2024臺南新藝獎
臺南是一座人文薈萃的古城，更是擁有得天獨厚的自然環境：潟湖、濕地、海埔新生地與沙洲等，這些特有的景觀如同大地的培養皿，更作為生態多樣性的孵育場所。「2024臺南新藝獎」展出來自全國10組得主與12組邀展藝術家的作品，匯聚了源源不絕的生命力，就如同新藝獎對台灣當代藝術新銳的孕育與培養。
以「無際棲域」作為策展命題，旨在回應台南獨特自然景觀的豐饒與新藝獎對藝術家扶植陪伴的角色結合，以棲域之所的形成象徵生命的無邊、無際、無垠，以及藝術的發展與轉變，從個人生命經驗到對日常生活的觀察展開思考，融入當代多元的美學概念。在網路世代的影響下，我們探討個體在這多變的虛實環境中的定義、影響與思考。這是一場觸及多面向的藝術探索，藉由這個展覽，藝術家們能夠從無垠、多元的創作宇宙中，尋找藝術與當今社會的脈絡及發展的可能性。
本次展出藝術家大抵呈現對於內在世界的各種表述，透過不同媒材與形式的運用，得主蔡宇貞於老屋改造的弎畫廊展出以靜物、植物與多變的空間視角為創作主題，貌似隨機的排列組合使畫面好似不合理卻又能營造出一種視覺的「平衡」，形成一種直覺式的創作。循此，邀請到莊志維以《感染系列》同為從植物觀點來切入，藉由人造燈管與植物時間的生長變化，在兩異材質的關係之間共棲，使其達到物與生命體之間的平衡。於德鴻畫廊展出得主徐思穎專注在意圖與對話、想法、物體、圖像、情境和事物的交流、人類存在的集體性，其中《膚響》探索了脆弱的瓷器，以針線串成薄胎瓷製成的瓷片將其組裝成看似保護性的服裝，實則不能提供佩戴者任何保護，也隱喻著人類本質上的脆弱性。在身體與精神間的心境表現的對話，邀請簡宜玟利用陶的技術以反覆擠泥的動作與泥漿的痕跡描繪出情緒的宣洩與沈澱，以不同形式的呈現方式同樣去表達對事或人的悲傷、難過、或任何情緒的抽離空間。
隨著數位設備的普及，在當今資訊觸及廣泛及社會現象影響的深刻反思下，藝術家藉由日常生活的經驗取樣，來呈現對生命、社會、與自我定位的深刻思索，同時思考藝術在社會中的角色與價值。於甘樂阿舍美術館展出得主傅寧繪畫作品關注社群影像與繪畫的關係，透過身體、筆觸去重塑觀看影像帶給藝術家的感性。在不同的創作方式對個人的生命經驗與日常的解讀下，邀請藝術家李明學以對於觀看物的邏輯思維變化與傅寧的作品呼應，試圖在影像、繪畫與物件間產生視覺縫合。在絕對空間展出的得主吳權恩運用生活當中平凡出現的物件、傢俱，在拆解、重組的狀態下，以新的視覺方式重新觀看生活中的消費文化。同時在空間屬性探討場域的關係，邀請藝術家吳瑋庭以提問空間與物件捕捉光線的存在，截取日常線索與精簡物在空間中的輪廓，反思事物的本質與時間片刻的身體感知。於藝非凡美術館展出的新生代藝術團隊小聲回收由三位藝術家朱紹筠、翁國愷、王嘉郁共同組成，作品透過數個自製箱體或以現成物改造的音響作為各自獨立的發聲體，回應生命經驗中與其他個體間的碰撞，進而彼此互補成一個整體。回應物件的變造邀請藝術家石孟鑫對於空間感知細膩，善於觀察環境，本次展出作品以雕塑、現成物與空間裝置的方式作為回應空間的突破要素。
於水色藝術工坊展出的得主林君達將展場空間視為數位繪圖介面，以「解壓縮」貫穿作品。探討數位繪製的影像輸出和實體物件在色彩、造型與材質間的視覺差異和關聯。邀請到同樣探討繪畫性的林瑩宣創作以幾何、色彩、硬邊抽象、繪畫裝置為主軸，並運用在空間周圍的色彩，抽取出相對應的色塊安排在畫面上，重新解構新的符號。於加力畫廊展出得主吳尚洋以法國哲學家德勒茲的零度影像為輔助來源，探討科技物自身的自反性與凝視反轉的擬人化空間。邀請到徐婷同樣以影像作為創作媒材，時常以現地製作方式，融合不同維度的影像與空間關係將畫面內容與空間的視線與動線相映，本次展覽以零碎的畫面，透出影像表現的不同層次與觀看距離。於醉美空間二、三樓展出得主Stream作品探討聲音轉化為多種編碼和解碼媒介的過程，如表演和視覺，來解構和重構音樂展演的框架。邀請到兩位藝術家聯合展出其中一位藝術家楊祐丞在醉美空間四、五樓展出「Randy」系列共三件作品。實踐關於空間中細微訊號的探查來探討能量轉換、非尋常訊號載體的展現，呈現出與Stream截然不同的音樂性；另一位則邀請藝術家黃元煜展出「違和家園」、「形偽」二件系列作品。以黑灰白色調及城市建築的觀察作為切入點，利用數位影像併貼，重新解構、建構成看似合理卻是充滿奇趣的平面數位藝術。
於索卡藝術展出的得主宋相邦作品透過重構自然仿製符號、物品與材質，將對象本身的物質性從表層提取出來，回應人造物與自然物之間在現代化中產生的模糊邊界。因此邀請蔡孟閶展出的繪畫有一共通特性即為完全避開標配性都會景觀，對於圖像場景的設計是被刻意整理後的情緒，將這些人們存在的日常風景描繪出來，把某個可能存在卻又不是真實存在的時空情境以冗長而舒緩的步調，以灰階低度色彩營造出孤獨感。在大新美術館展出的吳建興以「車體」造型的想像為出發，既非單一雕塑，也不是現成物集，而是「如何形成雕塑」本身，及聯繫自身家族的生命史與產業史的面向。此次共邀請兩位藝術家聯合展出，其中一位藝術家陳為榛，其創作來自於對生活物質的觀察，透過現成物、挪用、古典美等概念的實踐與再思索，做自我經驗、文化認同與環境意識的延伸，此次主要展出兩個系列作：「美耐板」，與「幾何編碼」，透過這些材料的反串以及過於簡略卻又巧妙的仿造，使形成獨特的形式；另一位則邀請藝術家石梓廷展出家中從事鐵製加工行業，創作中常闡述鐵件與個人的擬情關係，透過工業搜集、撿拾而來的剩餘材料，帶出了生命經驗的矛盾，透過碎形拼接形成整體的結構形象，形成某種回視自身過往創作方法之批判。
今年邁入第12屆的2024臺南新藝獎將延續過往形式，展出全國近500件公開徵件中脫穎而出的10組得主藝術家並依展呈概念、材質與空間規劃等要素邀請媒合藝術家，並秉持新藝獎獨有的機制與未來發展延續的扶持，串聯十間藝廊與藝術空間，以不同空間風格、作品意象充分展現出藝術家在創作上強大的感知與敏感度，呼應藝術家對龐大的資訊進行解構，透過創作轉譯在新藝獎這個「棲域」成為引人注目的視覺感受，從中看見藝術與社會參與間的無限可能。
