漫遊者：地理
Le Flâneur: Geography
2025
台灣陶土、八里山土、砂、木作、不鏽鋼網、紗布、聲音裝置
Taiwanese clay, Bali mountain soil, sand, woodwork, stainless steel mesh, gauze, sound installation
Dimensions variable
照片由臺北市立美術館提供
Photos courtesy of Taipei Fine Arts Museum
台灣陶土、八里山土、砂、木作、不鏽鋼網、紗布、聲音裝置
Taiwanese clay, Bali mountain soil, sand, woodwork, stainless steel mesh, gauze, sound installation
Dimensions variable
照片由臺北市立美術館提供
Photos courtesy of Taipei Fine Arts Museum
此件為臺北市立美術館委託製作，原為2016年間於法國布爾日交流時所作。以原作的想法為骨，並以居住了十年的八里，作為重製這件作品時的探索標的。
與熱鬧且人口密集的淡水、北投相隔於河的兩岸，八里常常給我一座「島嶼」的錯覺──往來不是搭船就是過橋，沿著河的是一條唯一的馬路。這種隔絕的感受並非客觀的地理事實，而是透過移動、行走搭建出來的「心理地景」。我以一個漫遊者式的視角，觀察、行走並重新描繪我所居住的城市，將之捏塑、描繪成主觀性的地圖。理性的世界漸漸地與個人感性的經驗模糊在一起：實際的在那塊地圖圖面上的幾何形狀中穿梭，手指在圖面上移動時，彷彿腦中出現是自己置身於那條街道、兩旁建築的樣貌、與行走的腳步聲。
規畫作品時，考慮了孩子們的身高作為參考的尺度，並重新設想了安裝其中的聲音情境（2016年的版本是行走在石磚上的鞋跟腳步聲），借用了室友熟睡時的打呼聲，讓觀眾在穿梭其間時，能聽到小島的隆隆作響。
This work was originally created in 2016 during an exchange in Bourges, France. In revisiting and remaking the piece, I took Bali—where I have lived for the past ten years—as the site of exploration.
Separated by the river from the bustling and densely populated areas of Tamsui and Beitou, Bali has often given me the illusion of being an “island.” Movement to and from the area requires either crossing a bridge or taking a ferry, and the road running along the river is the only main route. This sense of isolation is not an objective geographical condition, but a psychological landscape constructed through movement and walking. From the perspective of le flâneur, I observe, traverse, and redraw the city I inhabit, shaping it into a subjective map. Gradually, the rational world begins to blur with personal, sensory experience: as one navigates the geometric forms on the surface of the map, the movement of the fingers evokes the sensation of standing on that very street—its surrounding buildings, the rhythm of footsteps, and the act of walking itself.
In planning this work, the height of children was taken as a reference scale, and the sound environment within the installation was reimagined. While the 2016 version featured the sound of heels walking across stone pavement, this version borrows the sound of my roommate’s snoring during deep sleep, allowing visitors to hear the island quietly rumbling as they move through the space.
與熱鬧且人口密集的淡水、北投相隔於河的兩岸，八里常常給我一座「島嶼」的錯覺──往來不是搭船就是過橋，沿著河的是一條唯一的馬路。這種隔絕的感受並非客觀的地理事實，而是透過移動、行走搭建出來的「心理地景」。我以一個漫遊者式的視角，觀察、行走並重新描繪我所居住的城市，將之捏塑、描繪成主觀性的地圖。理性的世界漸漸地與個人感性的經驗模糊在一起：實際的在那塊地圖圖面上的幾何形狀中穿梭，手指在圖面上移動時，彷彿腦中出現是自己置身於那條街道、兩旁建築的樣貌、與行走的腳步聲。
規畫作品時，考慮了孩子們的身高作為參考的尺度，並重新設想了安裝其中的聲音情境（2016年的版本是行走在石磚上的鞋跟腳步聲），借用了室友熟睡時的打呼聲，讓觀眾在穿梭其間時，能聽到小島的隆隆作響。
This work was originally created in 2016 during an exchange in Bourges, France. In revisiting and remaking the piece, I took Bali—where I have lived for the past ten years—as the site of exploration.
Separated by the river from the bustling and densely populated areas of Tamsui and Beitou, Bali has often given me the illusion of being an “island.” Movement to and from the area requires either crossing a bridge or taking a ferry, and the road running along the river is the only main route. This sense of isolation is not an objective geographical condition, but a psychological landscape constructed through movement and walking. From the perspective of le flâneur, I observe, traverse, and redraw the city I inhabit, shaping it into a subjective map. Gradually, the rational world begins to blur with personal, sensory experience: as one navigates the geometric forms on the surface of the map, the movement of the fingers evokes the sensation of standing on that very street—its surrounding buildings, the rhythm of footsteps, and the act of walking itself.
In planning this work, the height of children was taken as a reference scale, and the sound environment within the installation was reimagined. While the 2016 version featured the sound of heels walking across stone pavement, this version borrows the sound of my roommate’s snoring during deep sleep, allowing visitors to hear the island quietly rumbling as they move through the space.
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