《Seven tales, Sculptures, and Gold seekers》
storybook, sculptures, and audience participation | 2024
"Seven tales, Sculptures, and Gold seekers" is a multi-faceted artwork combining a storybook, sculptures, and audience participation. Drawing from the historical figures, events, locations, and objects of Jinguashi (A town with gold mining history), the artist has written seven short stories, each inspired by these elements. From these narratives, seven small gold-cast sculptures were created. These golden sculptures were hidden in the Jinguashi area during an arts festival, inviting participants to decipher the metaphors within the stories to locate and claim these unique pieces.
The collection of seven stories, titled "He Never Left the Hillside but Just Changed the Pose", conceals clues to the sculptures' hiding spots. The artist gathered a wealth of historical records, memoirs, cultural research, online information, and oral histories from the region to craft these surrealist narratives. These stories reinterpret the complex historical context of Jinguashi, weaving together themes of human and mineral interactions, war, industry, and colonial history. Each story serves as the foundation for a sculpture, whose design embodies the symbolic and visual essence of its narrative. Cast in gold, these mythic sculptures reflect the enduring legacy of Jinguashi's gold mining history.
The gold sculptures were designed using 3D modeling, with resin-based 3D prints serving as the original molds for the final gold castings. Each piece measures approximately 15mm to 25mm in size.
Commission by Taipower Arts Festival 2024 , “Sleepless in Stone”
《七個故事、雕塑與採金人》
書冊、雕塑與觀眾參與 | 2024
《七個故事、雕塑與採金人》是一件包含故事書、雕塑與觀眾參與的複合形式作品，藝術家以金瓜石曾經發生、曾經存在的人、事、地、物作為文本，書寫了七則短文故事，並從故事內容中衍生出七個黃金翻鑄的小型雕塑，這些黃金雕塑在藝術祭的活動期間藏匿於金瓜石區域，參與的觀眾能透過故事中的隱喻來找尋並擁有這七件黃金雕塑。
在這本集結七則故事的小冊《他從不離開這片山坡，偶爾只是換換姿勢》，故事內容中隱藏著黃金雕塑藏匿地點的線索，作者搜集了許多金瓜石的史料、回憶錄、文化研究、網路資訊以及走訪當地的聽聞，將這些人物、事蹟、地點等內容中改寫成超現實風格的敘事，來重新詮釋隱匿於該區域複雜歷史情結，包含人與礦物、戰爭、產業、殖民歷史等背景。另外，藝術家從七則故事的內容衍伸製作了七個黃金雕塑，它們的造型像是凝聚了故事的象徵意義與視覺型態，成為神話的雕像一般，以黃金的材料被長久保存，同時也回應著金瓜石的採金歷史。
黃金雕塑使用3D建模製作造型，使用鑄造樹脂3D列印原模在翻製成黃金材質，邊長約在15mm~25mm之間。
本創作計畫由台灣電力公司《黃金盛典藝術季2024－夢十夜》委託製作