【聚力之庭】

近年室內抱石運動（bouldering）興起，令大眾有更多機會接觸多樣化的攀石運動。相對於傳統室外攀石，室內抱石容許更多傾談交流的空間——不論是攀爬路線及形式，還是輔助的體能訓練，其中不止是意見交流，更是同行者之間的鼓勵與陪伴，亦是攀爬者突破自我界限的最佳動力。

此實驗性的裝置體驗，搭建出一個展現並探索「同行」與「鼓勵」力量的空間：究竟共行扶持是否比一個人默默忍耐堅持，來得更有力量？為了讓大家更容易親身感受，團隊以攀石運動最簡單亦最常用的「垂吊」練習方式，讓來者參與肌力與耐力的挑戰，同時了解自身與攀石愛好者及專業運動員體能上的分別。團隊希望以藉著這一個簡單的挑戰，令大眾發掘更多身體「有用」的地方，測試「同行」與「鼓勵」對自我表現的「有用」與「無用」之處。

【Strong Hold Pavilion】

The rising popularity of bouldering has created more opportunity for the public to understand the many facets of sport climbing; unlike traditional outdoor rock climbing, indoor bouldering allows more room for dialogue and exchange. Discussions of matters such as climbing routes, techniques and complementary physical training fosters companionship and encouragement, which in turn motivates climbers to push their limits. This experimental installation explores the power of companionship and encouragement: is climbing with others more productive than silently enduring the sweat and pain on your own? Through hangboarding, a most common training technique in sport climbing, we challenge players to discover their bodies’ “usefulness”, and explore the “useful” and “useless” domains of companionship and encouragement in terms of self-performance.