Message from South 

  “Message from South“ is a project that derived from a personal migration history. “South” refers to locations that I dwell in diffrent phrase of life which all linked to relatively south in geographical terms. From this point, I trace back to what my experience was, looking back to those days and its association of water elements. Most of the works included in this show are sketches, notes and little paintings that through I made through out the years and didn’t have a clear category to include them. Surprisingly this project space has made it possible to puzzle them altogether.

  Two works are made particularly for this show :  1. “A River in Front of My House”,  is comprised of a thirteen-meter-long scroll, with bases of painting and pigments thoroughly scattered. The composition unfolds in an arched shape while inviting viewers to adjust their perspective as they walk alongside it. Functioning as a prelude (which can nevertheless be placed not only at the beginning), this part initiates visual and imaginative engagements. 2. “Message from South”, is a sound and light installation. The S projected on the wall is literally taken from the S of "South" and a play of sound pronounced by the alphabet. For the sound, I have asked my family back in Taipei to recotrd all kind of noise in Taipei during the time. I have edited them togehter and play it as loop in the background, including the raining days in Taipei City and the specific soundtrack played by the garbage truck in Taiwan.


 ”捎來了，南方“ 這個計畫源自我對個人移居經驗的觀察和思考。“南”在這裏指“南方”：在人生各個階段的移動，我恰巧都落腳在相對南方的所在。從這個想法出發想，我回看過去日常裡的經驗，找到裡頭那共有的元素，水。展覽中展出的作品大多為過去幾年難以定調的各種隨筆、紀錄以及小畫作，意外地一直到這個計畫這才拼湊起來，有了形狀。

展覽包含了兩件新作品：ㄧ、「我家門前有小河」由一件十三公尺的捲軸組成，打底劑、色粉散佈其上，構圖透過捲軸弧形展開，邀請觀眾一邊走動、一邊調整視線，這一部分首先開啟視覺和想像的同時運作，帶有序曲的意涵。二、「捎來了，南方」（展覽同名），為一件光影和聲響的裝置。牆面上投影的Ｓ是英文字母南方的第一個字母，想藉由Ｓ的字音帶動聽覺的聯想。聲音部分，在與家人的通信和協助之下，擷取了當時夏天時而下雨、時而蟬鳴的台北，台北城市裡的各種聲音，如垃圾車的隨車音樂，在此次展覽的展場開頭處，循環播送。

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