Tainan is an old city filled with culture and history; it also has unique natural landscapes such as lagoons, wetlands, reclaimed lands, and sandbars. These landscapes are like the petri dish of the earth and further serve as a unique incubator with ecological diversity, these places. In 2024, Next Art Tainan gathers the works of 10 winning artists and 12 guest artists. These artworks show an unending stream of vitality, just like how Next Art Tainan nurtures and cultivates talented new artists.
With “Artcross the Universe” as the theme, this exhibition aims to combine Tainan’s unique and vibrant natural landscapes with Next Art Tainan’s cultivation of young artists. The formation of a universe symbolizes the “boundless, limitless, infinite” life, as well as the development and transformation of art. The exhibition explores personal experiences and observations of daily life, meanwhile bringing diverse contemporary aesthetics into the discussions. In an Internet-based generation, it further explores how individuals define, affect, and reflect on themselves in the fast-changing environment. This is a multi-faceted exploration of art, enabling the artists to search for the context and many possibilities of society in a boundless, diverse universe of creativity.
The exhibition presents the inner world of the artists. Using different media and forms, the artist Tsai, Yu-zhen showcased her works at the San Gallery in a renovated old house. With still life, plants, and varied spatial perspectives as her theme, the seemingly random arrangements of objects create a sense of visual "balance" that appears illogical yet manages to evoke an intuitive sense of creativity.Echoing this theme, Chuang, Chih-wei’s work “Infection Series” approaches the same concept through plants. By juxtaposing artificial light tubes with the growth of plants over time, the artwork explores the coexistence between two different materials, achieving a balance between objects and living organisms. Award winner Hsu, Szu-ying focuses on the exchange of intentionality and dialogue, ideas, objects, images, situations, and things, as well as the collective existence of humanity. Exhibited at the Der-Horng Art Gallery, her work “Klangbaut” explores the fragile porcelain. The artist sewed thin shards of porcelain together with threads into the seemingly protective clothing. Yet, they offer no actual protection to the wearer, serving as a metaphor for the inherent vulnerability of human nature. To present the dialogue between the body and the spirit, Chien, Yi-wen depicts the release and settling of emotions utilizing ceramic techniques such as repeatedly squeezing the clay and drawing with the traces of mud. Using various forms of presentation, she visualizes a space of detachment from sadness, sorrow, or any other emotions.
