Myrrh (No medicine)
沒藥
2016
Mixed media
30 x 30 x 15cm

Myrrh, which means in Chinese: no medicine. It is said that in the Bible, the bodies were buried with Myrrh. The Magi brought three gifts to Jesus after he was born, Myrrh was one of them; and Myrrh is presented to the dead. Thus, Myrrh is associated with death while it is used for relieving the pains. Having said that, I am not a Christian, just attracted by the homonym of Myrrh in Chinese. There are too many incurable things in the world. If there is no medicine to heal, only self-help could reduce these sufferings.


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沒藥(myrrh)，又稱末藥、製沒藥、製末藥。據說在聖經裏，埋葬的時候大多用上沒藥；此為東方博士獻給耶穌的其中之一份禮物，亦用來獻給死人。如此，沒藥與死亡有關，也用來減輕痛苦。然而我不是教徒，只是被其諧音吸引。世上太多無可救藥，唯有自救，減輕痛苦。

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