十二月刊正式面世,承接創刊之姿,這次同樣以三封面呈現人前,其中一個版本來自於本地攝影師 Stephanie Teng 的創作,為氣味回憶錄這個主題,賦予更深一層藝術意義。
在香港土生土長,Stephanie 從小接受傳統本地教育,直至大學時期遠赴洛杉磯修讀心理學,而在副修藝術的同時,她亦對黑白攝影產生濃厚興趣,藉由那個黑白灰的世界,將身處在五光十色城市中的自己抽離。
畢業回港後的她正式成為攝影師,開始從事商業攝影的工作,為雜誌及品牌拍攝人像或時尚照片,透過鏡頭將她獨特的視角呈現人前。
這次除了在影像上的合作,Stephanie 更特別創作了一首詩,揉合影像與文字,將她對氣味回憶的故事發想完整表述。
We woke up from a long lost time:
A life before we lost our rays
to fireflies in mirrored minds.
Trickling trails of memory fade
in swelling melodies, we wait –
wading through fragrant fumes of truth.
Time pauses in one lasting gaze –
Let go to hold on to new moons.
Sitting on a window still blind
by a light in a shifting shade.
The smell of your skin left behind:
a heart once shaken by a blaze;
a life shattered, another saved.
Reflections on a December blue,
Love takes shape in drifting ways –
Let go to hold on to new moons.
The streets of home feel misaligned:
No hero is here to save the day;
Hold dear all the treasures we find;
no shores escape the waves.
Wishes wilt in unworldly graves
but bloom in a different room.
As the final curtain calls your name –
Let go to hold on to new moons.
In search of a forgotten time –
no star is warmer than wonder.
Walk with me beyond the sublime –