The Hairpin Museum
This is a story about hairpins and the guardian who watches over them.
這裡是一個有很多髮簪，和一個髮簪守護者的故事。
A museum is a place where people can walk in and encounter the past.
I love hairpins. As my collection gradually grew, I began to ask myself:
What can one person do for these hairpins?
I do not have a museum where people can walk in and see them,
but I can take them out into the world.
I can bring them back to the lands where they once belonged and search for their stories;
I can take them to meet more people, so that more people can know that they still exist.
To me, collecting has never been simply about keeping things for myself.
I hope that these hairpins, which I am only entrusted to care for temporarily,
can be preserved, understood, and seen once again.
Even though I do not have a museum that people can walk into,
I can still do what I can in my own way—
to take them out into the world,
and into the eyes and memories of more people.
博物館，是一個讓人走進去，並與過去相遇的地方。
我喜歡髮簪，慢慢收藏到了一定的規模，我也開始思考：
憑一個人的力量，我能為這些髮簪做些什麼？
我沒有一座可以讓人走進來的展館，
但我可以帶著她們走出去。
帶著她們回到曾經生活過的土地，尋找她們的故事；
帶著她們去見更多的人，讓更多人知道她們仍然存在。
收藏，對我而言，從來不只是把東西留在自己身邊。
我更希望，這些被我暫時保管的髮簪，
能夠被保存、被理解，也能再次被看見。
即使我沒有一座人們可以走進去的博物館，
我仍然可以用自己的方式，
讓她們走出去，走進更多人的視線裡，
影響和感動他人。
