洪建全基金會第七屆「銅鐘藝術賞」展覽於3月29日開幕，3月30日至5月12日對公眾開放。本屆得主致穎於2019年曾獲西班牙哈恩內夫肯基金會與米羅基金會頒發年度LOOP錄像藝術首獎，此次「鬼魂與深藍海：致穎個展」將由洪建全基金會主辦、臺灣當代文化實驗場C-LAB協辦，於通信分隊展演空間展出委託創作全新錄像、VR、裝置等共7組新作。
「銅鐘藝術賞」為洪建全基金會的藝術贊助獎項，以文化創投的前瞻概念出發，遴選一位具獨特視野及國際觀的台灣當代藝術家，基於對藝術家創作理念的信任，在概念階段即給予肯定，以委託創作的形式支持其藝術的實踐。今年度第七屆銅鐘藝術賞，延續對世界變動環節的關注，頒予長期考察技術和媒體關係的藝術家致穎。本次「鬼魂與深藍海：致穎個展」，則帶領觀眾前進非洲島嶼模里西斯。作為19世紀歐洲航海帝國分發勞動資源的中轉站，模里西斯曾經是轉運華人苦力的樞紐，如今也成為海洋權力競奪的重要據點。
隱藏在展題「鬼魂與深藍海」之下，藝術家提供了兩重意義來理解散佈於非亞海洋（Afrasian Sea）中的「鬼魂」：在全球化建制中被忽略的華人角色；以及在如同神經通路的海底電纜中所傳輸的信息。模里西斯現設立有一苦力博物館，展示了許多由殖民者所拍下的苦力肖像，作品《攝像機(65)》則透過其中華人苦力的肖像，對這一段歷史挾帶的政治、身分議題展開提問。作品《電纜》則分別以3D列印實體電纜、平面繪製電纜剖面圖，以及國際海底電纜的地圖資料，三種視角帶領觀眾看見現今乘載全球九成數據流量的海底電纜，以及它們是如何以潛伏的姿態，登陸非亞海洋沿岸。作品《智慧城》則以圖像陳列的方式，解構近年以大型科技公司為首，透過「智能」與「安全」的概念所建構的「智慧城市」，並為其「發行」紀念幣，而這些智慧城市的擘畫，則隱隱回應了全球化以來跨越海洋的帝國敘事。
VR作品《蕉色海》聚焦在苦力貿易中在海上航行的貨物船，以聲響研究出發，發展成一件沈浸式的紀錄影像作品。最後，以六角形魔法陣形式呈現的三頻道錄像裝置《鏈結》，則是本次展覽中的核心作品。主要的拍攝場景為位於模里西斯首都路易港唐人街中的南順世襲大廈，該建築為結合商業、辦公與住宅的華人會館，最早於十九世紀中由客籍華人契約工與商人所建立，這類型的會館除了為移民提供支持與照護外，同時也是物質資源與資訊交互流動的場所。本作品將與生活於大廈中的年輕舞者進行合作，這些舞者每週來到大樓頂部的公共空間練習街舞與傳統舞蹈，並與其他同伴進行交往，無形之間塑造了一種在地的身份認同。致穎揉合「駭客任務」的人物形象、客家戲曲的元素，以不同建築空間作為背景，設計一場融合不同舞蹈風格的表演，來探討苦力歷史的影響與移民後代對身份的思考。
在2024年度，銅鐘藝術賞「鬼魂與深藍海：致穎個展」持續向觀眾展示非亞海洋之上從未間斷，卻被刻意忽略或遮蔽的事實與衝突。穿過致穎作品中鮮明的影像、語言風格，觀眾或可一探在深藍海之下，技術的發展與勞動力控制體系之間錯綜複雜的關係。
▍「鬼魂與深藍海：致穎個展」展覽資訊
展 期｜2024年3月30日－5月12日（週二～週日，11:00 – 18:00 ）
地 點｜臺灣當代文化實驗場C-LAB，通信分隊展演空間，台北市大安區建國南路一段177號
▍「風入堂：技術、海洋與勞動者」延伸講座
日 期｜2024年4月27日，15:00-17:00
地 點｜洪建全基金會，台北市中正區羅斯福路二段9號12樓
簡 介｜距離帝國政權核心的遙遠之地，神經末梢處，往往正是訊息情報最敏感的關鍵點。透過觀測帝國邊境的技術部署，不同勢力間的政治攪動，以及技術本身與在地生活之民相互間的作用力也能夠更清晰地顯影。本次講座邀請到與談人孔令偉以及主持人莫奴，與藝術家致穎一同從亞洲的陸地與海域出發，觀測技術、情報、勞動力與帝國的交流境況。
▍關於藝術家
致穎居住和工作於臺北與柏林。其創作關注全球南方跨現代性、後殖民身份以及當代圖像技術，常運用聲響、音樂和動態影像等媒材構建獨特的敘事語彙，以另類的觀點思考人類生存狀態與生態環境間的關聯性，近年作品多探討非洲、亞洲地區及非亞海洋間族群以及技術交流的特殊歷史境況。致穎的創作曾經在許多國際性的藝術機構展出，包含布魯塞爾WIELS美術館、首爾Art Sonje Center善宰藝術中心、n.b.k.新柏林藝術協會、巴黎Centre Pompidou龐畢度中心、上海PSA當代美術館、北京UCCA尤倫斯當代藝術中心、臺北MoCA當代藝術館、TFAM臺北市立美術館等。此外，他的影像作品也曾於許多影展放映，包含瑞士盧卡諾影展、德國柏林影展、荷蘭鹿特丹影展、臺北金馬影展、臺北電影節等。2023年獲臺灣洪建全基金會頒發銅鐘藝術賞，2019年獲西班牙哈恩內夫肯基金會與米羅基金會頒發年度LOOP錄像藝術首獎，同年也入圍德國柏林藝術獎。他是臺灣藝術團體復興漢工作室成員之一，同時主持RLIS影響研究室，專注於媒體技術與圖像政治研究。
