佳山、新高、四季 |
Four seasons of Yoshiyama and Niitaka |
雙頻道錄像(Two Channel Video)
04:35
2018
台灣在戰後歷經「去日本化與再中國化」後,戰前的福爾摩沙對生於當代的台灣人來說,卻成了一個充滿異國想像的神秘烏托邦。以此為引,本計劃將關注焦點放置於日治時期在台北知名溫泉鄉新北投的藝伎,這些隨著帝國擴張來到亞洲各地的日本女性亦有另外一個「唐行小姐」的稱呼,她們的足跡見證了殖民母國的擴張,卻在事過境遷後被埋藏於歷史的深處,更在帝國逝去後成了遊蕩於此的無主幽魂。
以此為引,本作《佳山、新高、四季》中,藉由歷史檔案與圖像並置的影像形式詮釋台灣風土交織出的混血情境。解讀新北投溫泉鄉關乎於藝伎、神風特攻隊與中國少帥張學良三者的足跡與地緣關係交錯構築出的土地記憶,與其投射出的台灣近代史想像。
04:35
2018
台灣在戰後歷經「去日本化與再中國化」後,戰前的福爾摩沙對生於當代的台灣人來說,卻成了一個充滿異國想像的神秘烏托邦。以此為引,本計劃將關注焦點放置於日治時期在台北知名溫泉鄉新北投的藝伎,這些隨著帝國擴張來到亞洲各地的日本女性亦有另外一個「唐行小姐」的稱呼,她們的足跡見證了殖民母國的擴張,卻在事過境遷後被埋藏於歷史的深處,更在帝國逝去後成了遊蕩於此的無主幽魂。
以此為引,本作《佳山、新高、四季》中,藉由歷史檔案與圖像並置的影像形式詮釋台灣風土交織出的混血情境。解讀新北投溫泉鄉關乎於藝伎、神風特攻隊與中國少帥張學良三者的足跡與地緣關係交錯構築出的土地記憶,與其投射出的台灣近代史想像。
After WWII, with the process of “de-Japanification” and “Chinization”, the “Formosa before WWII” had become a mysterious Utopia with indescribable exotic atmosphere, how we deal with the cultural trace left by the colonialist has also become a serious issue. This project’s stress falls on the geishas in Xinbeitou, where was famous for hots pring in Taipei. Those Japanese women, who went through Asia before WWII also had a name called “Miss Karayuki”, their footprint witnessed the expansion of the empire but finally hidden deep inside history and became the homeless phantom haunted in this island.
Taking it as a wedge, in this project: Four seasons of Yoshiyama and Niitaka, the artist mixed old Formosan historical video and ukiyo-e of flower street together to show such mix-blood atmosphere and discussed the land memory in Xinbeitou where is the place used to be famous for luxury Japanese style hotel with geisha residency, the legend of Kamikase and secret house prisoned the Chinese Young Marshal, Zhang, Xue-liang that those three lines interweaved the reflection of Taiwan modern history.
Taking it as a wedge, in this project: Four seasons of Yoshiyama and Niitaka, the artist mixed old Formosan historical video and ukiyo-e of flower street together to show such mix-blood atmosphere and discussed the land memory in Xinbeitou where is the place used to be famous for luxury Japanese style hotel with geisha residency, the legend of Kamikase and secret house prisoned the Chinese Young Marshal, Zhang, Xue-liang that those three lines interweaved the reflection of Taiwan modern history.