這個世界我來兩次，第一次混沌，第二次陌生。回憶是銳利的鏡片。閃了眼光傷不到肉。但心隨之變。我該用甚麼認識現在的自己。鏡覺是驚覺的誤現。思之也通，於是為望小鏡之絕。是為小鏡覺。」 — 林鉅

林鉅作品呈現的超現實癲狂狀態一直是其視覺識別，這魅力在解構的形體轉換中探索著生命的完整與缺憾。然而，有意識地趨近混沌未明之境，這動作猶如霧裡探花，緊追在疑問之後，欲求看似得不到的解答。此次個展「小鏡覺」所呈現的正是這追逐的張力，在繪畫過程，時光的流逝反應在構圖畫面中，往往化成畫面內外的奇詭對應，自此開展出《回元》系列作品。而在那時間放射性的流竄與記憶殘留狀態下，人與物自身的存在，破碎於畫面與畫面之間，其所回看的繪畫本質於《靜物》系列再次返行，關注著個體與生活間最細微的脈動，試圖透過繪畫召喚記憶之外的純粹感知，反思個體於時間的片斷與再建。別於以往，林鉅本次對展覽的思考推展至空間與媒材之對應性，透過空間結構的拆解，並融合作為演員身分的影像，使展覽散發濃烈個人特質，帶領觀者前往其驚覺之境。

Twice I’ve come into this world; chaotic the first time, estranged the second. Memories are mirror shards that dazzle the eye and spare the flesh. Yet the heart is transfigured along the way. How should I come to terms with what I am now? “Mirror” (jing) was a misrepresentation of “surprise” (jing), but, come to think of it, it actually makes sense. So I look in the mirror for my vignettes, and name the exhibition thus. — Lin Ju

Tina Keng Gallery is pleased to present Lin Ju: Mirrored Vignettes, on view from November 15 to December 31 (Opening reception: November 15, 4:30 p.m.) This exhibition includes an array of Lin Ju’s latest oil paintings, highlighting a shift in the scale of his work. Scaling down from past works as large as 300 by 200 centimeters to this series of new works as small as 20 by 30 centimeters, Lin aims to reduce painting to its essence with a return to the pristine state in his art practice.(read more)