With the adoption of digital devices, there is a profound reflection on the easy access of information and current social impact. Drawing ideas from daily life, the artists show their perspectives on life, society, self-identification, as well as the role and value of art in society. The exhibition in the Asir Art Museum features the works of Fu, Ning, which focuses on the relationship between community imagery and painting. Through the body and brushstrokes, the artist seeks to reshape the sensibilities that viewing images brings to the artist. Echoing Fu, Ning's works, artist Li, Ming-xue explores the changing logic and thinking patterns regarding the objects through different approaches. To interpret personal life experiences and daily encounters, the artist attempts to create visual connections between images, paintings, and objects. At Absolute Space for the Arts, Wu, Quan-en utilizes ordinary objects and furniture found in daily life to re-examine consumer culture through a new visual perspective. In exploring the dynamics of space, artist Wu, Wei-ting inquiries into how space and objects capture the presence of light. Through capturing everyday clues and simplifying the contours of objects in space, she reflects on the essence of things and bodily perception of the transient period. Mezzo Art Museum exhibited the works of the emerging artist team "Soundset," which comprises three artists: Zhu, Shao-yun, Weng, Guo-kai, and Wang, Jia-yu. They made custom-made boxes or modified ready-made objects into independent speakers. These speakers respond to the collisions with others in personal life experiences, ultimately complementing each other to form a cohesive whole. With his keen spatial perception and observation of the environment, Artist Shih, Meng-hsin focuses on the response to the transformation of objects in this exhibition. His artworks employ sculpture, ready-made objects, and spatial installations as the elements to break through the space.
In Mizuiro Workshop, the award-winning artist Lin, Chun-ta sees the exhibition space as a digital drawing interface, using "decompression" as a recurring theme throughout his works. The works explore the visual differences and correlations between digital images and physical objects regarding color, form, and material. Artist Lin, Ying-hsuan also pays efforts in exploring painting. Her work features geometry, color, hard-edge, abstraction, and painting installations. She utilizes colors around the space, extracting corresponding color blocks and putting them within the space to reconstruct new symbols. At InART Space, inspired by Zero Degree Image by French Philosopher Deleuze, the award-winning artist Wu, Shang-yang delves into the reflexivity of technology and the humanized space that gazes back on the viewers. Utilizing images as an agent, Hsu, Ting usually creates in the form of on-site production, blending images from different dimensions and spatial relationships to reflect the picture with the viewers’ sights and movement in the space. In this exhibition, through fragmented images, her work reveals different levels of expression and viewing distances. Exhibited in the second and third floor of Aglow Art Space, the works of reward winner Stream explore the process when sounds transform into the medium of encoding and decoding, such as performance and visual effects, which deconstructs and reshapes the framework of music performance. Two artists have been invited to exhibit their works jointly. The fourth and fifth floors of Aglow Art Space feature the work of the artist Randy Yang. Composing 3 works, the “Randy” series explores subtle signals within the space, examining energy conversion and the presence of unusual signal carriers and thus showing a different musical distinct from Stream. The other artist invited is Huang, Yuan-yu, exhibiting two series titled "Illegal to the homeland" and "form pseudo" Basing his work on observations of urban buildings, Huang employs grayscale tones and digital collage techniques to reconstruct and deconstruct the image into visually intriguing digital artworks that appear rational yet peculiar.
Sung, Hsiang-pang’s works are exhibited in Soka Art. By reconstructing symbols, objects, and materials that imitate nature, the artist extracts the materiality of the objects, responding to the blurred boundaries that arise between artificial and natural objects in modernization. Therefore, the paintings of Tsai, Meng-chang share a common characteristic: they completely avoid the stereotypical urban landscapes. She depicts the daily scenes of the people, but the scenes are deliberately arranged. These artworks portray a scenario that may exist but is not necessarily real, creating a sense of solitude with a leisurely pace and grayscale colors. Exhibited in the Daxin Art Museum, Wu, Chien-hsing’s artwork is inspired by the imagination of the "car body." It is neither a singular sculpture nor a collection of ready-made objects, but rather the essence of "how to form a sculpture," and its connection with the family history and industrial development. This exhibition features two artists. The first artist Chen, Wei-chen creates works by observing everyday materials, employing, and reevaluating concepts such as ready-made, appropriation, and classical beauty, and further extending her self-experience, cultural identity, and environmental awareness through the creation. The exhibition primarily showcases two series: "Laminate" and "Geometric Encoding," which are presented in unique forms through the subversion of materials and the over-simple yet clever imitation. The other artist, Shih, Tsu-ting, comes from a family engaged in the iron processing industry. His works often depict the anthropomorphic relationship between iron and people. Through collecting leftover materials from the iron processing, he brings out the contradictions of life experiences. With images piecing together by fragments, the artist throws back on his creative methods in the past in a reflective manner.
