论创作者的“两板斧”和摄影的疗愈性
The Two Arrows in a Creator’s Quiver, with Pek Nan Tan

    本期嘉宾陈柏男来自新加坡，本科毕业于北京大学国际关系学院国际政治经济学专业，研究生就读于斯坦福大学商学院，现在是游戏巨头公司动视暴雪的一名产品经理。
    关于为什么要读MBA，不同人也许出于不同的考虑和野心；而柏男的答案是：为了给自己的文艺事业增加砝码——因为懂商业的艺术家会有更广阔的天地。
    说起柏男与艺术的渊源，还要从他初中时参加一次摄影比赛说起。他在比赛截止日期前的最后一天才提交了作品，没想到无心插柳柳成荫，他的照片在比赛中摘得大奖。这大大增加了柏男对摄影的兴趣和信心，也激励他日后在更多的国际摄影大奖赛中披荆斩棘。
    然而柏男从摄影中获得的成就感并不来自于此，而是源于他在新加坡国立大学医院做志愿者的经历。在那里，柏男是许多慢性病患者的摄影老师。当他看到视障人士可以通过相片重新观察世界，脑瘫患儿可以通过努力举稳相机树立信心，他真切感受到了艺术创作的疗愈力量。柏男还说：当我们拍照时，睁着那只眼在环顾世界，而闭着的眼则可以回望内心。
    本次对话中，我们还聊到了柏男从新加坡去到中国再到美国的留学经历，以及他从中体会到了东西方、还有所谓的高语境文化和低语境文化的差异。

For any artist who desires a wider audience, he needs at least two arrows in his quiver, a creative one and a business one. Pek Nan always knew he was born for some creative career. He has won numerous national and international photography competitions ever since his high school teacher lended him a professional camera. He also sees how photography acts as a form of therapy while mentoring chronic disease patients at the National University Hospital in Singapore. After college, Pek Nan got accepted to Stanford GSB, one of the world’s most prestigious MBA programs, where he picked up more business chops, hoping that would get him where he wants to go. Now he’s a product manager at Activision Blizzard, helping to push game developers’ ingenuity to a larger population. 

In this episode, Lulu talks with Pek Nan Tan, a photographer/product manager/Peking University alumni/Stanford GSB Class of 2021. He also shares how a Singaporean navigated China and America. A fun fact in his own words, “My first name, Pek Nan, literally means “Cypress-Man” in Chinese. My parents named me after an ancient tree, and I love the name’s rich meaning. Every day it reminds me to be a pillar of strength and support for others.”

You’ll hear about:
• What is a high-context and low-context culture?
• How to confront gaming toxicity
• How photography empowers chronic disease patients

Music credits:
Track: Snow, Sonata, Untitled #1
Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios
Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0

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