《美好生活指南》Guides to a Better Soul | Solo exhibition presented by Touch Gallery
《魚人》系列（2008年至今）是香港藝術家蟻穎琳創作的故事書系列。故事講述了居住在香港這個地方的錦鯉頭人物 男魚人、女魚人以及他們的朋友們的生活。《魚人》的世界涵蓋奇幻、戲劇、童話、懸疑、驚悚、冒險、恐怖和浪漫等多種類型，探索了眾多主題，並包含了許多文化意義和參考。該系列的主要主題包括超自然、自我覺悟、憤怒與寬恕、錯誤、瘋狂、孤獨、友誼和愛。
它們是永無止境的故事。
Fish Man (2008–present) is a series of story books written by Hong Kong artist Ant NGAI Wing Lam. The series follows the lives of koi fish-headed characters, Fish Man and Fish Woman, and their friends, all of them living in a place named Hong Kong. A series of many genres, including fantasy, drama, fairy tale, mystery, thriller, adventure, horror, and romance, the world of Fish Man explores numerous themes and includes many cultural meanings and references. Major themes in the series include supernatural, self-awareness, anger and forgiveness, mistaken, madness, loneliness, friendship and love.
They are never ending stories.
美好心靈指南 | Guides to a Better Soul
Oil on canvas, 101 x 101 cm
2025
這些都是精選出來特別實用的書。在這份書單裡，有些書就像一道光明，幫你照亮前進的方向；有些書會讓你獲得靈感，開啟思考新方向；有些書能解開你的迷惑，有些書能讓你重新振作，面對生活的種種挑戰。
All of them are specially selected books that sparkle for life and soul. In this book list, some books are like signals of a lighthouse, helping you illuminate the way forward; some books will inspire you and open up new directions of thinking; some books can solve your confusion, and some books can cheer you up and face life's challenges.
白雪公主的蘋果 | The Apple of Snow White
Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm
2025
究竟當時發生了甚麼事？一次認真地分析白雪公主是如何接下毒蘋果。也許白雪公主是太天真，不好意思拒絕，或是太餓了。 這是魚人世界的經典兒童讀物。童年必讀。
What exactly happened? A serious analysis of how Snow White accepted the poisoned apple. Maybe Snow White is too innocent, embarrassed to refuse, or too hungry.
This is a classic children's book in the world of Fish man. A must-read for childhood.
優質睡眠 | Quality Sleep
Oil on canvas, 21 x 21 cm
2025
這本書提出了入睡前要思考的 10 件事。除了日常生活中常見的睡眠問題外，還會告訴你如何改善生活習慣和睡眠環境，進而提升睡眠品質。
The book suggests 10 things to think about before falling asleep. In addition to common sleep problems in daily life, it will also tell you how to improve your habits and sleep environment to improve your sleep quality.
月亮的眼淚 | Tears of the Moon
Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm
2025
這個故事融合了奇幻、超自然的浪漫和真摯的友誼，提出了一個問題：恨還是愛？現實與幻想之間的界線隨著每顆流星的墜落而變得模糊。
這是魚人世界的經典兒童讀物。童年不能錯過。
The story blends fantasy, supernatural romance, and heartfelt friendship drama to ask the question: To hate or love? The lines between reality and fantasy blur with every falling star.
This is a classic children's book in the world of Fish man. A must-read for childhood.
和月亮小姐去露營 | Camping with Miss Moon
Oil on canvas, 21 x 21 cm
2025
月亮小姐和女魚人一生都是親密的朋友。在那晚營火下分享了生命的奧秘、宇宙的秘密、幸福、瘋狂、嫉妒、愛和死亡。
他們只在晚上出去玩。（白天月亮小姐要睡覺）
Miss Moon and Fish Woman remained intimate friends throughout their lives. In front of the campfire, they shared the mystery of life, secrets of the universe, happiness, madness, jealousy, love, and death.
