13最後的信仰 Ultimate Belief
藝術家:巴豪嵐.吉嵐 /排灣族
Artist: Pahawlan Cilan /Paiwan
2015
牽起雙手,唱起屬於神靈之歌曲,舞動著身體,儀式可能正在進行或開始進行著,吉嵐將田野裡看見的文化,重新塑造於作品上。
過去對於「泛靈信仰」不了解的他,只能從字面上大概去得知它的意義,但後來在經過花蓮東昌部落時,看見了讓他喚起古老記憶般的祭儀,在這裡找到傳統「泛靈信仰」文化,就這樣停留並花6年的時光,觀察阿美族的傳統信仰文化。阿美族傳統儀式裡,有將近兩百位不同神,雖然不太能夠精準地述說每位神靈的族語名字,卻透過這樣的概念創作作品,他強調每位形象不是為了詮釋標準的祭儀動作,而是為了營造一種文化氛圍。
Holding hands, singing songs belonging to the gods, and moving one’s body to the beat, it is a ceremony that may be in progress or has just begun. In this artwork, Pahawlan Cilan re-created a culture that he has seen in his field study.
In the past, he didn't understand the notion of "animism" until one day he saw a ritual performed in the Dongchang village, Hualien. He has found the animism culture there, and has spent 6 years observing the traditional belief culture of the Amis. There are nearly 200 different gods in the traditional ceremony of the Amis people. Although it is impossible to accurately name each god in the Amis language, he emphasizes that the images in this artwork do not represent the standard ritual itself, but rather to create a cultural atmosphere.
12座落 Settled
藝術家: 達鳳.旮赫地 /阿美族
Artist: Tafong Kati /Amis
2010
❰座落❱選用鐵和櫸木為創作素材,鐵的形狀代表著阿美陶,「陶」的局部線條象徵著女性,因傳統陶器都是由女性來製作,且有各種不同功能。而櫸木扮演的角色「杵」,象徵著男性,也代表著家中的重要支柱。
透過「陶」與「杵」本身即有特殊的文化意涵,試圖藉著木、鐵雕塑的複合創作,表達人們應從哀傷站起,以傳統文化的根源為基礎,重新再起建造部落,同時保有對家對社會的關懷與期望。
The materials used in this artwork are iron and beech wood. The sculpture made of iron is in the shape of a piece of an Amis clay pot. The pot symbolizes women, because traditional pottery is made by women and has various functions. The role of the beech wood, the "pestle", symbolizes the male and also represents an important pillar of the family.
Through "pottery" and "pestle", which themselves have special cultural connotations, the artist try to use the composite creation of wood and iron sculptures to express that people should stand up from grief and build their tribes anew based on the roots of traditional culture. At the same time, continue giving care to family and having expectations of the society.