許家禎 Syu Jia-Jhen｜ 就在「時區」十週年特別計劃之三

       《第三紀念》的對象是來自於日治時期所設置的紀念碑，原先紀念日本人的雕像因政權轉換的過程被撤換，而新的雕像確沿用原基座，儘管從原先的紀念碑整體至雕像的部分替換，許家禎分別稱呼他們為「第一紀念」與「第二紀念」，基於這樣的歷史次序，許家禎規劃這些基座的翻模、素描以及模型。「基座」的美學意識在現代雕塑被重新擴張甚至消除，《第三紀念》有意地將這兩個歷史意識連結，關照時間的向度對事物本身的探討，同時也是重新紀念「基座」錯綜的歷史遭遇。此件作品是仿製位於台北鐵道機廠的ㄧ座「基座」，透過硫磺燒鑄而產生如鐘乳石的形體，藉由形式與材質的演繹，連繫著硫磺作為過去帝國擴張所需的資源。

         Syu Jia-Jhen’s concept for the artwork The Third Memorial derives from the memorials raised during the Japanese occupation era in Taiwan, from the end of the 19th Century through to the mid 20th Century. Originally commemorating Japanese figures, they were replaced due to the change of political power at the end of the occupation. However, their original pedestals are still in use, despite the change into their current form as public statues. Syu terms this historical shift as ‘The First Memorial’ and ‘The Second Memorial’ respectively, drafting a series of molds, sketches and models from the surviving pedestals. His work explores the definition of ‘pedestal’, originally intended as a purely functional object, the perception of pedestals has expanded within contemporary sculpture art practice, where the line between pedestal and sculpture has even become completely erased. The Third Memorial deliberately connects these two strands of historical consciousness, re-examining objects from the perspective of time, as well as commemorating the historical encounters contained within these pedestals. Syu’s latest work The Third Memorial (2018) consists of an imitation of the pedestal at the Taipei Railway Workshop. Sulfur is cast into stalactite structures, exploring the use of form and material to reference the significance of sulfur as a resource in the expansion of an empire.

許家禎 Syu Jia-Jhen, 《第三紀念》 The Third Memorial, 2018, 硫磺、複合媒材 sulfur, mixed media,116 x 56 x 56cm

《十年、椰子、芭蕉樹、紀念、硫磺、說故事、安排、美好、幻聲跡、第三。》
10th anniversary, Coconut, Banana tree, Memorial, Sulfur, Storytelling, Arrangement, Perfect, Hyper trace, Third.

周育正 Chou Yu-Cheng
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謝牧岐 Hsieh Mu-Chi · 許家禎 Syu Jia-Jhen · 楊季涓 Yang Chi-Chuan · 王福瑞 Wang Fujui

11 August – 15 September 2018 

就在『時區』十週年特別計劃之三
Project Fulfill Voir là in Time Zones 10th Anniversary Special Projects Part III

開幕 Opening Reception: 7 September 2018 1-4pm

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