創作中擔當服裝設計師，她借用中國 及本港農民常穿戴的手袖來象徵這股快速擴展的半農 / 半X 運動。 半農 / 半X 的概念源自九十年代中，是一位日本京都府北部綾部市的設 計師鹽見直紀的構思：作為一種生活主義，每個人應抽出一半時間來耕 種，以這實踐來發展一種可持續的生活模式，並重新與自身的感官再連 接在一起。而「X」則代表著每個人的一種天賦；在現今全球經濟及環 境生態持續惡化下，越來越難從事能發揮個人天賦的理想工作。進行耕 種可打破一般以消費定義身份的風氣，因為透過自行生產食物，人不再 完全依賴外來物資滿足生活基本需要。這一種半自給自足的農業，提供 了讓人追尋個人的「X」的時間和動力。 For The HK FARMer’s Almanac, Lin has taken on the temporary role of fashion designer, appropriating the arm-sleeves that are ubiquitous on the urban-rural fringe in China and Hong Kong as emblematic of the burgeoning Half Farmer / Half X movement. Half Farmer / Half X was first conceived in the mid-1990s by Naoki Shiomi, a native of Ayabe, north of Kyoto Prefecture. As a lifestyle, it proposes that individuals devote time to cultivating land as a means of both sustenance and reconnecting with their sensibilities. “X” is that which one is meant to do in life, one’s raison d’être—an increasingly difficult pursuit when living in an age of global economic crisis and environmental destruction. By farming, one refutes the typical logic of an identity defined through consumption because satisfaction can be fulfilled by one’s own productive means, and individuals are no longer solely dependent upon external food sources. This gives one the time and strength to find one’s “X”.
木 製 植 盆 版 的《 香 港 農 民 曆》 為 限 量 製 作， 在 農 耕 同 好 及 HK FARMers 之間分享傳閱，而所有內容的電子版本以及工作坊的紀錄可於其出版人 Spring 工作室的網頁免費下載。 The HK FARMers’ Almanac is produced as a limited-edition volume-ina-planter, to be shared among fellow agriculturists and other nurturing souls. Digital versions of all content as well as documentation from its publisher Spring Workshop will be downloadable from: www.springworkshop.org/the-hk-farmers-almanac.
Ming Lin
凌 明
凌明是一位作家及研究工作者，近期的工作主要是研究香港九龍區裡，一處兼營小型展 銷場﹑商店及展覽空間的地方。工餘時則利用社交網絡平台從事出入口商品及藝術品 交易，藉以考証生產及消費模式的變遷。她在最近一次居留北京期間對國內生產及內 銷成衣製品上充滿詩意的英語字句進行實地考察，研究究結果將會於稍後時間發表。 她的處女作「展銷場」於2014由 Modes Vu 出版，其他有關的文章曾在《藝術界》、 《ArtReviewAsia》、《art-agenda》及《Art in America》等雜誌上刊載。凌明於本年將 赴修畢視覺人類學碩士學位課程。 Ming Lin is a writer-researcher whose recent activities have revolved around a small distribution point, shop and exhibition space in Kowloon, Hong Kong. She also works as a part-time importer-exporter, trading commodities and art objects across social networks as a means of examining shifting production and consumption methods. Her most recent work brought her to Beijing, where she conducted fieldwork regarding the poetics of English text found on garments manufactured and sold in China. An essay on these findings is forthcoming. Her first book, Display Distribute, was published by Modes Vu in 2014, and further writings can be found in LEAP, ArtReviewAsia, artagenda and Art in America. She is currently completing a Masters in Visual Anthropology.