村上春樹對於“原創性”曾提出3項特質：

1. 辨識- 獨特的風格
2. 進化- 持續的精進
3. 系統- 豐富的脈絡

一般的創作過程，總是透過一次次的嘗試和修正，去釐清事物的本質、發掘思路的邏輯、窮盡語言的準確，以逐步逼近課題的核心。而隨著創作質量到達一定的水平，再轉身回顧那蓽路藍縷的來時路，大致都能看見一道道隱約的脈絡。在持續動態的藝術實踐中，思維逐漸清晰的同時，創作脈絡也會跟著明確下來。

研究所的論文裡曾放了一張作品的“族譜 family tree”。那是將當時2年來攻讀MFA的41件作品，依照特徵和主題作的梳理和歸類。看見有趣的事是，原來生活中自己所關注的內容是什麼，以及過程中逐漸抽絲剝繭的脈絡。

有幾條創作脈絡確實會綿延十幾二十年，就好像生活本身的有機狀態，人總是在顛簸與滾動中，試著說想說的話；試著做想做的事。過程中你可能無法準確的斷捨離，當然也就不需急於當下定義所有。只要隨著歲月的洗鍊和形意的熟成，或許走在這樣一座森林的路上，因著一路上藝術實踐的積累與信心，總能讓我們知道那道晨光就在不遠處。

Haruki Murakami once proposed three characteristics for “originality”:

1. Identification – Unique style
2. Evolution – Continuous improvement
3. System – Rich context

The general creative process is always to clarify the essence of things, explore the logic of ideas, and exhaust the accuracy of language through repeated attempts and revisions, so as to gradually approach the core of the subject. And when the quality of creation reaches a certain level, you turn around and look back at the origin of the long and thin strands, you can generally see the faint threads. In the continuous art practice, as the thinking gradually becomes clearer, the creative context will also be clarified.

A “family tree” of the work was included in my thesis of graduate study. That was a sorting and classification of 41 works that I had made for the two-year MFA degree according to characteristics and themes. The interesting thing to see is what the original content of life is that I pay attention to, and the context that gradually unravels in the process.

Some creative threads will indeed last for more than ten or twenty years, just like the organic state of life itself. People are always bumping and rolling, trying to say what they want to say; trying to do what they want to do. In the process, you may not be able to accurately separate yourself, but of course there is no need to rush to define everything right away. As time goes by and the form and meaning mature, perhaps walking on such a forest path, the accumulation and confidence of artistic practice along the way can always let us know that the morning light is not far away.