They only hang out at night. (Miss Moon is sleeping during the day)
孤帆獨航繞地球 | Sailing Alone Around the World
Oil on canvas, 21 x 21 cm
2025
《孤帆獨航繞地球》是一本關於一個隻身環球航行的航海回憶錄。
旅程的亮點包括在大海中航行的危險、孤獨、思鄉、到達從未被記載的島嶼以及在島上的奇遇。
Sailing Alone Around the World is a sailing memoir about a solo sailing memoir around the world. Highlights of the journey include the dangers of sailing in the big blue, loneliness, homesickness, the fantasy adventures on the islands that never exist on map.
舊日彈 | The Old Bomb
Mixed media, 22 x 9 x 9 cm
2025
舊日彈 | Old Bombs
Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm
2025
舊日炸彈是隨時可能爆炸的潛在問題。當你發現它們時，你會如何處理？
本書提供了一些意想不到的方法，讓你能夠清晰、理性地評估情況，幫助你理解根本原因、質疑假設並探索解決方案。
Old Bombs are the potential problems which might explode anytime. How would you deal with it when you found them?
This book provides unexpected ways that allow you to evaluate situations clearly and rationally, helping you understand underlying causes, question assumptions, and explore solutions.
烹飪出了錯 | Cooking Gone Wrong
Oil on canvas, 21 x 21 cm
2025
《烹飪出了錯》採用負面教材，融合幽默和實用建議，提供提示和技巧，將您可怕的烹飪遭遇轉變為愉快的廚房冒險。
Cooking Gone Wrong, with negative teaching materials, blend of humor and practical advice, offers tips and tricks to transform your fearful culinary encounters into enjoyable kitchen escapades.
管理你的時間 | Manage Your Time
Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm
2025
遲到是一種病嗎？了解長期遲到的原因，重新思考並重新調整你與時間的關係可能會幫助你提高準時性。它可以拯救你的人際關係。這是成年人配方的心靈雞湯，已成為50個國家的暢銷書。
Is being late an illness? Understanding the causes of chronic lateness, rethinking and resetting your relationship to time will help you improve your timeliness. It might save your relationships.
This is chicken soup for the slow souls, adult formula. It has become the best-seller in 50 countries.
仍在路上的人 | He is Still on His Way
Mixed media, 18 x 19 x 5 cm
2025
仍在路上的人 | He is Still on His Way
Oil on canvas, 67 x 51 cm
2025
仍在路上的人不慌不忙。
He is still on his way with a cup of tea.
守時的人 | She is Always On Time
Mixed media, 18 x 19 x 5 cm
2025
守時的人 | She is Always On Time
Oil on canvas, 67 x 51 cm
2025
守時的人常等候。
A punctual person always waits.
有怪事發生的房間 | The Room with Strange Things Happened
Oil on wood panel, 55 x 60 cm
2025
住在217號房的那個晚上怪事不斷發生。由於沒有其他房間過夜，女孩能找到辦法度過這一夜嗎？
年度最佳驚悚故事。
An extraordinary story about a night with strange things happened at the hotel room 217. With no other room for the night, can the girl find a way to survive the night?
The best thriller story of the year.
舊日彈的發現與爆炸 | Old Bombs Found and Exposed
Oil on wood panel, 45 x 50 cm
2025
舊炸彈是過去埋藏的潛在問題，隨時隨地會爆炸。
Old bombs are latent problems buried in the past that could explode at any time.
月亮小姐教你洗頭 | Miss Moon Teaches Hair Washing
Oil on wood panel, 45 x 50 cm
2025
月亮小姐脫下了天空衣裳，給無頭髮的女魚人示範了如何洗頭。
他們一生都是親密的好友。他們只在晚上出去玩。（白天月亮小姐要睡覺）
Miss Moon took off her sky suit and showed the hairless fish girl how to wash her hair.
They remained intimate friends throughout their lives. They only hang out at night. (Miss Moon is sleeping during the day)
拗彎匙羹的幻象師 | The Illusionist Who Bends Spoons
Mixed media, 25 x 9 x 7 cm
2025
拗彎匙羹的幻象師 (半身像) | The Illusionist Who Bends Spoons (Bust)
Mixed media, 15 x 8 x 7 cm
2025
拗彎匙羹的幻象師 | The Illusionist Who Bends Spoons
Oil on wood panel, 45 x 50 cm
2025
相信並享受拗彎匙羹的表演，無論它是否真實，即使其實沒有湯匙存在。
Believe and enjoy the spoons bending performance, no matter if it is true or not, even if there is no spoon.
