2009 eslite gallery



2005年,在結束寶藏巖駐村前,先完成「國民身分證服務計畫」,再試依靠與居民的友誼,將攝影演化成社區的家庭服務,在早協助「老張」興建廟堂裡影像需求,當時除了澱積出些人情世故,並對以一位攝影師的身分端倪,攝影快門中的「B」時間與居民浸淫的時間,該如何思考釋出快門的相對意義。
在寶藏巖「老張」的住所被拆遷之時,在新的住所仍延續他在寶藏巖的宗教事業,並同時興起以家中的飾品規劃「博物館」的念頭。從被撿拾來的物件或交易的物品,在他的休閒時間裡企圖營造出他終日都可望見的理想造景,「兄弟博物館」的條件早已具備,在與藝術駐村者相鄰影響下所演化自發性對生活趣味的「藝術」消遣,從參與其宗教與藝品事業的攝影協力之後,引發敘述與他相處所見。

The friendly relations established with local residents at Treasure Hill transformed photography into something akin to a community service. Taking images of residents building a temple made it possible to establish mutual trust, questioning the need for photography at that time and place.

After their old homes were razed, Treasure Hill residents continued to practice their religious beliefs in their newly built homes. At the same time, it was also decided to establish a museum displaying household decorative items. This series of works explores the interactions between different people and questions how citizen aesthetics are realized. Although photographs serve to record events but in this context it serves as a tool to look in more detail at social structure. This process includes faith and trust, illusion and worship. Given the need to adopt certain methods and an understanding of my own ignorance of the local community, this project is close to my own approach to photography which is to simultaneously trace and break away from the essence of things.

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