In its 12th anniversary this year, just as before, Next Art Tainan will be showcasing 10 award-winning artists who stand out from nearly 500 participating artists nationwide. Inheriting the spirit of Next Art Tainan and its support of the art development, the artworks are exhibited in 10 art galleries and spaces based on their concepts, materials, and spatial planning. The different styles of spaces and imagery of the works echo the artists’ deconstruction of the vast amount of information. With the reinterpretation in this exhibition, the works are given with eye-catching visual effects in the “Universe” called Next Art Tainan, presenting infinite possibilities of arts and social participation.
南巷藝事
臺南是臺灣擁有豐富歷史文化底蘊的城市，走在街頭巷尾，處處都洋溢著悠久的古樸風情。然而，隨著城市現代化的發展，與歷史文化的記憶層次上的融合時常被忽略與淡化。我們希望通
過歷史發掘再造與當代藝術的創新結合，重新注入活力和創意，使臺南成為2024年全國文化藝術的精彩亮點。藉以巷弄特色店家、歷史建築與老宅翻新空間，作為展示藝術作品的平台，使臺南這座古都展現與時俱進的魅力和未來發展的可能性。
本計畫旨在將積累的歷史文化與當代藝術結合，並展現在臺南市中心兩個主要的歷史街區–府城歷史街區和府城歷史街區緩衝區，透過跨界碰撞的方式創造出新的地紋與能量。在此次的計畫中，我們將從臺南特有的巷弄中篩選出極具有文化特色的歷史建築與注入新思維的老屋翻新等店家或空間，媒合11位過去十一年臺南新藝獎得主，期望透過田野調查與訪談研究等方式，加以梳理臺南歷史與內在文化的精神核心，以11位藝術家的創作能量經由跨領域的對話，將當代藝術帶入生活走進人群，讓文化美學融入城市的街道，賦予在地商家能有更不一樣的藝術體驗與感知經驗，藉此串連城市點與點的路徑，使巷弄成為藝術的網絡地圖，展現出不同凡響的藝術巷弄-臺南古都巷弄美學。
計畫的目標並不僅僅是將藝術帶入城市，增添文化的氣息。我們希望通過巷弄與多元化店家所展示的藝術，有機會創造一種獨特的體驗，同時提升臺南的城市形象和吸引力，吸引更多的遊客和居民，並促進當地經濟的發展。藝術不僅是一種文化體驗，也可以成為帶動經濟增長的引擎。藉著這個計畫，人們可以在購物、用餐和逛街的同時，欣賞到各種形式的藝術作品，因藝術介入日常，使生活增添更多的樂趣，亦期待民眾在觀賞藝術的同時也對臺南的歷史知識與空間有更深刻的體會。
Tainan is a city with a rich historical and cultural foundation. Through streets and alleys, you can feel the historic and pure atmosphere of the past. However, with urbanization and modernization, the inheritance of memory regarding history and culture is often neglected. Through the combination of history revitalization and contemporary art, we hope to bring vitality and creativity into the city, making Tainan an eye-catching city of culture and art in 2024. As the unique stores, historic buildings, and renovated old houses become the platform for art exhibitions, this ancient capital shows its charms that grow along with the generations and its possibilities in the future.
This project aims to combine history and culture with contemporary art, creating new energy in the two major historic districts in the city center: the Fucheng Historic District and the Fucheng Historic District Buffer Zone through cross-border collaboration. In this project, we select historical buildings with cultural uniqueness and renovated old houses in Tainan City, matching these spaces with the artworks of 11 winners of Next Art Tainan in the past 11 years. Through fieldwork and interviews, we hope to further understand the spiritual core of the history and culture of Tainan. With the cross-border dialogue and creation energy of the 11 artists, we hope to bring contemporary art to life and the public, integrating cultural aesthetics into the streets of the city and giving local shops a more different artistic experience and perception. By connecting dots in the city and making the alleys into a map of arts, we aim to demonstrate the unique aesthetics of streets in the ancient capital Tainan.
The goal of this project is not merely to bring art and cultural atmosphere to the city. We hope that through the art exhibition in the alleys and various kinds of stores, we can create a unique experience, while enhancing Tainan’s city image and appeal to attract more residents and tourists, which further promotes local economic development. Art is not only a cultural experience; it can also be an engine for economic growth. Through this project, people can enjoy various artworks while shopping, dining, and strolling around. By introducing art into daily life, we want to add more fun to their lives and expect the public to have a deeper understanding of Tainan’s historical background and spaces.