文明的腳步
The Pace of Civilization
人類文明是用什麼角度看待大自然？人類所有與大自然的互動是否拉近了人類與自然的距離？進出立霧山多次，每每讓人讚嘆這邊的絕美景色、聽著單純開朗的族人訴說經歷遭逢的變化，思考著也許透過一個呈現大自然本質及貼近部落文化的創作來質疑人類文明在自然裡的活動。發想參展作品過程因每次上山都有不同的體悟，以致計畫構想一直變化，也由於部落傳統生活已不復在，僅能透過與部落居民互動及回到城市生活日常後查閱的資料，驚覺文明的腳步除了可以是巨大的入侵，也可以是亦步亦趨不知不覺地將當地文化發生質變，於是提出一個可以讓人在自然環境中不期而遇慢下腳步來體驗的創作－〈文明的腳步〉。
How does human civilisation perceive nature? Do all interactions between humans and nature serve to narrow the distance between us? Visiting Liwu Mountain many times, Feng-Tsung Chan is always affected by the diverse and beautiful views that he sees there. Hearing the tribe people’s stories, he wishes to create a project which he will present within that environment, to question the human activity that takes place within the national park. In the beginning, he felt it was difficult to come up with a proposal for this project, especially when he had only a minimal number of living experiences with the tribe. Regarding this point, he realised that urban culture not only impacts nature in sudden encounters, but also influences the tribe gradually. Subsequently, his artistic project will encounter people unexpectedly in the natural environment, and is named “The Pace of Civilization”.
詹奉宗
自然與人類文明間消長關係為其創作持續發展命題，擅長以 「物質派對」式的雕塑及空間裝置方式創作，從即興拼裝拾得物、現成物及天然素材出發，以直覺方式來探索人類欲望操作下物質的能量流動與生命週期。讓觀者在緩慢沈思與凝視的過程中，建立個人與物質的私密性關係，來反思主流價值觀及資本主義世界無止盡的發展，挖掘被抑制的反動知覺、遊戲性的思維及覺察待被更新的心靈。
Cheng-Te Chin
Friends call him “A-de”, and he was also a key figure in the historical event of the Department of Fine Art in the Chinese Culture University. During this period, he and his classmates established the studio “Grass Arts Academy”. The studio at present continues their practice of producing postcards, printed with traditional images found within Taiwan’s historical documents. Apart from his collection of Taiwan’s historical documentation, he also developed his artistic methodology through geographical fieldwork techniques. Though the performance of erecting stones in the field, his artistic project reveals important elements of historical events that Taiwanese people tend to ignore.