GOLDFISH IN THE UNIVERSE

Finalist, 2024 Bologna Children's Book Fair's Illustration Exhibition (Italy)
入圍意大利波隆那世界插畫大獎展

Goldfish in the Universe" depict goldfish swimming in Hong Kong landmarks from the perspectives of fisheye, aerial photography, and high-altitude bird's-eye view. Pen So uses the goldfish as an allusion in his exploration of the infinite world of The Metaverse. While it may seem that anyone is free to this unreal world with countless identities or incarna-tions, The Metaverse may be just another fishbowl that traps us in an existence without freedom.

從魚眼、航拍、高空俯視的視角描繪金魚群在香港地標暢游的情境。以金魚為想像，探索元宇宙中的世界看似無窮無盡，大家看似可以享受自由體驗，能夠以不同身份或無限的生命來體驗不真實的世界，但其實，元宇宙可能只是另一個金魚缸，我們都走不出沒有自由的國度。