The Hong Foundation proudly presents the 7th Tung Chung Prize exhibition, entitled Ghost in the Sea: Musquiqui Chihying Solo Exhibition, which opens on March 29. The exhibition opens to the public from March 30 to May 12. This year's honoree, Musquiqui Chihying, is the 2019 recipient of the LOOP Video Art Award conferred by the Han Nefkens Foundation and the Joan Miró Foundation in Spain. Organized by the Hong Foundation and in collaboration with Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (C-LAB) at Art Space III, this year's exhibition features seven newly commissioned works including video, VR experiences, and installations.
The Tung Chung Prize, an initiative of the Hong Foundation, aims to act as cultural venture capital, nurturing artists and creators at the early conceptual stage of their creative work. The 7th iteration of the Prize continues in the focus on global environmental shifts, celebrating the work of Musquiqui Chihying, an artist known for his exploration of the interplay between technology and media. Ghost in the Sea: Musquiqui Chihying Solo Exhibition transports viewers to Mauritius, an island in East Africa with a history as a labor distribution center for European maritime empires in the 19th-century. Mauritius served as a transshipment hub for coolie labor, and continues to be a significant site in contemporary maritime power dynamics.
In Ghost in the Sea, Musquiqui Chihying presents a dual narrative that explores the concept of “ghosts” across the Afrasian Sea: one that highlights the marginalized status of the ethnic Chinese in the global landscape; and the other focuses on data transmitted through an artificial neural network of submarine cables. The exhibition includes works such as The Camera (65), which examines political and identity questions through a portrait of a Chinese coolie taken during colonization. The Cable uncovers the hidden networks that carry 90% of the world's data transmission using 3D-printed models, cross-sectional imagery, and maps of global submarine cables that reveal their concealed landing points along the shores of Afrasian Seas. Installation Smart City critiques the "smart city" concept promoted by major technology firms, employing graphic illustrations to discuss "intelligence" and "security," while minting commemorative coins that subtly reference imperial narratives throughout the history of globalization.
