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Tulip/Goldfish
Oil pastel, Prose

A set of three
95mm x 135mm (each)

2023

Original Prose

金魚—1

你有聽過金魚只有7秒記憶的說法嗎?牠上一秒在想什麼?牠說牠已經忘記,然後牠告訴你,一會兒後牠也將會忘記你曾經向牠提問過的問題。「或許我將會忘記你,忘記你的外貌,忘記你的聲音,忘記你眼珠動來動去的模樣,但我會永遠保留對你的感覺。忽有一天綠光浮影,某個街角轉角,都會有你的影子。浪來了,再見。」

金魚—2

​不知從哪一天開始,流傳著金魚只有7秒記憶的說法。你與我都認識這麼久了,你該知道那是騙人的說法吧。我想這說法可能是從一隻不想誠實面對大眾的金魚開始流傳,每當有魚問牠某項牠不想回答的問題,牠就會回答「我忘記了」。而魚們都總愛問問題,隨著說這句話的頻率增加,坊間便開始流傳這句話。因此有些人說7秒,有些人說3秒,這樣一來你就知道這說法的由來了。而我對你永遠誠實。

Prose Translation

(Part 1)


Have you ever heard the saying that goldfish only have 7 seconds of memory? What was she thinking at the last second? She said she forgot. Then, she tells you that after a while, she will also forget the question you used to ask.
"Maybe I will forget you, your appearance, your voice, and the way your eyes move. But I will always keep my feelings about you. One random day, when the sun is shining through the water, I see your shadow in the corner. The wave is coming, goodbye."

(Part 2)

No one knows when the saying started to spread about goldfish only having 7 seconds of memory. As we have known each other for such a long time, you should know that is a lie, right? I think the saying may have started from a goldfish who was not being honest with the public. Whenever a fish asked him a question he did not want to answer, he would answer "I forgot".And you know fishes always like to ask questions. As the frequency of saying this sentence increases, this sentence begins to spread in public. That’s why some say 7 seconds, some say 3 seconds.Now you know how the saying comes. And I will always be honest with you.

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