年輪之脈 Pulse of Growth Rings

作品名稱：年輪之脈

藝術家：李蕢至

媒材：木板、松木、樹枝、漆、防水貼紙

尺寸：1000 cm(L)x 900 cm (W)x 180 cm(H)

地點：新月橋下的溼地，新北市板橋區，臺灣

年代：2025

“2025新北濕地藝術季_種籽之旅”

1948 年，美國生態學家李奧帕德（Aldo Leopold）完成經典著作《沙郡年記》，其中一章描繪從一棵枯木的年輪中，讀出世代的歷史與變化，提醒人類應向自然學習。他以長期觀察與細微互動提出「土地倫理」，重建了人與土地相處的模式。

年輪，是時間在樹心深處沉靜書寫的詩。它不發聲，卻忠實記錄每一場風雨與陽光的記憶。本作品以「年輪」為核心意象，將自然的節奏轉化為一座詩性場域，承載氣候記憶、水文變遷與濕地呼吸的韻律。

作品以松木與樹枝建構，層層交錯成圓環，如同放大後的年輪剖面。每一道輪廓象徵一株樹木的生命歲月，也對應著地球氣候的細微變化；這些自然語言的刻痕靜靜地在濕地累積與訴說。作品中心綻放的花，象徵濕地的「心」，是生命與呼吸的核心。

此外，年輪的內側展示了由民眾共同繪製的「種子曼陀羅」，回應今年新北濕地藝術季的主題「種子之旅」。透過參與繪製，社群將種子的意象植入作品，使其成為共同的記憶與願景。

這件作品以自然的時間軌跡呼喚人類重新傾聽自然的流動旅程，並以藝術為介面，讓我們重新認識自己與土地、水文與氣候之間的交織關係。

Work Title: Pulse of Growth Rings

Artist: Lee Kuei-Chih

Materials: Wooden boards, pine wood, branches, lacquer, waterproof stickers

Dimensions: 1000 cm (L) x 900 cm (W) x 180 cm (H)

Location: Wetland under Crescent Bridge, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Year: 2025

2025 New Taipei Wetland Art Festival – “The Journey of Seeds”

In 1948, American ecologist Aldo Leopold completed his classic A Sand County Almanac. In one chapter, he described how the growth rings of a dead tree reveal histories across generations, reminding humankind to learn from nature. Through long-term observation and subtle interactions, he proposed the concept of a “land ethic,” rebuilding a new relationship between people and the land.

Growth rings are poetry silently inscribed in the heartwood of trees. Though voiceless, they faithfully record memories of storms and sunlight. This work takes “growth rings” as its central image, transforming nature’s rhythms into a poetic field that carries climate memory, hydrological change, and the breathing pulse of the wetland.

Constructed from pine wood and branches, the sculpture layers into concentric circles resembling an enlarged cross-section of a tree trunk. Each contour represents the life years of a tree and corresponds to subtle shifts in Earth’s climate. These engravings of natural language quietly accumulate and narrate within the wetland. At the work’s center blooms a flower, symbolizing the “heart” of the wetland—the core of life and breath.

Inside the rings, a “seed mandala” painted collectively by local participants is displayed, echoing this year’s theme, “Journey of Seeds.” Through shared participation, the imagery of seeds is embedded within the work, transforming it into a collective memory and vision.

This piece calls upon us to listen anew to the flowing journey of nature’s time. Through art as an interface, it invites us to rediscover our interwoven relationship with land, hydrology, and climate.

2025 New Taipei Wetland Art Festival – “The Journey of Seeds”