「美好生活」可有「指南」？ | BEING HONG KONG
Overall view of exhibition
它們是永無止境的故事。
Fish Man (2008–present) is a series of story books written by Hong Kong artist Ant NGAI Wing Lam. The series follows the lives of koi fish-headed characters, Fish Man and Fish Woman, and their friends, all of them living in a place named Hong Kong. A series of many genres, including fantasy, drama, fairy tale, mystery, thriller, adventure, horror, and romance, the world of Fish Man explores numerous themes and includes many cultural meanings and references. Major themes in the series include supernatural, self-awareness, anger and forgiveness, mistaken, madness, loneliness, friendship and love.
They are never ending stories.
美好心靈指南 | Guides to a Better Soul
Oil on canvas, 101 x 101 cm
2025
這些都是精選出來特別實用的書。在這份書單裡，有些書就像一道光明，幫你照亮前進的方向；有些書會讓你獲得靈感，開啟思考新方向；有些書能解開你的迷惑，有些書能讓你重新振作，面對生活的種種挑戰。
All of them are specially selected books that sparkle for life and soul. In this book list, some books are like signals of a lighthouse, helping you illuminate the way forward; some books will inspire you and open up new directions of thinking; some books can solve your confusion, and some books can cheer you up and face life's challenges.
白雪公主的蘋果 | The Apple of Snow White
Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm
2025
究竟當時發生了甚麼事？一次認真地分析白雪公主是如何接下毒蘋果。也許白雪公主是太天真，不好意思拒絕，或是太餓了。 這是魚人世界的經典兒童讀物。童年必讀。
What exactly happened? A serious analysis of how Snow White accepted the poisoned apple. Maybe Snow White is too innocent, embarrassed to refuse, or too hungry.
This is a classic children's book in the world of Fish man. A must-read for childhood.
優質睡眠 | Quality Sleep
Oil on canvas, 21 x 21 cm
2025
這本書提出了入睡前要思考的 10 件事。除了日常生活中常見的睡眠問題外，還會告訴你如何改善生活習慣和睡眠環境，進而提升睡眠品質。
The book suggests 10 things to think about before falling asleep. In addition to common sleep problems in daily life, it will also tell you how to improve your habits and sleep environment to improve your sleep quality.
月亮的眼淚 | Tears of the Moon
Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm
2025
這個故事融合了奇幻、超自然的浪漫和真摯的友誼，提出了一個問題：恨還是愛？現實與幻想之間的界線隨著每顆流星的墜落而變得模糊。
這是魚人世界的經典兒童讀物。童年不能錯過。
The story blends fantasy, supernatural romance, and heartfelt friendship drama to ask the question: To hate or love? The lines between reality and fantasy blur with every falling star.
This is a classic children's book in the world of Fish man. A must-read for childhood.
和月亮小姐去露營 | Camping with Miss Moon
Oil on canvas, 21 x 21 cm
2025
月亮小姐和女魚人一生都是親密的朋友。在那晚營火下分享了生命的奧秘、宇宙的秘密、幸福、瘋狂、嫉妒、愛和死亡。
他們只在晚上出去玩。（白天月亮小姐要睡覺）
Miss Moon and Fish Woman remained intimate friends throughout their lives. In front of the campfire, they shared the mystery of life, secrets of the universe, happiness, madness, jealousy, love, and death.
They only hang out at night. (Miss Moon is sleeping during the day)
孤帆獨航繞地球 | Sailing Alone Around the World
Oil on canvas, 21 x 21 cm
2025
《孤帆獨航繞地球》是一本關於一個隻身環球航行的航海回憶錄。
旅程的亮點包括在大海中航行的危險、孤獨、思鄉、到達從未被記載的島嶼以及在島上的奇遇。
Sailing Alone Around the World is a sailing memoir about a solo sailing memoir around the world. Highlights of the journey include the dangers of sailing in the big blue, loneliness, homesickness, the fantasy adventures on the islands that never exist on map.
