展覽介紹Exhibition Introduction
蕭壠文化園區Siao-Long Cultural Park
臺南現場 - 常民空間On locations, TAINAN – Folk space
展覽介紹Exhibition Introduction
展區：蕭壠文化園區A5館
簡介：
臺南的鹽分地帶除了鹽糖產業，文風鼎盛也是一大特色，日治時期有「詩人之鄉」美名。早期的文學刊物《臺灣新文學》（1935–1937），還有戰後當地作家及文藝愛好者所籌組的文藝團體「臺灣筆會鹽分地帶分會」是筆會的第一個分會。廟口、街口、市場口等這些生活空間，完全看得到這些優雅的在地氣質。
此單元的展場由蕭壠文化園區的駐村藝術家與在地影像工作者合力打造。在整個展區可看到不同文化背景的藝術創作者，針對相同的常民空間展開精彩而生動的影像對話。
來自斯洛維尼亞的駐村藝術家米哈．斯圖科（Miha Štrukelj），駐村計畫鎖定臺南在地豐富的歷史與建築，創造出虛構的都市景觀。他運用線條和木頭架構，建立一個3D立體空間，引導觀眾進來，並從旁穿越，如同身在狹小的巷弄中，形成橫跨傳統與現代、現實與虛幻的「定義空間」。
攝影節的策展人陳伯義和黃建亮以佳里鎮所的大街小巷與市場的空間影像，與米哈．斯圖科的立體空間進行對話，也為素色的空間結構，增漆一層流動的彩色質感。
資深攝影前輩林柏樑，延續著「私人備忘」所打下的基礎，四十年後改用新進的數位相機，再度走訪不同的臺南古蹟，繼續與恩師席德進隔世深情對話，也與自己幾十年不斷走訪南臺不同角落所留下的底片影像相互對應。
來自烏克蘭的奧克薩娜．契沛李克（Oksana Chepelyk）重建了一個既真實又虛幻的空間META-PHYSICAL TIME-SPACE，藉由全景影片呈現時空，由動態影像組成並不斷循環，啟動一種聽覺－視覺的「質變」機制，用此訴求時間過去又不斷地重新出現，塑造了未來。她用全景模式呈現臺灣儀式，讓各種不同的事件共存在一連串動態意象中：神祕、有魔力、既真實又虛擬，在同時併存下，挑戰當代世界中儀式所扮演的角色。
米夏．雷斯卡（Mischa Reska）深深受臺南不規則的街景所吸引，建築物在不破壞舊結構的前提下融合在一起，空間的各個角落皆刻意及巧合地被利用。最令他著迷的是，房子外牆貼滿細格小磁磚，陽光照耀下發亮的樣子，成為獨特的臺灣特色。
本地人習以為常的事常是外國人眼中的珍寶，也因常對前人經驗缺乏尊重，無法對未來存有進步的精神。透過集合世界各地創作者的攝影作品，將可從不同的角度了解自己跟所處的社會。
Venue: Siao-Long Cultural Park, A5 Gallery
Introduction:
“On Locations, Tainan” in 2018 TiFF mainly focuses on life and industries in the areas located at the north of Zengwen River. The area, also known as “Saline Land”, is the border between sea and land. People here have to make their living under scorching sun on this barren land and fight with natural disasters. Despite their hardships, they persevere with life, stay humble and down-to-earth. They work hard and at the same time keep their spirit and kind-heartedness.
Apart from salt and sugar processing industries, Saline Land (Yanfen) was also known for its literary achievements and culture. During Japanese rule, the place was acclaimed as the “Home of Poets”. It is the birth place for the literary journalist at the early stage, “Taiwan New Literature” (1935-1937). The first branch of Pen Society in in Taiwan, “Taiwan Pen in Yanfen” was founded by the support and participation of local writers and art lovers after WWII. This cultural and graceful atmosphere can be observed in places connected to daily life, such as temple squares, corners of streets, and markets.
This is a group exhibition built collaboratively by resident artists in Soulangh and local artists engaged in image creations. In the gallery, visitors can see artworks presented by artists from different backgrounds commencing brilliant dialogues with the same common life space through images.
Miha Štrukelj, the resident artist from Slovenia, focused on Tainan’s local history and architecture enriched by cultural elements. With strings and wooden structures, he constructed a virtual cityscape, a 3D space in which visitors can enter and walk through it. The design brings visitors into a narrow alley and allows them to cross beyond tradition and the present, reality and virtual reality in “Defining Space”.
In order to commence a dialogue with Miha Štrukelj’s 3D space, the curators of TiFF, CHEN Po-i and HUANG Chiang-Liang, present images photographed in streets, alleys, and markets in Jiali District. The space, which was in a single color, is added with some vibrant hues and textures after painting.
Continuing the spirit from “Personal Memorandum”, the senior photographer, LIN Bo-liang, has switched to a digital camera after taking photos with conventional cameras for the past 40 years. He revisits historical sites in Tainan and pays homage to his late mentor Shiy De-jinn through images, which also correspond to his previous works taken by film cameras and accumulated over decades during his visits to different places in southern Taiwan.
The Ukrainian resident artist, Oksana Chepelyk, constructed “META-PHYSICAL TIME-SPACE”, a space so real and surreal. Time-space in the project is presented by video panoramas. Fragments of moving image revolve and activate a mechanism of audio-visual “transmutations”. It appeals to the concept of time, where the past is permanently re-arising, shaping the future.
A panoramic presentation of the Taiwanese ceremony, where multiple events coexist in the row of moving imagery: mystical, magical, real and virtual in the same time, challenges the role of ritual in contemporary world.
Mischa Reska is enchanted with irregularity of street views in Tainan. Buildings are mixed with different styles without damaging their old structures. Every corner has been deliberately or coincidentally made the best use of. The scene attracts her the most is the shiny little tiles on the walls of houses under sunlight. For her, it is the unique charm of Taiwan.
Common scenes locals are so used to sometimes can be treasures for foreigners. If we fail to respect experiences of our predecessors, it will be impractical to think of moving forward to the future. Through the collection of works created by artists around the world, we can rediscover society we are living in from different perspectives. Artists gather here to create new works of images in response to Tainan’s history, geography, and culture. Interweaving the landscapes across spaces and time, the project intends to depict a vivid and substantial image of Tainan City.