Particaped in the community project of 2020 Treasure Hill Light Festival: Symbiosis Relationship 《相依的總和》

Treasure Hill Villagers Association invited me to help them with the production and installation of the works for THAV Light Festival 2020: Symbiosis Relationship《相依的總和》.

Photos of the installation and the works are as follows: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next three images are borrowed from the THAV FB page.

The work in the middle of the first image is mine. 

The photographer is really skillful.

Garden Project in Treasure Hill

Proposed by paper cutting artist Chen Chih-Hsu and artist Julie Chou, 5 of the microloft artists together collaborated to create a garden on a higher spot in Treasure Hill. The artists include: Chen Chih-Hsu, Julie Chou, MOJI Confiture Lab, Kjohn, and artists from WEMEN.

We first planted a Chinese Fringe tree, then planted 10 hydrangea. Friends from Budai came to visit, also helped planting. Plants have therapeutic effects. We felt very good after planting.

Here are some snap photos of the project:

The Hydrangea:

The Chinese Fringe Tree:

Lunch break at Cheer Home (秋紅肚房)

Daily Pottery -- an exhibition of ceramic works by disabled people

Daily Pottery is an exhibition showing the pottery works by disabled people. It is the outcome of 2 workshops that I led and worked, with people who have visual or hearing disabilities, during the residency in Treasure Hill Artist Village in July. Seven office interns from THAV and TAV for summer season curated the show collectively. The works are installed with care and beautiful lighting, and very thoughtful arrangements. A very nice exhibition worth to pay a visit. I'm honored to be in this project. Below are photos from THAV's FB pages:

Two photos show the workshop for hearing-disabled people. But I was too busy to take any photos at the workshop for visually disabled people.

Unfortunately THAV doesn't have any English info for this exhibition. Here I post Chinese version as follows,

日日陶冶｜視聽障捏陶公益展／／Daily Pottery

8月6日下午9:46 ·

視障者與聽障者透過各種方式，去感知外在世界。在工作坊中，以他們的方式與人交流、也與手中的陶土對話。因此展覽也以多元的形式呈現，嘗試打破視覺的侷限，以各種不同的感官，來體驗日常藝術。
人與泥土的關係密不可分，泥土可以用來建蓋屋宇，可製成甕罐等生活器具。在日常生活的場域中對於「土」運用雖有不同，但對泥土的認同與感情卻無二致。「土」不僅紀錄創作者當下的軌跡，輕巧或厚重，平滑或粗糙的質感更構成一種層次的豐富性。
在此次工作坊中，視障與聽障人士的心靈通過手與來自大地的泥土的觸碰，與自然實現最為直接的溝通。在創作過程中將個體經驗融入，實現自我表達，同時藉由「陶土」為媒材拓展感官體驗。
本展覽分為「器物之美」、「感官延伸」、「象外之韻」、「見微知著」四個單元。在展示視聽障人士作品的同時，旨在提出一種「非視覺藝術」概念即嘗試打破視覺的侷限來認識藝術，強調聽覺、觸覺、嗅覺與知覺利用性。增加開發多元感官操作與認知方法轉化視覺為主導的模式。這是一種失明人士也能參與的藝術，同時鼓勵健視人士運用視覺以外的感官接觸、理解藝術。
● 展覽地點 VENUE／寶藏巖，上光11展間
Upper Ray Gallery No.11, Treasure Hill
● 開幕時間 OPENING／2018.08.10 (Fri.) 15:30
● 展期 EXHIBITION PERIOD／2018.08.10 (Fri.) - 9.9 (Sun.)
● 開放時間 OPEN TIME／11:00-18:00 (Closed on Monday)
日日陶冶｜視聽障捏陶公益展／／Daily Pottery

8月7日下午12:05 ·

這個展覽展出二十三位視聽障參與者在手捏陶工作坊的創作。
在工作坊中透過各種方式，去感知外在世界，因此展覽也以多元的形式呈現，提出「非視覺藝術」的概念，嘗試打破視覺的侷限，開發觸覺、聽覺、嗅覺感官來體驗日常藝術。
展場有「作品觸感體驗」，牆上有凸出的圖案讓觀眾以觸感去認知作品；視頻播放區，介紹工作坊和側錄；「來摸摸我」鼓勵觀眾可以把手伸進去三個神秘的箱子裡面！體驗只有觸感的嘗試，放下對於視覺的依賴；最後是「留言區」，開放觀眾在葉子便利貼上留言，並貼在牆上樹的圖案上，促進創作者和觀眾的交流。
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在此次工作坊中，視障與聽障人士的心靈通過手與來自大地的泥土的觸碰，與自然實現最為直接的溝通。在創作過程中將個體經驗融入，實現自我表達，同時藉由「陶土」為媒材拓展感官體驗。人與泥土的關係密不可分，在日常生活的場域中對於「土」運用雖有不同，但對泥土的認同與感情卻無二致。「土」不僅紀錄創作者當下的軌跡，輕巧或厚重，平滑或粗糙的質感更構成一種層次的豐富性。

