The Far Side of the Moon is a photobook by Hui-Yu Lo, bringing together years of photographic practice and reflecting on the lived experience of womanhood. Through self-portraits, family photographs, and personal archival images, Lo positions herself as both the subject and the observer, reconsidering the relationship between motherhood, time, and the self.
The title, The Far Side of the Moon, refers to the side of the moon that permanently faces away from the Earth. It serves as a metaphor for the aspects of life that remain unseen yet are always present—whether the exhaustion and contradictions of motherhood, or the emotions, memories, and sense of self that are quietly obscured by everyday life.
The photobook is divided into two parts. The first features long-exposure self-portraits made after the artist became a mother. In these images, her twin children remain clear and still, while the mother's figure gradually blurs, shifts, or disappears. Rather than celebrating maternal love, these photographs offer an honest reflection on the lived experience of motherhood. As her children's world continues to expand, the mother's time becomes fragmented and dispersed; she is physically present, yet seems to fade from view.
The second part returns to the years before motherhood. Early self-portraits, travel photographs, everyday moments, and personal archival images form a parallel timeline, reconnecting different stages of the artist's life and placing motherhood within a broader life narrative.
The Far Side of the Moon traces a woman's journey from girlhood to motherhood while reflecting on a self that has gradually been transformed and obscured by family life, the passage of time, and the routines of everyday existence—yet has never truly disappeared.
《月球的背面》是攝影家羅惠瑜歷時多年的攝影創作集結，也是一次關於女性生命經驗的回望。透過自拍、家庭日常與個人檔案影像，藝術家將自身作為觀看與被觀看的對象，重新思考母職、時間與自我之間的關係。
《月球的背面》是攝影家羅惠瑜歷時多年的攝影創作集結，也是一次關於女性生命經驗的回望。透過自拍、家庭日常與個人檔案影像，藝術家將自身作為觀看與被觀看的對象，重新思考母職、時間與自我之間的關係。
書名《月球的背面》（The Far Side of the Moon）來自那個永遠背向地球的月面，象徵生命中那些不易被看見、卻始終存在的部分。它們可能是母職中的疲憊與矛盾，也可能是被日常生活掩蓋的情緒、記憶與自我。
攝影集分為兩個部分。前半部以藝術家成為母親後創作的長時間曝光自拍為主。在這些影像裡，一對雙胞胎兒女總是清晰而穩定地存在於畫面之中，而母親的身影卻逐漸模糊、晃動，甚至消失。這些照片並非對母愛的歌頌，而是對母職經驗的誠實凝視。當孩子的世界不斷擴張，母親的時間被切割、分散，她既在場，又彷彿缺席。後半部則回到成為母親之前。早年的自拍、旅途風景、生活片段與個人檔案照片，共同構成另一條時間軸。這些影像讓不同生命階段的經驗重新連結，也讓母親的身份被放回更長的生命歷程之中觀看。
《月球的背面》描繪一位女性從少女到母親的生命軌跡，也回望那些在家庭、時間與日常之中逐漸被改變、被隱藏，卻從未真正消失的自我。
“In the scenery, the feeling of the heart and atmosphere perceptible to the eye is also conveyed through her photographs. Hui Yu’s creative thoughts on the control of visual elements, the precise imaging of life situations make people want to come back and relive these shared moments again and again. “-- Ben Yu
"Apart from memories and experiences that could just as easily be yours or mine, a mother explores her relationship with her children and herself, sifting through the everyday snapshots of her life to reflect upon the intimate, heartfelt moments that are oftentimes so hard to express. Profound and striking, with a deep, lasting impact. “-- Shen Chao-Liang
Lo Hui-Yu’s debut album book, "A Quiet Life", took five years to shoot, documenting the growth of the twins whilst also capturing the oft overlooked scenery of Hualien. Among the portrayal of everyday life, it is a mother's exploration of her spiritual world.
With the twins out of infancy, I was gradually freed from the shackles of constant low-back pain and began to take the twins out to wander around in nature: picking up leaves, observing insects, feeling the breeze... Slowly, I recovered from the constant exhaustion that had shadowed me for two years, a period obscured by the sleepy haze of motherhood. Every time a baby cried, I could feel myself slowly being pushed to my limit, and I soon began taking pictures with my camera whenever the twins cried. Though I seemed serene on the surface, I was still riding out the waves of my emotions.
『這本攝影集，除了是你我都可能有過的記憶或經歷，一位母親與孩子，與自己，最尋常私密的繾蜷話語，更是與那難以具體闡明，所謂純粹的影像力量的趨近與探索。』---藝術家 沈昭良
羅惠瑜首次出版攝影書《A Quiet Life》，歷時五年拍攝，紀錄了雙胞胎的成長，同時也捕捉了花蓮的日常風景，而在這些人與景當中，訴說的是媽媽的心靈世界。孩子脫離嬰兒期，媽媽也漸漸從終日腰痛的桎梏中解脫，開始帶著雙胞胎外出闖蕩，在自然中徜徉，撿拾葉子、觀察昆蟲、感受微風…。慢慢的，媽媽從兩年睡不飽的疲累中恢復，從聽到嬰兒哭聲就頭皮發麻的不知所措，轉變成孩子一哭便先拿相機拍照的淡定。媽媽的心境表面上看似平靜，內心卻是漣漪不斷。