黄海峡：刻画人生

不忘初心，方得始终。有人说坚持做同一件事，坚持10年就能够成功，坚持20年能够创造出奇迹，你认同吗？

坚持做一件事情十年，即使还不是专家，也会成为内行人。时间所累计的经验和历练都可以成为一个人坚不可摧的基础和价值。

试问有多少人可以勇敢的将兴趣转换为自己的职业，尤其是艺术爱好者，许多到最后还是选择非艺术相关的行业。一般上，长辈会劝导说，本地的艺术水平低，靠艺术或画画为生计，会有吃不上饭的可能。

因此，每一个行走在艺术道路上的人，一般上都是以希望伴随着孤单，一步步的走下去。有人在半途离场，有人则不断的坚持，希望可以找到自己的春天。本期专访的这位人物，可说是在艺术行业上坚持，也在本地诗巫闯出一片天的能者，也是年轻人的榜样。

他的作品在每个季节都会呈现在大众面前，是大家到商场都会争相打卡的地方。他专营商场布置，独有的雕刻手法，让3D立体作品栩栩如生，成为商场的一大加分点！如果你是诗巫人，不难猜到本期的受访嘉宾就是第一购商场的专属设计与布置大师——黄海峡。

海峡早期也是在诗巫香港美专学习，自己一直以来都对画画或艺术有着浓厚的兴趣。随后他在2002年加入大星集团，当时主要的工作就是平面设计师，大部分的工作就是设计商场的促销广告，或是用马克笔写促销价格表，或者是设计布条广告内容等。

基于他本身的好学心，还有喜欢寻求突破的个性，他也经常从网站上去搜寻灵感和发掘新的宣传、布置手法和方向。

在偶然的机会下，他在网络上了解到仿真模型和3D立体雕塑在商场布置的独有吸引力，他就一股脑的开始研究起立体雕塑的技术。在不断的测试、制作和改善之后，终于可以掌握其中的技巧。

他很感恩老板非常支持他，让他自由的发挥各种主题的布置。目前，每年的农历新年、达雅节、开斋节、圣诞节，他都要为商场布置一番，用立体雕刻作品来吸引。

二十年来的琢磨，他已经在立体雕塑这行成为数一数二的创作艺术家，所雕刻的作品也是不计其数，甚至许多婚礼布置、年宴等场合都会特别请他制作立体雕塑，作为现场布置用途。

谁说艺术不能当饭吃，就在于自己能不能在业界做出自己的一套风格，敢于挑战与创新，与时并进，不断寻求劲爆。

目前为止，最巨大的作品高12尺，有一层楼那么高，每个作品都是一个特别的纪念，是自己花心思和精神雕塑出来的艺术品，对他来说非常珍贵，也值得纪念。在行动管制令期间，他制作人物造型，表扬前线人员在疫情下的牺牲与努力。

在询问及是否有人要向他学习这门手艺，海峡回应说，“我一直都有招收徒弟，可是这也不是一时半刻的可以学会的。谁有兴趣都可以来，我愿意去指导他们，但是能不能胜任就要看个人的天资和努力。”

俗话说，行行出状元，只要你对自己所做的职业抱有热诚，不管是做哪一行，都可以做出一番成就！

Life as A Sculptor

Never forget why you started, and your mission can be accomplished. Do you believe that studying and practising a particular subject or skill for ten years can bring you success and twenty years of persistence creates miracles?

If one persists in doing the same thing for ten years, he will eventually become highly skilled or even an expert. The adversities and experiences accumulated over the years will create an indestructible and valuable foundation.

Nevertheless, there are few people out there who are bold enough to turn their interests into careers, especially art lovers. Most of them usually end up in non-art related industries. Young people are also often discouraged by the elders that it is not realistic to rely on art to make a living as it is very much under-appreciated by the locals.

Therefore, it is very common for artists to be filled with loneliness and hope in their career journey. Some choose to quit halfway through while some choose to keep going until it is time for them to bloom.

In this issue, we are sharing an interview with a sculptor who has made himself a name in Sibu by making a breakthrough in his career. He is also a role model for young art lovers. His works are showcased outside the mall every season. It is a popular photo spot for people to check-in on social media. He specialises in decorating the mall with 3D sculptures using his unique carving techniques. If you are a Sibuan, you are definitely familiar with the special guest we interviewed for this issue – Wong Hai Hia , the exclusive designer and decorator of Star Mega Mall.

When he was young, he studied art at Sibu Hong Kong Fine Art. He has always had a deep interest in art. In 2002, he joined Daesim Group of Companies as a graphic designer. During then, his job was mainly about designing banners and posters for advertisement purposes and writing promotional price lists with marker pen.

Because of his eagerness to learn and push himself, he always looks for inspirations on the internet to discover new design ideas. By chance, he learnt about using life-like 3D sculptures as a unique selling point to make the mall stand out from the others. He then devoted himself to studying and researching on how to make 3D sculptures. After repeatedly practising and improving, he finally mastered the techniques for 3D sculptures.

He is grateful that his chief has been very supportive of him and has always allowed him to get creative freely. Every Lunar New Year, Gawai Dayak, Eid al-Fitr and Christmas, he decorates the mall with 3D sculptures accordingly.

After twenty years of pursuing excellence, he has become one of the best creative artists in the 3D sculpture industry. He has made countless sculptures for events like weddings, New Year banquets and other occasions.

Whether you can earn a living in the art industry depends on your ability to create your own personal style and dare to challenge yourself to innovate in order to be able to keep up with the times and break through your own glass ceiling.

So far, his largest work is 12 feet high, as high as one storey. Each of his sculptures is very precious and meaningful to him. All of them were created wholeheartedly by him. During the last movement control order, he made sculptures of frontline workers to honour their sacrifices and efforts.

When asked if anyone had ever learnt the techniques from him, he answered, “I have always been recruiting apprentices, but this is not something you can learn in a moment of time. Anyone who is interested in learning can come to me. I am willing to guide them, but whether they are competent or not depends on their talent and efforts. ”

As the saying goes, every profession produces its own best. As long as you are enthusiastic about your profession, you can achieve something big regardless of which field you are in.

goSibu 杂志第十期电子版：https://gosibu.com.my/go-sibu-issue-10/