種子 Seed

作品名稱：種子

創作者：李蕢至

媒材：竹子、鋼筋

尺寸：2.5 m(L)x 1.5 m(W)x 4 m(H)

地點：成龍溼地，雲林縣口湖鄉，台灣

年代：2022

2022成龍溼地國際環境藝術節

「種子」作品的構想源自溼地植物的生態特性。溼地植物能夠定沙、保護魚塭堤岸，同時為魚類提供遮蔽與食源，也成為鳥類築巢的重要材料，在溼地生態系中扮演關鍵角色。雕塑以流線的姿態佇立於溼地之中，如同一顆巨大的種子，融入溼地的地景與水色之間。它既是一件自然雕塑，也是一處鳥類得以停留的棲所，象徵人與自然共存於大地上的「種子」。

作品設置於雲林縣口湖鄉的成龍溼地。此地因長年地層下陷，水位變化成為村落必須持續面對的現實。雕塑上的圓形窗口既是一扇觀賞日落的景窗，也隱含著水位高度的警示意義，提醒人們在欣賞自然之美的同時，亦需感知環境所傳遞的訊息。

Title: Seed

Artist: Lee, Kuei-Chih

Media: Bamboo, Rebar

Size: 2.5 m (L) x 1.5 m (W) x 4 m (H)

Location: Cheng-Long wetlands, Yunlin County, Taiwan

Year: 2022

“2022 ChengLong Wetlands International Environmental Art Project”

The concept of the work Seed is inspired by wetland plants and their ecological functions. Wetland vegetation stabilizes sand and protects the embankments of fish ponds, while also providing shade and food for aquatic life and materials for birds to build their nests. Within the wetland ecosystem, these plants play a vital and sustaining role. Standing in the wetland with a flowing, organic form, the sculpture resembles a giant seed, merging with the surrounding landscape of water and vegetation. It exists both as a piece of natural sculpture and as a temporary habitat for birds, symbolizing a “seed” of coexistence between humans and nature embedded in the land.

The work is located in Chenglong Wetland in Kouhu Township, Yunlin County, where land subsidence occurs year after year. The circular opening in the sculpture functions as a viewing frame for the sunset, while also marking a reference line for local water levels, serving as a subtle reminder of the environmental changes faced by the village.