Diligently – 2025.07.08

《孜孜而行》
伍淑珍繪畫作品展

I am a mother, a daughter, a teacher, and above all, a housewife. I am part of the working class, but also a painter. Like many in society, I juggle various roles and identities and strive to manage the responsibilities each one brings. The burden can be overwhelming and I often wonder, why can’t things be simpler? I have attempted to change, but like most of the people, I find that nothing really changes.

For me, painting is a sanctuary, a tree hollow, a means to restore my sanity from the brink of absurdity. For those indelible people and matters that persist despite my best efforts, I wield my pencils and brushes as swords and oils as blades, I use my art as a form of digestion and I use paintings to find peace.

The “Bound for Love” series is my record of motherhood. “We Need a Break” reflects my understanding of Macau’s limitations in the global context, while the idiom series is my confession of grappling with multiple identities. In conclusion, I believe my paintings express more than my words ever could.

Ng Sok Chan, Jane

我是一名母親，也是一名女兒，是教師，更是一名家庭主婦。我是一名打工仔，同時也是一個畫家。我跟社會上的人都一樣，肩負各種不同的身分，努力去疏理每一個聯繫帶來的責任。這些內容太多太重了，我經常在想，為什麼不能簡單一些？曾經我也努力去改變，可惜我跟大部分人一樣，什麼也改變不了。

繪畫對我而言，是個避風港，是個樹洞，能把我由瘋子拉回正常人狀態，那些窮思極想都無法消弭的人和事，我以筆為劍，以油彩為刃，我以創作來消化，我以繪畫來獲得平靜。

《Bound for Love》系列，是我為自己成為母親所作的紀錄；《We need a break》講述我理解中身為澳門面向世界的局限，成語系列是我面對多重身分的自白。寫在最後，我的畫比我的文字更能表達。

梁倩婷