長壽村



2023
AI合成錄像、AI合成影像輸出
 
計畫名稱「長壽村」來自花蓮介壽新村中的其中一項彩繪牆面的標語,這個標語彷彿呈現了對這個村落的一種詮釋與想像,在這個詮釋與想像下,是否將「地方」轉化成「地景」,產生內部與外部觀點的交互關係?
計畫透過高齡者個體的生命經驗,探索個體歷史如何與時間、空間相互交織,從計畫採集的過程中,創作者觀察到當討論老化時,是一個面向未來的自然現象,但感受老化的情感時,似乎卻是透過對過去的記憶和事件的體驗而來,更是與環境熟悉度有關。而這種錯綜複雜的時間維度讓創作者不禁思考,當過去不再僅僅是過去,當回憶和現實相互交織,我們對於老化的認知是否發生變化?計畫從提問出發,探索人、空間、生命、記憶和科技的關係。


Longevity Village

2023
AI Synthesized Video, Digital Prints of AI Synthesized Image

The project title “Longevity Village”, is inspired by a slogan on a painted wall in Hualien’s Jieshou New Village, which seems to embody people’s interpretations and imaginations of the village. Can these interpretations transform the concept of “place” into “landscape”, generating an interplay between internal perspectives within the village and ideas from the externals?

The project explores how individual histories interweave with time and space through the life experiences of elderly individuals. During the process of field research, the artist observed that while discussing the issues about aging, which should be a gradual and natural phenomenon, experiencing the “emotions” of aging appears to be closely tied to familiarity with the environment, seemingly oriented towards memories and events of the past. The intricate interplay of temporal dimension prompts the artist to contemplate: when the past is no longer just the past, when memories and reality intertwine, will our perception of“aging” change? Stemming from this question, this project seeks to explore the relationships between individuals, space, life, memory, and technology












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Treasure Hill Artist Village provides photos



在這次藝術計畫中,村落作為基本的空間單位,透過收集村落居民的遺留和流動情況,選取了那些人口外移,而高齡者持續居住的地方作為採集對象,不僅是關注高齡者的個體歷史,而是以村落為媒介,探索空間中的高齡。

In this project, artist Wang Yu-Ting employs villages as fundamental spatial units. By gathering information on the residents’ histories and migrations within these villages, she focuses on locations where the population has dwindled due to outward migration, yet the elderly continue to reside. This artwork not only delves into focusing on the individual history of older people, but also takes the village as a guide to understanding the relationship between aging and space.





特別感謝Special Thanks   |    
介壽新村   
歐陽婆婆
林鐀美阿姨
黎新順里長
               
Jieshou New Village 
Ouyang Granny 
Ms. Lin Chiu-me 
Village Chief Lee  
Hsin-shun



©Wang Yu Ting