B·A·T·U
複合媒材、現成物、錄像/2020/依場地尺寸
mix media, ready-made objects, video/ 2020/Dimensions variable
Batu，我親愛的弟弟
Batu, my dear brother
我們年齡相差八歲，都是同住在台北烏來部落的泰雅族青年。本次創作展希望透過分享Batu的生命經驗，討論當代原住民青年的「認同」形塑。這其中過程的糾葛與張力，希冀透過藝術創作，軟性地刻畫出創作人，對於原住民青年生命經驗，與當代處境之間的對話和省思。
We are eight years apart in age, and we are both living in Wulai tribe in Taipei. This exhibition tend to discuss the "identity-shaping" of indigenous youth by sharing Batu's life experience. The entanglement and tension in this process hope to softly portray what I observe on the life experience and the situation of indigenous youth through artistic creation.
當代原住民的形象，其實是一種「破碎的呈現」，不管是社會對於原住民的刻板印象、生活樣貌、文化背景，都建立在零碎資訊的拼湊上。以「原住民」一詞為例，指涉的是台灣十六個官方認定的原住民族，但真實的原住民族其實包含了更細膩、更多元的文化樣貌，但在社會主流文化建構之下，都簡化而籠統地涵蓋了一切。
The image of indigenous is actually a "fragmented-like". Whether it is society's stereotypes of indigenous, their life style, or their cultural background, they are all based on a patchwork of fragmented information. Taking the word "indigenous people" as an example, it refers to the 16 officially recognized indigenous ethnic groups in Taiwan. However, the authentic indigenous ethnic groups actually include a more delicate and diverse cultural aspect. But the mainstream of Taiwan interpret in a way that is covered in a simplified and general way.
而從「B•A•T•U」此藝術策展中，我所要談論的「原民認同」，其實是在對比整體社會對於原住民族的形象，「原民」一詞總是以一種瑣碎的符號呈現，原住民文化或者原住民藝術，長久以來都不是以一個「完整地」個體呈現，「它」永遠是被他者所建構的「模糊形象」而生。
I actually want to talk about the "indigenous identity" that is comparing the interpretation from the mainstream society through this exhibition. The image of indigenous peoples is actually a "fragmented-like". The indigenous culture or indigenous art has been a long time shown as incomplete body, because it is always formed a "fuzzy image" by others.
因此這次展覽透過錄像與裝置，將一個空間切為兩個部份，談論在社會體制下的原住民形象，與以強調主體性存在的原民文化之對比。
Therefore, this exhibition divide the space into two parts by using the videos and installations, discussing the contrast between the image of indigenous people under the mainstream system and the indigenous culture that emphasizes the existence of subjectivity.