2018第二季寶藏巖駐村藝術家聯合發表／／Treasure Hill 2018 Season 2 Residency Artists Exhibition

2018第二季寶藏巖駐村藝術家聯合發表／／Season 2 Residency Artists Exhibition

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周靈芝 Julie CHOU
陶之成器，一般需要經過三個階段：土，素燒和釉燒。素燒階段得出的成品，還很脆弱，有著粉粉嫩嫩的肉色，孔隙仍大，吸水性強，保水性差，有如肉身。我以彷如肉身的素燒陶瓶，置入防空洞的地下空間，引進戶外風景，投射在素燒陶瓶上，讓肉身接受光影的洗禮，周遭地面散佈著老鼠，在這幽黯的地下洞穴中。

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◐ 肉身風景 The Landscape in the Flesh ◑
藝術家 Artist｜周靈芝 Julie CHOU
展覽地點 Venue｜防空洞 Shelter
展覽期間 Exhibition Period｜6.1 (五) - 7.29 (日)
開幕 Opening ｜6.1 (五) 16:00 @防空洞 Shelter
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#氣質藝術家 #捏陶好療育 #小小老鼠軍團 #防空洞難得開放 #錯過可惜 #禮拜五不見不散

▲The Landscape in the Flesh
● Artist／Julie CHOU
● Exhibition Date／6.1(Fri.)-7.29(Sun.) 11:00-18:00(Closed on Monday)
● Opening／6.1(Fri.) 16:00, Shelter
● Venue／Shelter

■ Artist Statement
Pottery becoming utensils has to go through 3 phases: the clay body, the bisqueware, and the glazed ware. The bisqueware is an intermediate stage, still fragile compared to the final product, with pink color, porous body, able to absorb water and not proper for containing liquid. The different shapes and characteristics of bisqueware somehow reminds me of the being of human flesh, each has its own character. I use them as symbols, placing them into the underground space of shelter, projecting the moving images of outdoor landscape on them, surrounding them with running mice on the ground, in this abandoned bomb shelter.


■ 藝術顧問短介
文／陳湘汶
已經於寶藏巖工作室中進行數個月「土的語言」工作坊的藝術家周靈芝，提供一個開放性的互動空間，邀請/等待人們的來訪，每一雙不同溫度的手揉捏著陶土，沒有任何題目和工具的規範，人人都可以自由發揮想像。而在製陶的過程中也與藝術家進行交流，藉此，藝術家也收集到了相當多的故事。

藝術家在本次發表的「肉身風景」將展出手捏老鼠形象的雕塑，擺放在幽暗的防空洞展場裡。因為老鼠曾出沒在工作室的經驗，讓藝術家決定以這個形象作為主題來發表，僅僅經過素燒而沒有上釉的陶呈現的是帶紅的顏色，不能儲水也易碎，對藝術家而言就像是肉身一般，他將這些脆弱的肉身擺放在濕暗的空間裡，像是躲藏在一個靜謐的洞穴安身。

■ Consultant's Brief Introduction
By CHEN Hsiang-Wen
Artist Julie Chou has been working on the The Language of Earth and Clay workshop in the studio of Treasure Hill Artist Village for several months, providing an open and interactive space that invites/awaits visitors. With hands molding clay without restricting themes or tools, every visitor is free to follow their imaginations and creativity. Throughout the process of creating ceramic, visitors can interact with artist, while artist benefits from the stories and tales of encounters.

Landscape in the Flesh will exhibit sculptures that depict the image of mice, placed in the dark corner of the shelter exhibition space. Based on experiences of mice appearing in her studio, the artist decided on this theme as a form of expression. The unglazed pottery has a reddish hue and is unable to store water and particularly fragile. The qualities of the clay are just like the physical body. The artist places these pieces of fragile flesh within the damp gloomy space as if hiding in a quiet cave.