問的答;答的問 Q&A; A&Q

Q&A; A&Q 問的答;答的問

A:    藝術是甚麼呢?
Q:    其實藝術必然「是」甚麼的嗎?
A:    如果藝術甚麼都不是,那麼你做甚麼藝術呢?
Q:    或者,因為它甚麼不是,才更有值得做吧?
A:    你還沒答我,那麼你做甚麼藝術呢?
Q:    可不可以,做一些甚麼都不是,又或者甚麼都可能是的東西?
A:    那,即是做甚麼?
Q:    為甚麼,你要知道,那,是甚麼?
A:    知道是怎樣,就可以朝著做,不會做錯了吧?
Q:    所以說,藝術是,大家做著差不多的事?
A:    也不是,參考一下罷了。然後也可以各自發揮一下?
Q:    其實你早有答案了,還問我幹嗎?
A:    不。就是不知道是怎樣,又如何發揮?
Q:    那麼,人生是甚麼呢?
A:    噢,這麼深奧的問題。明明是我先問你,為甚麼你倒過頭來反問我呢?
Q:    很深奧嗎?但你還不是一樣存活著?
A:    哦。人生是:做一些甚麼都不是,又或者甚麼都可能是的東西?
Q:    或許是,或許不是。反正你有自己的答案吧?
A:    當我問:「甚麼」是「甚麼」?正是因為我不知道⋯⋯
Q:    如果早就知道了答案,我們都可跟著做,會不會很無聊沒意思呢?
A:    但誰又會知道答案呢?
Q:    或許我們都在尋找答案?
A:    所以問題是如何找答案?
Q:    你假設有一個答案?
A:    或許多於一個?
Q:    問題一定有答案的嗎?
A:    沒有答案的話,我們還要問題嗎?
Q:    沒有問題的話,我們還要答案嗎?

(原刊於Ava#5,10/2016)

 


A:    What is Art?
Q:    Does Art have to be anything?
A:    If Art isn’t anything at all, then why do you do it?
Q:    Or, it makes it all the more worthwhile because it isn’t anything, doesn’t it?
A:    You haven’t answered me. Then why do you do it?
Q:    Can I do something that isn’t anything, or could be anything?
A:    What exactly is it then?
Q:    Why do you need to know?
A:    We need to know so we can follow the idea without making a mistake?
Q:    So, Art means everybody doing similar things?
A:    Not really. Making reference to one another at some points. But we can still do it in our own ways, can’t we?
Q:    Actually you already have the answer. Why do you have to ask me?
A:    No I don’t. If I don’t know what it is, then how am I supposed to do it?
Q:    What is life then?
A:    Oh, that’s such a profound question. I’m the one asking a question, why am I being asked?
Q:    Is it profound? But you are living anyway, aren’t you?
A:    Life is: to do something that isn’t anything, or could be anything?
Q:    Maybe. Maybe not. You have your answer one way or the other, don’t you?
A:    Why do I ask “what” is “what”?  it is exactly because I don’t have the answer…
Q:    If we all knew the answer, and followed the idea, wouldn’t it be boring and meaningless?
A:    Then who has the answer?
Q:    Perhaps we all are looking for one?
A:    So the question is how to find an answer?
Q:    Are you assuming there is one?
A:    Or more than one?
Q:    Does a question always have an answer?
A:    Without an answer, do we need a question?
Q:    Without a question, do we need an answer?

(published in Ava#5, 10/2016)