釘子

釘在木中，木在釘中

直到最近，我一直以木頭結合釘子或不鏽鋼棒進行創作，將它們組合成幾何圖形，譬如球體、半球體、或是圓柱體。製做這些作品時，我的煩惱之一是，如何隱藏釘子和螺栓。

現在，我反其道而行，單單強調釘子的存在。我將無數的釘子打入木頭，加以彎折、磨光，再將木頭燻黑。我刻意突顯釘子，同時，把木頭的年輪和天然色澤變黑。閃閃發光的金屬釘子在燻黑的木炭上，襯托得更加鮮明。透過此一過程，我利用釘子在木頭上作畫。

或許，化此凡塵為美麗天地的是那些辛勤勞動的人們。我誠然無此能力讓世界變得美麗，我只希望創作一些看起來美麗的作品。

儘管只是一根生鏽、彎折的釘子，你若凝眸細觀，將會發現它是何等美麗！

──李在孝

Nail

Nail in Wood and Wood in Nail

Until recently, my work has been about combining wood with nails or steel bars,

integrating them into geometrical shapes such as a sphere, a hemisphere or a

cylinder. Whenever I do this, one of my troubles is keep nails and bolts out of sight.

On the contrary, I now put an emphasis only on nails. I drive countless nails into

wood, bend them, grind them, and then burn the wood, making nails protrude

and at the same time blackening its growth ring and natural color. Then glittering

metallic nails on the black charcoal become ever more conspicuous. Through this

process, I draw a picture on wood using nails.

It may be those that make a hard living who make this world a beautiful place.

I certainly do not have the power to make it beautiful. I just hope to make those things that are seen beautiful.

It may be a rusty bent nail. If you take a close look at it, however, you'll find

how beautiful it is.

-Lee, Jaehyo