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Cross-Sector Collaboration: Artistic Design for Dun Ren Hospital’s Album “Earthing”
跨界合作:敦仁醫院《安土》專輯藝術設計

In the summer of 2012, lyricist Yung-Feng Chung visited Dun Ren Psychiatric Hospital in Yuanlin and was surprised to find no iron bars, unpleasant odors, or unsettling noises. The patients lived leisurely lives and were treated with respect. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he and composer Shiuan Chang revisited the hospital to learn how Dun Ren Hospital centers around patients, refining an internal support system through daily morning reflections and reviews. Inspired by this, Shiuan Chang composed a series of music, including folk songs and children’s songs, designed to connect with the patients’ memories, provide them comfort, and also document the composer’s ongoing internal dialogue and psychophysical reconstruction. The album’s name “Earthing” is derived from Dunren Hospital’s principle of “settling the earth and being humane”, and was released recently. The album is released on its official website, and steaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music  Invited by Shiuan Chang, Wu Chi-Tsung took on the role of art director for the album. He was captivated by the myriad perspectives unfolding at every turn, as well as by the depiction of contemporary ethos and the psychological landscape of modern life woven into the music. Through the familiar acts of “tearing” and “kneading” in his artistic process, Chi-Tsung embodies the narrative perspective of “Earthing.” He metaphorically navigates life’s twists and turns and confronts its myriad challenges within the folded pages, utilizing a “visualized” textual arrangement to delve into life’s mysteries. 在2012年夏天,詞作家鍾永豐訪問位於員林的敦仁精神專科醫院時,驚訝地發現那裡沒有鐵窗、異味或令人緊張的聲音,病友們生活閒適而受到尊重。至2020年疫情期間,他與作曲家張玹再度拜訪,學習醫院如何以病友為中心改進支持系統。張玹受此啟發,創作了一系列曲目,包括民謠和兒歌,這些音樂旨在與病友的記憶產生聯繫,為他們帶來慰藉,亦紀錄作曲家自我的持續內在對話與身心重建。專輯名稱取自敦仁醫院「安土敦乎仁」的宗旨,並於近期上線專輯官網與Spotify,Apple Music等平台。 吳季璁受張玹之邀,擔綱專輯的藝術設計,他驚艷於樂音中所揭示當代精神樣貌與現代生活的心理狀態敘述。吳季璁透過在他創作《氰山集》等作品時已諳熟於心的「撕」與「揉」動作,作為敘述《安土》的視角,他在摺頁中模擬面對生活的波折與重重考驗,以「視覺化」文字排序敘述探索生命中的未知。  

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New Cyano-Collage Series at TEFAF New York
《氰山集》系列新作於TEFAF紐約

Sean Kelly | Stand 330Dates:  May 9 -14 2024 Venue: Park Avenue Armory, New York   Simultaneously with Taipei Dangdai, two Cyano-Collage works will debut to western audiences at Sean Kelly’s booth at the prestigious TEFAF fair in New York. Cultivated in the art traditions of both the East and the West since his childhood, Wu Chi-Tsung has always aspired to combine Western contemporary media with the spirit of Eastern aesthetics to reach a broader audience and inspire diverse interpretations of his work. “Through my work, xuan paper is able to be noticed by more people. For example, when I was exhibiting in Europe when the audience learned about the production process of the “Cyano-Collage Series”, they were all amazed by the outstanding resilience of the xuan paper after being crumpled, flattened, soaked, and dried. If in this way, more artists from other countries will also start to become interested in this material and begin to use it in their creations, can this traditional eastern media breathe a new life in the contemporary art world? “, Chi-Tsung shared during an interview with Vogue Taiwan.  Established in 1988, The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) is widely regarded as the world’s preeminent organization for fine art, antiques, and design. TEFAF organizes two international fairs—TEFAF Maastricht, which presents over 7,000 years of art history, and TEFAF New York, focused on modern and contemporary art and design. 尚凱利畫廊 | Stand 330 日期:  2024年5月9 -14日地址: Park Avenue Armory, New York  與台北當代近乎同一時期,另外兩件《氰山集》系列作品將於世界另一端的紐約TEFAF博覽會尚凱利畫廊展位首秀。吳季璁自幼深受東西方藝術傳統的熏陶,在創作中一直希望將西方當代媒介與東方美學精神結合,以觸及更廣泛的觀眾,激發對其作品的多樣解讀。 「(我希望)透過我的作品,宣紙能夠被更多人注意到。例如,當我在歐洲展出時,觀眾對宣紙經過揉皺、壓平、浸泡及風乾後仍顯出的卓越韌性感到驚訝。如果這樣,更多來自其他國家的藝術家也開始對這種材料感興趣並開始在他們的創作中使用它,這種傳統的東方媒介能否在當代藝術世界中注入新生呢?」吳季璁在接受《Vogue Taiwan》訪問時分享道。  TEFAF(歐洲美術基金會)成立於1988年,被廣泛認為是世界上最卓越的美術、古董及設計組織。TEFAF每年舉辦兩場具有影響力的國際博覽會,分別是位於荷蘭馬斯垂克、聚焦於7000年跨度的古典美術的TEFAF馬斯垂克,與位於美國紐約、專注於現代與當代藝術及設計的TEFAF紐約。  

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Cyano-Collage

New Cyano-Collage at Taipei Dangdai
《氰山集》系列新作於台北當代

gdm (Galerie du Monde) | Booth E07 Dates: May 9 – 12, 2024Venue: Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center This week, new works of the Cyano-Collage Series will be showcased at the Taipei Dangdai Art Fair, represented by gdm (Galerie du Monde). Recalling the traditional cyanotype photographic technique, the artist treats xuan paper with a photosensitive coating, then crumples the sheets by hand, creating wrinkles and folds before exposing them to sunlight. From the resulting dozens of textured papers with varied tonalities, he assembles and layers the fragments to construct landscapes that resemble rocky terrains with peaks shrouded in mist, snow, and rushing water, evoking the aesthetic of Eastern ink paintings . For the artist, it’s all about experimentation. “Most artists have a strong ego. We try to control our work. But the more you try to control it, the more likely you are to lose the possibility. Sometimes, we should just let it go. Let the work grow in the way it should,” Chi-Tsung has said. 爍樂(世界畫廊) | E07展位日期: 2024年5月9日 – 12日地址: 台北南港展覽館 本週,《氰山集》系列新作將於台北當代藝術博覽會爍樂(世界畫廊)展位呈現。作品創造性地應用傳統的氰版攝影技術,藝術家將感光藥劑塗布於宣紙,再將紙張揉成皺褶,令其曝曬於陽光下,從而產生數十張質地和色調各異的紙張,最後,再將這些紙張拼接層疊,構建出類似奇峰或滄海的景觀,同時呼應了東方的書畫傳統。對藝術家而言,一切都是關於實驗。 「大多數藝術家都有強烈的自我,試圖控制作品。但你越試圖控制,就越令作品失去可能性。有時候我們應該學會放手,讓作品以應有的方式成長,」吳季璁說。  

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