The VR installation, The Sallow Sea, based on acoustical research, offers an immersive documentary experience of the coolie trade ships. The exhibition's focal point, The Link, is presented as a three-channel video installation with mystical hexagonal circle, centering on the Nam Shun Society Building in Chinatown in Port Louis, Mauritius. Constructed in the mid-19th century by Hakka indentured labourers and traders, this association hall blended commercial, administrative, and residential functions. Association halls like this one provided support for immigrants and facilitated exchange of information and material resources. This work is a collaborative effort with young dancers currently residing in the building, who meet weekly in the building's rooftop public space to practice street and traditional dance forms. Through their interactions, the dancers have developed a localized sense of identity. Artist Musquiqui Chihying blends character imagery inspired by "The Matrix" with elements of Hakka opera, set against a backdrop of various architectural spaces. This performance amalgamating different dance styles explores the impact of the history of coolie labor and reflects on issues of identity among immigrant descendants.
Through Ghost in the Sea: Musquiqui Chihying Solo Exhibition continues to illuminate the enduring, yet often overlooked realities and tensions surrounding the Afrasian Sea into 2024. Through his compelling visual and narrative approach, Musquiqui Chihying invite viewers to delve into the intricate dynamics of technological advancement and labor control mechanisms beneath the ocean’s vast, blue expanse.
▍Ghost in the Sea: Musquiqui Chihying Solo Exhibition
Date｜2024.3.30－5.12（Tue.～Sun.，11:00 – 18:00 ）
Venue｜C-LAB，Art Space III, No. 177, Sec. 1, Jianguo S. Rd., Da’an Dist., Taipei City 106, Taiwan
▍Exhibition Talk: "Wind In The Forum: The Technology, The Oceans And The Labours" ➡ Click here
Date｜2024.4.27，15:00-17:00
Venue｜Hong Foundation, 12F, No.9, Sec. 2, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City 100420, Taiwan
Intro｜This talk features guest speaker Ling-Wei Kung (Research Fellow at the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica) and moderator Lou Mo (curator), along with artist Musquiqui Chihying. They will discuss the intersection of technology and labor history spanning across the Afrasian Sea, centered around the exhibition theme.
▍About the Artist
Musquiqui Chihying resides and works in Taipei and Berlin. His artistic endeavors focus on issues of post- and trans-modernity in the Global South, postcolonial identity, and contemporary technology. He often employs media such as sound, music, and moving images to construct a narrative vocabulary, offering alternative perspectives on the interconnectedness of human condition and ecological environments. Many of his works have explored the special historical circumstances of ethnic and technological exchange between the African, Asian, and Afrasian Sea. Musquiqui Chihying's works have been exhibited in numerous international art institutions, including WIELS in Brussels, Art Sonje Center in Seoul, Centre Pompidou in Paris, Neue Berliner Kunstverein in Berlin, Power Station of Art in Shanghai, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, MoCA Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei and Taipei Fine Arts Museum, among others. His film works have been screened at various film festivals, including Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, Rotterdam Film Festival in the Netherlands, and the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Taipei Film Festival. In 2023, he was awarded the Tung Chung Prize by the Hong Foundation in Taiwan. In 2019, he received the LOOP Video Art Award from the Han Nefkens Foundation and the Joan Miró Foundation in Spain. He was also nominated for the Berlin Art Prize in Germany that same year. He is a member of the Taiwanese art group Fuxinghen Studio and leads the Research Lab of Image and Sound (RLIS), focusing on media technology and image politics research.
攝影：汪正翔 Photo: Sean WANG
作品圖片由藝術家提供 Images courtesy of the artist.