人之島
生活的樣子 I-va-zo-ga,6’10’’, 2024
錄像, 4’54’‘,4’42’’,6’10’’, 2024
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Ponso No Tao
Video, 4’54’‘,4’42’’,6’10’’, 2024
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初次聽見雅美族孩童練習《美麗心蘭嶼》，溫柔旋律與稚嫩嗓音觸動了我，無意識掉淚，後來才知道那段詞意是：「手牽手，大家不分彼此，互相幫助。」
記得朗島部落的耆老對我說：「達悟是人的意思，台灣來的文史工作者定義我們是達悟族，意思是人族，難道你們不是人？」這句話讓我反思，官方認定、人類學的研究、歷史檔案和在這片土地上生活的人，他們的認知之間是否存在著相對程度的落差？
《人之島》包含三件單頻道錄像。其中，〈蘭嶼數景〉是綠色小組於1988年拍攝的蘭嶼景象，搭配了我在2024年在蘭嶼採集到的小學生練習版《美麗心蘭嶼》。而〈驅除惡靈〉則以2024年的蘭嶼地景為背景，並與1987年綠色小組紀錄片的部分音檔共同「組裝」。自1981年核能廢料運儲至蘭嶼已經43年，現今許多空間仍可見反核布條，對於作為一個短暫逗留的外地人、觀光客來說，我們該如何看待或對應這片存在？〈生活的樣子〉則是我見到島上人們簡單快樂的嬉戲過程的呈現。
Upon first hearing the gentle melody and innocent voices of the Yami children practicing "Beautiful Heart, Orchid Island," I was deeply moved. Tears welled up unconsciously, only later realizing that the lyrics conveyed, "Hand in hand, without distinction, helping each other."
I remember the elders of the Iraralay tribe telling me: "Tao means 'human.' Scholars from Taiwan define us as the Tao tribe, meaning 'human tribe.' Aren't you human?" This statement prompted me to reflect on the potential disparity between official recognition, anthropological studies, historical records, and the perceptions of those who inhabit this land.
My latest creation, "Ponso No Tao," consists of three single-channel videos. "Scenes of Lanyu" features footage captured by the Green Team in 1988, accompanied by recordings of elementary school students practicing "Beautiful Heart, Orchid Island," which I collected in 2024. "Anito Banishment" utilizes landscape footage from 2024 in Orchid Island, assembled alongside audio excerpts from the Green Team's documentary from 1987. With nuclear waste storage on Orchid Island since 1981, visible remnants such as anti-nuclear banners raise questions for temporary outsider/stranger and tourists like us: how should we perceive or respond to this presence?
"I-va-zo-ga" depicts the simple and joyful moments of islanders at play, as observed during my time there.
驅除惡靈 Anito Banishment, 4’42’’, 1989/2024
蘭嶼數景 Scenes of Lanyu, 4’54’’, 1987/2024
Chu, Chungwen