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Images of the insulin dosage adjustment process
過程影像-調整藥劑
Images of the long-acting insulin injection process
(Insulin Glargine)過程影像-注射長效胰島素
Images of the short-acting insulin injection process
過程影像-注射長效胰島素
Images of mixing two insulins with a water-soluble pencil.
過程影像-用水溶性鉛筆混合兩種胰島素
Process photograph 過程影像
Images of the dosage recording process
過程影像-紀錄兩種劑量
Process photograph 過程影像
Process photograph 過程影像
Shi Jin-Hua
48.3 x 32.9 cm (document)
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Artist Statement:
Living with insulin-dependent diabetes necessitates daily insulin injections at specific times to maintain blood sugar balance. I meticulously record each day's dosage to track my glucose levels and overall physical state.
On a watercolor sheet, beginning at the top left as October 1st, I use a pen injector to release the day's long-acting and rapid-acting insulin (e.g., October 1st: 24 units long-acting, 35 units rapid-acting). At the droplet of medication, I blend it with a pencil, marking the spot, and then note the two dosages below. A line then extends to the next day, and I repeat this process of releasing the insulin, drawing through it, and logging the amounts until October 31st, completing this visual diary of my monthly insulin journey.
This work is an homage to On Kawara, Roman Opalka, and Cy Twombly. Their artistic concerns resonate here: Kawara and Opalka explored existential and action-based art, one chronicling the present moment in diverse forms, the other focusing on the immediate sequence through repetitive numerical inscription – both revealing the ephemerality of existence. Following the calendar, I documentarily inject each day's insulin onto a singular point on the paper, then stir and pull the pencil through the liquid. This stroke becomes a temporal marker, while simultaneously nodding to Cy Twombly's iconic gestural marks. For me, insulin is vital for metabolism and survival. A single stir signifies a day's passage, and the line progresses chronologically to the next point, continuing until the month concludes, finalizing this monthly record.
Given the use of insulin, sourced sparingly from leftover prescriptions, accumulating sufficient "material" for creation requires eight to ten months or more. This Insulin Daily Log October 2019 marks my initial realization of this concept, a significant breakthrough for which I feel a deep sense of accomplishment. Furthermore, due to its conceptual and performative nature, the work is accompanied by documentation, including process visuals, which I felt was important to include.
創作自述
由於胰島素依賴型糖尿病，藝術家每日必須適時注射胰島素，以平衡血糖值，記錄每日劑量以監測血糖，掌握身體狀況。
在一張水彩紙上，將左上方作為10月1日起始點，以筆型注射器打出當日長、速效胰島素劑量（比如10月1日長效胰島素24單位，短效胰島素35單位。打出該日的藥量），在藥水處用鉛筆混合三者，並在下方紀錄兩種劑量，接著劃出線段走入下一日，重複上述打藥水、走筆、紀錄劑量的動作，直到完成10月31日，結束此月胰島素的走筆日記。
此作致敬的大師是河原溫（On Kawara）、Roman Opalka及Cy
Twombly。他們作品處理的問題，河原溫與Roman
Opalka是屬於存在主義式及行為式的作品，一個以種種方式記錄今日的時空，一個以書寫序列數字的行為專注於當下之序，二者俱示：「存有即無常」。藝術家依照日期順序，很紀實地將一日胰島素的劑量注射在紙上一處，然後以鉛筆攪拌劃過藥水，這筆觸是時間的刻度，並向Cy
Twombly的經典塗鴉致敬。對藝術家而言，胰島素是代謝與生存所需的藥物，一處攪拌即度過一日，依著時間順序線條繼續前行，向下一處邁進，直到走完一個月，完成一個月的日記。
由於作品使用的胰島素，是要從處方剩餘的藥物中節約出來使用的，所以需要存8至10個月以上的時間，才有足夠的「材料」可供創作，這次《胰島素日月記2019年10月》是我第一次的實踐，是一個新的突破，我很欣慰。另外，由於它是很觀念與行為的作品，所以它有文件，文件中有過程影像，這點也是要提出說明的。
◆《胰島日月記—2019年10月》2019｜胰島素、石墨水溶性鉛筆、文件｜79 x 109 cm，文件：48.3 x 32.9 cm
Exhibitions
2019 “Homage to Masters”, Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2019 「向大師致敬—石晉華個展」，安卓藝術，台北，台灣