水氣場 Water Aura

2015年8月12日
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作品名稱：水氣場

創作者：李蕢至

材質：樹枝、苔蘚

地點：日本長野縣大町市木崎湖畔的針葉林森林

尺寸：約50m(L) x 10m(W) x 4m(H)

年代：2015

"2015信濃之國原始感覚美術祭-水的祭儀"

2015年時我來到日本長野縣的鄉間參與藝術家駐村計畫，一開始使我感興趣的是這藝術節的名稱-「2015信濃之國原始感覚美術祭-水的祭儀」。直接說明了藝術與自然的連結，回歸自身的原始感覺。駐地的地點位於長野縣大町市的木崎湖旁，湖的周邊有著美麗的稻田風景、可愛的小車站。除此之外，這裡也是著名的越光米的產地之一。湖邊美麗的景色也是許多日本動畫場景的取景聖地，當地也流傳著龍住在木崎湖中的傳說故事。當我抵達這裡的時候，我騎乘著腳踏車在湖邊感受這美麗的景致與風景，也尋找著適合創作的位置。在如鏡般清澈的木崎湖繞了幾圈後，也許是種對於源的渴望，也或者感受到森林這神祕氣息的召換，我決定進入這湖邊的森林裡創作。

這是座位於長野縣大町市木崎湖畔的雪松林森林，有著濃重的水氣且林間生態非常完整，除了樹蛙、蜻蜓、虎頭蜂等小生物外，也是猴子、蛇、氈鹿與熊的棲地。山裡沁涼的溪水順著崎嶇的水徑漫漫流入湖中，純淨的水質養育著這塊土地上的生物與物產，也是著名的越光米最好的養分。聽著當地住民描述著這山裡神社附近的苔蘚在夜晚時會發出亮光，傳說中龍化為人保護著這塊淨土的故事，讓這片森林多了份神秘的色彩，並且當早晚霧氣瀰漫在林間時，也彷彿走進了童話故事中的迷幻森林。

海洋佔地球表面的71%，人體有70%是水分，而且水在生態體系統裡扮演著關鍵的角色。我在林間感受著水的氣息，看著那在林間流動的水氣營造出的自然氣場，就像是顯現著深層內觀的宇宙靈光。我在林間日復一日地蒐集著掉落在地上的彎曲樹枝，用榫接與編織的自然工法將它結構成一道看似往森林裡無盡延伸的自然雕塑。在過程中偶而會看見溫暖的陽光穿透林間灑落一地的金黃景緻，偶而會遇見氈鹿與猴子從作品旁快速地經過。幾天之後，或許動物們已經習慣我在森林裡的出現，牠們出現在我作品周圍的頻率越來越高。猴子蹲坐在遠處的石頭上好奇地看著我編織著作品，氈鹿則在作品邊嬉戲著。

當雕塑完成後，我將苔蘚覆蓋在雕塑上，也將森林裡撿拾到的動物骨骸裝置在作品上，使其與環境融為一體。在這水氣豐沛的林間，苔蘚生長地非常快速，很快地便與雕塑形成一個共生體。它巨大卻隱匿的形體就如同這森林間存在已久的古老遺址，訴說著過去龍的傳說與久遠的記憶，也是水的召喚與祭儀。

Title: Water Aura (水のアウラ)

Artist: Lee, Kuei-Chih

Material: Branches, Moss

Location: The forest situated near Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan

Size: About 50m (L) x 10m (W) x 4m (H)

Year: 2015

"SHINANO Primitive Sense Art Festival 2015"

In 2015, I came to the countryside of Nagano Prefecture, Japan, to participate in an artist-in-residence program. What first interested me was the name of the art festival - "2015 SHINANO Primitive Sense Art Festival." It directly illustrates the connection between art and nature and returns to one's original feeling. The station is located next to Lake Kizaki in Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture. There are beautiful rice field scenes and cute little stations around the lake. In addition, it is also one of the famous producing areas of Koshihikari rice. The beautiful scenery around the lake is also a sacred place for many Japanese animation scenes. There are also local legends about dragons living in Kizaki Lake. When I arrived here, I rode a bicycle by the lake to experience the beautiful scenery and scenery, and also looked for a suitable location for creation. After circling the mirror-clear Lake Kizaki a few times, perhaps out of a desire for the source, or perhaps feeling the call of the mysterious atmosphere of the forest, I decided to enter the forest beside the lake to create.

This is a cedar forest located on the shore of Lake Kizaki in Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture. It has strong moisture and a very complete forest ecology. In addition to tree frogs, dragonflies, hornet wasps, and other small creatures, it is also a habitat for monkeys, snakes, kamoshika, and bears. The cool streams in the mountains flow into the lake along the rugged water paths. The pure water quality nourishes the creatures and products on this land, and is also the best nutrient for the famous Koshihikari rice. Listening to local residents describe how the moss near the mountain shrine emits light at night. The legendary story of a dragon turning into a human to protect this pure land makes this forest more mysterious. When the mist fills the forest in the morning and evening, it feels like walking into a psychedelic forest in a fairy tale.

The ocean accounts for 71% of the Earth's surface, 70% of the human body is water, and water plays a key role in the ecosystem. I felt the breath of water in the forest, and looked at the natural aura created by the water vapor flowing in the forest, which was like the cosmic aura showing deep insight. I collect bent branches that have fallen to the ground in the forest day after day, and use natural work methods of tenon and weaving to structure them into a natural sculpture that seems to extend endlessly into the forest. During the process, you will occasionally see warm sunlight penetrating the golden scenery in the forest, and occasionally encounter felt deer and monkeys passing quickly by the work. After a few days, perhaps the animals got used to my presence in the forest, and they appeared around my works more and more frequently. The monkey squatted on a stone in the distance and watched curiously as I weaved the work, while the felt deer played beside the work.

When the sculpture was completed, I covered it with moss and installed animal bones picked up from the forest on the work to blend it with the environment. In this forest with abundant moisture, moss grows very quickly and quickly forms a symbiosis with the sculpture. Its huge but hidden form is like an ancient ruin that has existed in the forest for a long time, telling the legend of dragons and long-lasting memories in the past, and it is also the summons and ritual of water.

地球は惑星の中で最大の水を持っている。そして、水は常に生態系で重要な役割を果たしている。私は森の中の水の息を感じます。水の命が森の中に現れました。それは、人間と自然、そして宇宙にある洞察瞑想のエネルギーです。