舊日彈 | The Old Bomb
Mixed media, 22 x 9 x 9 cm
2025
舊日彈 | Old Bombs
Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm
2025
舊日炸彈是隨時可能爆炸的潛在問題。當你發現它們時，你會如何處理？
本書提供了一些意想不到的方法，讓你能夠清晰、理性地評估情況，幫助你理解根本原因、質疑假設並探索解決方案。
Old Bombs are the potential problems which might explode anytime. How would you deal with it when you found them?
This book provides unexpected ways that allow you to evaluate situations clearly and rationally, helping you understand underlying causes, question assumptions, and explore solutions.
烹飪出了錯 | Cooking Gone Wrong
Oil on canvas, 21 x 21 cm
2025
《烹飪出了錯》採用負面教材，融合幽默和實用建議，提供提示和技巧，將您可怕的烹飪遭遇轉變為愉快的廚房冒險。
Cooking Gone Wrong, with negative teaching materials, blend of humor and practical advice, offers tips and tricks to transform your fearful culinary encounters into enjoyable kitchen escapades.
管理你的時間 | Manage Your Time
Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm
2025
遲到是一種病嗎？了解長期遲到的原因，重新思考並重新調整你與時間的關係可能會幫助你提高準時性。它可以拯救你的人際關係。這是成年人配方的心靈雞湯，已成為50個國家的暢銷書。
Is being late an illness? Understanding the causes of chronic lateness, rethinking and resetting your relationship to time will help you improve your timeliness. It might save your relationships.
This is chicken soup for the slow souls, adult formula. It has become the best-seller in 50 countries.
仍在路上的人 | He is Still on His Way
Mixed media, 18 x 19 x 5 cm
2025
仍在路上的人 | He is Still on His Way
Oil on canvas, 67 x 51 cm
2025
仍在路上的人不慌不忙。
He is still on his way with a cup of tea.
守時的人 | She is Always On Time
Mixed media, 18 x 19 x 5 cm
2025
守時的人 | She is Always On Time
Oil on canvas, 67 x 51 cm
2025
守時的人常等候。
A punctual person always waits.
有怪事發生的房間 | The Room with Strange Things Happened
Oil on wood panel, 55 x 60 cm
2025
住在217號房的那個晚上怪事不斷發生。由於沒有其他房間過夜，女孩能找到辦法度過這一夜嗎？
年度最佳驚悚故事。
An extraordinary story about a night with strange things happened at the hotel room 217. With no other room for the night, can the girl find a way to survive the night?
The best thriller story of the year.
舊日彈的發現與爆炸 | Old Bombs Found and Exposed
Oil on wood panel, 45 x 50 cm
2025
舊炸彈是過去埋藏的潛在問題，隨時隨地會爆炸。
Old bombs are latent problems buried in the past that could explode at any time.
月亮小姐教你洗頭 | Miss Moon Teaches Hair Washing
Oil on wood panel, 45 x 50 cm
2025
月亮小姐脫下了天空衣裳，給無頭髮的女魚人示範了如何洗頭。
他們一生都是親密的好友。他們只在晚上出去玩。（白天月亮小姐要睡覺）
Miss Moon took off her sky suit and showed the hairless fish girl how to wash her hair.
They remained intimate friends throughout their lives. They only hang out at night. (Miss Moon is sleeping during the day)
拗彎匙羹的幻象師 | The Illusionist Who Bends Spoons
Mixed media, 25 x 9 x 7 cm
2025
拗彎匙羹的幻象師 (半身像) | The Illusionist Who Bends Spoons (Bust)
Mixed media, 15 x 8 x 7 cm
2025
拗彎匙羹的幻象師 | The Illusionist Who Bends Spoons
Oil on wood panel, 45 x 50 cm
2025
相信並享受拗彎匙羹的表演，無論它是否真實，即使其實沒有湯匙存在。
Believe and enjoy the spoons bending performance, no matter if it is true or not, even if there is no spoon.
「美好生活」可有「指南」？ | BEING HONG KONG
Overall view of exhibition