棲種之所 Habitat of Seed

作品名稱：棲種之所

藝術家：李蕢至

媒材：竹子、鋼筋

尺寸：390 cm(L)x 330 cm (W)x 450 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”

濕地是一片介於水與陸、生與滅之間的過渡地帶，孕育著無數看不見的力量。它既是生命起始的溫床，也是種籽漂浮、沉降、潛伏與重生的舞台。

作品《棲種之所》取形於種籽圓潤包覆的輪廓，以竹編手工構築而成，象徵生命的能量與內蘊，也為人們提供一處短暫棲息、感知與沉思的庇護空間。它既是一顆靜候破土的種子，也是一座可進入的詩性家園。

濕地的多樣性與變動性，塑造了種籽不同的生存方式：有的隨風漂流，有的在水中停駐，有的順勢扎根。這些生態策略，也映照著人類在自然與城市之間的往返，在遷徙與定居之間，重新思索「棲所」的意義。

作品以竹子編織而成，每一道紋理都留存著時間的痕跡與手感的溫度。雕塑上方的圓形窗口，宛如萌芽的裂縫，是光與風進入的節點，也象徵希望萌動的開始。當觀者步入其中，彷彿化為種籽的一部分，在竹影斑駁與濕地聲響的包圍中，體會與自然共生的節奏。

在這裡，天與地於濕地上交會，人與自然在旅程中尋覓適性的棲所，如種籽般與環境共構未來。 Work Title: Habitat of Seed

Artist: Lee Kuei-Chih

Materials: Bamboo, steel bars

Dimensions: 390 cm (L) x 330 cm (W) x 450 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”

A wetland is a transitional zone between water and land, between life and decay, nurturing countless unseen forces. It is both the cradle of life and the stage where seeds float, settle, linger, and are reborn.

The work Habitat of Seed takes the rounded, embracing contour of a seed as its form, constructed with handwoven bamboo. It symbolizes the inner potential and energy of life while offering visitors a temporary shelter for rest, perception, and contemplation. It is at once a seed awaiting germination and a poetic dwelling one may enter.

The diversity and shifting nature of wetlands shape the varied strategies of seeds: some drift with the wind, some pause in water, others take root when conditions allow. These ecological strategies reflect humanity’s own movements between nature and the city, between migration and settlement, prompting reflection on the meaning of “habitat.”

Each woven bamboo texture carries the warmth of touch and the traces of time. The circular window above the sculpture, like a crack of sprouting, becomes the point where light and wind enter, symbolizing the beginning of hope. As viewers step inside, they seem to become part of the seed itself, surrounded by the flickering shadows of bamboo and the sounds of the wetland, attuning themselves to the rhythm of coexistence with nature.

Here, where sky and earth meet upon the wetland, people and nature search together for a suitable dwelling, co-creating the future like seeds in their environment.

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