亢龍有悔 Kang Lung You Huei

Kang Lung You Huei : This is an interpretation of the sixth (the topmost) line in the hexagram of 'khien' of I Ching, which means the dragon exceeding the proper limits. There will be occasion for repentance.

I use this to represent the ongoing economic development at the price of ecological sacrifices in the surrounding area of Loh Tsui Kweh (濁水溪), and make a dragon pattern with fragmented tail to manesfest the symbolic meaning of the words and deeds.

This is done at the end of the one-month residency in Shiluo; the town is located next to the famous red bridge -- Shiluo Bridge and the biggest river in Taiwan, the Loh Tsui Kweh.



A few more images from the works of the residency:

Statement:

Dragon was considered as the water god in ancient Chinese civilization,

Its fitness determined the possibilities of flooding over from the river

to the populated area and affecting people's living as well as the environment.

Loh Tsui Kweh is claimed the longest river in Taiwan

There was abundant water flow and enriched habitat along the river

However, since the construction of Chi-Chi Weir,

Water is hold up at the upper stream to provide industrial use,

While the downstream became a disabled dragon

with whose tail fragmented . . .

At when?

when it can return to

a 'lively' dragon again?

亢龍有悔

在古代，龍是河神的象徵
龍的安寧與否，代表了河水
是否會泛濫成災，影響人類
居住的環境和生態

曾經是台灣第一大河的濁水溪
據說也曾擁有豐沛的水量和生態
然而集集攔河堰建成之後
將溪水留在上游，轉供工業使用
濁水溪下游自此成為
被攔腰橫斷的一條殘龍 . . .

何時？
何時，它才可以又恢復成
一條健健康康的「活」龍？

2009.12.24

Little Diary 小日記

(11.28.2009~12.27.2009)

想像的地景 未來的願景 Visionary Landscape Seeing to the Future (2009)

想像的地景 未來的願景 Visionary Landscape Seeing to the Future (2009)
in "Fushion Folks" of Bopiarts http://www.bopiarts.tw/BO_PI_ARTS_EDM.html;
http://www.bopiarts.tw/
Aug 29, Sat - Nov 01, Sun, 2009


This is a work done before my UK trip, with great helps from many friends and lovely people.
My time was urgent and I was pressured to get it done as quick as possible but not losing vision or quality of the work. It's still currently on show at Bopiliao, Taipei, the venue for Bopiarts.
Artist Ref. http://www.bopiarts.tw/eng_artist005.html

I haven't been in the show by person yet since its opening. Thanks for the curator and volunteers who take good care of my work, and here are some photos sent by them and my brother:






The work took 2 rooms. One room shows an installation of a key/hole shape brickwork filled with charcoal of Taiwan acacia, and a tree of Taiwan acacia standing at the center. Corresponding to it on the other side is a wall of computer-generated visionary landscape, with the brickwork and tree exactly set on the pre-purposed location. On the side wall hangs an enlarged old photo from the ancient charcoal market at the site. The room was supposedly exposed in natural light. Unfortunately the filming crew of a Taiwanese movie "Manga" blocked the front door and window, making it dark inside, which is not healthy at all for the tree and wasn't my initial intention.



Another room consists of 3 wall-hanging framed sketches and floor plan for the work, as well as a contour of the roof-edge on street level. The wall of the contour along with another side wall open to the public for audience response, which I heard was very vehement. :D

The words I put on the wall is: What does the past and future of Bo Pi Liao mean to you? Please leave your comments and share with others. And there are questionares on spot, asking 3 questions as shown below. The reason I give out questionare is becasue different departments in the government have different ideas about this area to be revitalized, but it seems no one really listen to the previous residents as well as other people there and the public. I hope through this work to gather all the voices and show a collective inclination instead of just some of a few officials' will. I'm glad audience respond vehemently. Thanks to Janey for suggesting me of adding this description.

The questions are: Seeing to the Future

Q1,
Where are you from?
I am ( 1, previous resident of Bo Pi Liao 2, Wanhua resident 3, from Taipei City 4, from other parts of Taiwan 5, foreigner ).

Q2,
In your opinion, what is Bo Pi Liao like?

Q3,
What do you wish to see for Bo Pi Liao's future? Why?

＊ Thank you for your answers. Would you like to leave your name and profession?
Yes, my name is ________________________. I am _______________________________.