Smoke Festival

作品賞析

Smoke Festival by LIN Shu-Jou looks at human behavior through the eyes of nature. The painting focuses on the large pot where the fish is being cooked in the center, and other fish are also being cooked. The festival is surrounded by fire and smoke, showing a feast of fish offerings. It’s narrated in the first person: “I heard the laughter behind the smoke, a feast like a ritual started. All my friends came, they were grilled slightly, but I heard this could be tasty. Our value after painful burning rose slowly like the smoke. Only I was crying, you were all ecstatic.” LIN Shu-Jou cares about the ocean and the land, and reflects on the importance of mutual respect between humans and nature through images.