【是河不是河】鹽池 吳有容、顏鈺恬 / 【Not a river】Crystallize Object Wu Yu Jung & Yen Yu Tien
【是河不是河】鹽池 吳有容、顏鈺恬
【Not a river】Crystallize Object Wu Yu Jung & Yen Yu Tien
展覽時間：114/3/24（一）~114/04/28（一）／教育館藝術創意空間
開館：12:00-18:00 週一至週五 (週末閉館)
鹽池團隊吳有容藝術家畢業於國立臺南藝術大學應用藝術研究所。十分關注人與人、人與社會、人與環境的關係，近期則與鹽池藝術工作室夥伴顏鈺恬積極創作參展，作品以複合媒材，裝置藝術與染色等展現，藝術家體會生活中每日穿行的都會路徑，憑藉空氣中的氣息，靜默地勾勒出文明社會進步的河川身影，原是兼具灌溉、飲食、交通、能源等多功能的生命泉源與時代記憶，卻伴隨著看不見的代價，悄然籠罩於每一寸土地。
是河不是河？是對自身與環境關係的深刻反思。藝術家以童年對於家鄉河流鳳山溪因污染產生的顏色、氣味變化為出發點，結合傳統染織工藝運用的天然植物色彩，思考何謂當代環境之代表色彩。以代表工業革命、勞動的線軸元素為作品的主要意象，藝術家經由田野調查與實地探訪，前往污染河流中實地進行漂染，將河水由洗滌與介質的特性轉換為染料，重金屬在纖維上留下了斑駁的鏽蝕痕跡，污染河水的自然流經，亦呈現出深沉而詭譎的色彩。藝術家所賦予染色誠實地呈現黏稠污漬、腐蝕痕跡、與腐壞氣息，揭開沉默交易的無形成本，是時代無聲的印記。
Exhibition: 2025.3.24 (Mon.) - 2025.4.28 (Mon.) / Education Hall, Room 113 Art & Creativity Space
Opening: 12:00-18:00, Mon. to Fri. (Closed on weekends)
Wu Yu Jung, an artist from Crystallize Object, graduated from the Graduate Institute of Applied Arts at Tainan National University of the Arts. Deeply concerned with the relationships between people, society and the environment, she has been actively creating and participating in exhibitions with her partner, Yen Yu Tien, who is also from Crystallize Object art studio. Recently, their works have been presented through mixed media, installation art, and dyeing techniques, reflecting the artist’s observations of the urban paths she traversed daily. Through the atmosphere in the air, the silhouette of rivers that reflect modern civilization is silently sketched. Once a multifaceted source of life—providing irrigation, sustenance, transportation, and energy—rivers embody an era's memories. Yet, the invisible cost quietly casts its shadow over every inch of land.
“Not a river” is a profound reflection on the relationship between ourself and the environment. The artist is inspired by the changes in color and odor of the Fongshan River, her hometown river, which have been caused by pollution since childhood. She combines them with natural plant dyes used in traditional textile crafts and explores what the representative color of the contemporary environment is. The main visual element of the work is the spool, symbolizing the Industrial Revolution and labor. Through field research and on-site visits, the artist went to the polluted rivers to conduct bleaching and dyeing processes, which transform the river water into dyes by utilizing its washing and medium properties. The heavy metals left mottled rust marks on the fibers, while the natural flow of the polluted water also presented deep and strange hues. The dyeing, as given by the artist, honestly shows the sticky stains, corrosive traces and decaying smells, revealing the invisible cost of silent transactions and the quiet mark of the times.