展覽 Exhibition｜2023 綠島人權藝術季 Green Island Human Rights Festival
工作坊地點 Workshop Location｜新竹高中 National Hsinchu Senior High School
工作坊日期 Workshop Date｜2023. 03. 29

自由、平等、希望、正義，這些對於現代的我們來說稀鬆平常的權利，工作坊以這四個口號般的關鍵字出發，將文字的筆劃拆解開來，讓筆畫成為抽象的色塊。使用紅、黃、藍、綠等原色，將符號色塊隨機排列在紙面上，來自同一字的筆劃選擇相同的顏色。顏色本身是中性的，含意是人們賦予的。反對威權，反對的是對於思想的箝制，且在一切封閉的情況下，就算只是追求普世價值都可能觸犯當權的底線。將文字筆畫拆解、打散，再製成小書，本是為了傳遞訊息的載體，內容被抽象化、難以閱讀──或者說，得像是密碼一般的閱讀。藉由實際操作，讓大家重新思考語言、符號、訊息之間的關係。

Freedom, equality, hope, and justice—rights that may seem almost commonplace to us today—serve as the starting point of this workshop. Taking these slogan-like keywords as a point of departure, the strokes of each character are dismantled, allowing them to become abstract blocks of color. Using primary colors such as red, yellow, blue, and green, these symbolic color blocks are randomly arranged on the page; strokes originating from the same character are assigned the same color.

Color itself is neutral—meaning is something people attribute to it. To oppose authoritarianism is to oppose the restriction of thought. Under conditions of closure and control, even the pursuit of universal values may cross the limits set by those in power.

The written strokes are deconstructed, dispersed, and remade into small books. Originally conceived as a vehicle for transmitting messages, the content becomes abstracted and difficult to read—or rather, it requires a mode of reading akin to deciphering a code. Through hands-on engagement, participants are invited to reconsider the relationships between language, symbol, and message.