La Mer (2017)
Video, sound, and sculptural installation
A collaboration between Tree Angles and Preston Hartwick.
▶▶△ (Tree-Angles) - "La Mer" 《海》
10 Min. Recorded and produced on Cheung Chau, filmed in Cheung Chau, Spain, and France.
10 分鐘 收音及製作:長洲 拍攝:長洲、⻄班牙及法國
Inspired by the constant wave sound of the sea's ebb and flow at their studio in Tung Tai/Bela Vista, "La Mer" (The Sea) is an immersive audio & video collage which follows the poetic and existential introspection of a man facing the sea, the interactions with his own place, a narration of rhythms between human and natural beats.
作品靈感來自在東堤/東堤小築的工作室聽到的潮起潮落海浪聲。“La Mer” (法語，指 海洋)是一個沉浸式聲音和影像拼貼作品，作品跟隨著一個人面對海洋的那種詩意和 對存在的反思，與自我空間的互動，和一個以節奏敘述人及自然節奏的旁白。
Preston Hartwick - "Unfinished" 《未完成》 c. 1990 - present c.1990 - 現在
Brick, cement, sand, waves, time 磚、水泥、砂、浪、時間
This is a work in progress, spanning nearly three decades of exposure to abrasion by wind, water, and self-doubt. It's a testament to resilience, change, and aging gracefully. 這作品還在創作階段，被超過30年以上的風吹雨打和自我懷疑磨損。這是對復原力、 改變和老化的一個證明。
Collaboration 偶然的合作
Together, both works express confrontation with the ocean - the power of endless waves eroding human constructions, mental or physical, and rounding even the sharpest of edges. 這兩組作品同樣在表達與海洋的對抗:不斷侵蝕人類建設、精神或肉體的力量，甚至 能把最尖銳的角落都磨成圓滑的表面。
►►△(Tree-Angles), the kaleidoscopic duo based in Hong Kong, continually link nature and geometry from roots to horizon. Audio creations, image collages, video montages and craft productions find poetic form in their dynamic yet retrospective sense of the future through visual installations and abstract fusion beats. With a second EP “三 (saām)” released on vinyl last September, ►►△ has been playing in various cities in Asia (Chongqing, Shanghai, Taipei, Cebu, Bangkok,…) as well as major venues and events in HK.“►►△（Tree-Angles）是千變萬化的本地二人組合。他們不斷把自然與幾何聯繫，從地底到地平線。在音頻創作、影像拼貼、影像剪輯和工藝製作中發現當中詩意的形式， 透過視覺裝置和抽象的節奏來體現既有動態又有追溯感的未來。 去年9月在vinyl發行第二張迷你專輯 “三(saām)”，►►△活躍在多個亞洲城市如重慶、上海、台北、宿務、曼谷等，以及香港的主要活動。
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Preston Hartwick is a Cheung Chau resident who dabbles in film photography, sculpture, and ceramics.
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