ARTIST Ryan San
The Story behind “Sudden Flower” by Ryan San
The Story behind “Sudden Flower” by Ryan San
As a child, Ryan lived with his grandmother in Shantou, Guangdong Province for a few years in China. “When I was a child, if I performed well in the class, the teacher would give me a little red flower as a reward. “When he got the little red flower, he would be very happy and share the joy with his grandmother as soon as he went home.
Later, Ryan migrated to Hong Kong with his family. Ryan would return to visit her grandmother every year in summer, winter or holidays. And every time when he was about to return to Hong Kong, grandma will secretly hide a bag of red flowers in his suitcase. When he returned to his home and opened the box, he found that secretly stuffed small bunch of red flowers.
There is no such tradition of little red flower reward in Hong Kong. What grandma did was just to make her beloved grandson happy and also it symbolized blessing, love and peace. Grandma said that as long as the little red flower is given, you will be surrounded by luck and good fortune.
Back then when grandma was in illness, Ryan was preparing his thesis and design works for graduation. Ryan was worried about grandma. In order to have more time to accompany her, he arranged a room of his grandmother’s house as a studio. From that day on, he drew beside his grandmother every day. Grandma could watch him draw. She was very proud. Every time Ryan finishes a piece of work, he asks his grandmother for advice. Grandma only smiles and nods, no matter what her grandson draws, he is always the best deeply inside her heart.
Later, grandma died. There were no more red flowers from her. Since grandma’s death, Ryan has made up his mind to pick up the brush and become a full-time artist. He believed that one day, he would have grown old. Grandma may not have recognized him if they both met in heaven, however, he believes that grandma could definitely recognize his paintings. Hence, Ryan began to draw flower pattern, inspired by this little red flower by grandmom. He always believed that the red flower in his grandma’s hand was full of power and love.
《霎那花》 背后的故事 by Ryan San
小时候辛朝殷（RYAN）曾在中国和奶奶一起住在广东汕头一段时间。小时候读小班的时候，如果在班上表现良好，老师就会奖励一个小红花以示奖励。而拿到小红花的他，则会雀跃不已，回家第一时间就跟奶奶分享喜悦。
后来RYAN随着家人到香港生活。上小学和中学的时候，每年一遇到暑假、寒假或是节假日， RYAN就会回乡探望奶奶。而每次离别的时候，奶奶都会偷偷把一包小红花藏到他的行李箱中。等他一回到香港，打开箱子的时候，才会发现奶奶偷偷塞了一小袋的小红花。爸爸说，奶奶知道在香港上学并没有小红花奖励的这种习俗，所有为了让她心爱的孙儿开心，也象征一种平安的祝福。奶奶说，只要把小红花带在身上，好运就会伴随左右。
在奶奶生病的那一年，RYAN正准备大学毕业的论文与设计作品。RYAN心里一直牵挂着奶奶。为了有多些时间可以陪她，他把奶奶家的一个房间布置成工作室。从那天起，他每天都在奶奶身边画画，奶奶可以看着他画画，心里无比的骄傲与自豪。RYAN每完成一件作品，都会询问奶奶的意见。奶奶只会眯眯眼的微笑，点点头，不管自己孙儿画的是什么，在她心里都是最棒的。
后来，奶奶就过世了。RYAN再也收不到红花了。自从奶奶过世后，RYAN就下定决心，拿起画笔，当个全职的艺术家。因为他深信，总有一天，他会变老。如果他去到天堂后，奶奶不一定能认出他，但他相信，奶奶肯定能认出他的画。就这样，RYAN开始以奶奶送的小红花为模板，画起了花的图案。他一直相信奶奶手中的红花充满了力量和爱。经过了无数的创作，终于，“霎那花”诞生了。他把所有的祝福和平安都画到画中的花，然后祝福也随着每一件独一无二的作品，进入与伴随着不同的人生。
