ceiiinosssttuv (As the extension, so the force) , 2022 –
力如伸長（那樣變化）
彈簧不一定以我們熟悉的樣態存在，但作為各樣工具廣泛運用於日常生活之中。彈簧具有彈性能（resilience）的性能，使其能夠產生作用力、儲存能量、吸收震動等等，小至夾住紙張的迴紋針、曬衣物的曬衣夾，大至交通工具的零件、建築物的結構。
會注意到彈簧，是自從與我親密快十年的雙人床開始無法像一般的床墊一樣，對我的身體提供應有的支持。就像床壞掉了，無法睡個好覺，物理上的不舒適將潛入其他看不見的地方，又結果般的現形在日常活動中：疲憊、無法專注、心情不好、影響工作表現等等。彈簧的彈性能，在延伸的情境之內我們可以將彈性多重閱讀成抗彈力、反彈力、回覆力或是韌性。
另一個彈簧的用途是作為測量的工具。當施加於彈簧的力超越了其彈性限度，或是因施力太久導致彈性疲乏，都有可能是床壞掉的原因，在這件作品中，運用彈簧的作用力作為度量衡測量兩物體之間的距離，將施力與反抗力的力量透過彈簧樣貌的變化，作為不同力量作用之間的隱喻。
Springs do not necessarily exist in the form we are familiar with, but they are widely used in everyday life as vital components within a variety of apparently necessary tools. This is because springs have the property of resilience, something which allows them to generate force, store energy, absorb vibration, and much more. From small paper clips, clothes pegs for the hanging up of clothes, to vehicle parts and even the earthquake proofing of buildings – though often hidden from direct view – the human world is constantly being sprung into action.
I myself have been noticing springs ever since the double bed-size mattress that I have lived with intimately with for almost a decade began failing to support my body the way a regular mattress should. When a bed breaks down and you can’t get a good night sleep, the physical discomfort will creep into other invisible places and consequently manifests itself in everyday activities: fatigue, inability to concentrate, bad mood, impact on work performance, and so on. Similarly, in an extension of this context, the spring’s elasticity can be viewed in multiple layers such as resilience, recoil, response force or toughness.
Another use of springs is as a measuring tool. When the force exerted on the spring exceeds its elastic limit, or when the force applied lasts too long and the elasticity becomes fatigued, these scenarios could all be the cause of a broken bed. In this work, the force applied to the spring is used as a measure of the distance between two objects, through changes in its appearance, it is used as a metaphor of the possible relations between various forces.
Photographer/ Lin Kuan-Ling