Shih Chieh Huang: Sculptures that'd be at home at the bottom of the ocean

譯者: Pat Lee 審譯者: Adrienne Lin

I was born in Taiwan.

我在台灣出生

I grew up surrounded by

我成長於一個擁有

different types of hardware stores,

各式五金行商家的環境

and I like going to night markets.

我也很喜歡逛夜市

I love the energy of the night markets,

我很愛夜市的那股活力

the colors, the lights, the toys,

以及，它的五光十色和玩具

and all the unexpected things I find every time I go,

還有我每次去，所發現的新鮮事物

things like watermelon with straw antennas

比如，插著吸管天線的西瓜

or puppies with mohawks.

或者，擁有紅毛莫霍克髮型的小狗

When I was growing up, I liked taking toys apart,

成長歲月裡，我喜歡拆解玩具

any kind of toys I'd find around the house,

任何我可以在家裡找到的玩具

like my brother's BB gun when he's not home.

像是趁我兄弟不在家時，偷拿他的BB槍

I also liked to make environments

我也喜歡製作場景

for people to explore and play.

讓人們去探索及玩耍

In these early installations,

這些早期的佈景裝置

I would take plastic sheets, plastic bags,

我會使用塑料布、塑膠袋

and things I would find in the hardware store

以及，我在五金行或家裡

or around the house.

可以找到的東西

I would take things like highlighter pen,

我會使用一些東西，像螢光筆

mix it with water, pump it through plastic tubing,

與水混合，灌入塑膠管

creating these glowing circulatory systems

打造出這些會發光的循環系統

for people to walk through and enjoy.

供人們穿梭及欣賞

I like these materials because of the way they look,

我喜歡這些素材，因為它們的外觀

the way they feel, and they're very affordable.

它們的觸感，以及價格非常實惠

I also liked to make devices that work with body parts.

我也喜歡做一些 可和身體部位互動的裝置

I would take camera LED lights

我會拿相機的 LED 燈

和彈性鬆緊繩，繫在我的腰上

and a bungee cord and strap it on my waist

and I would videotape my belly button,

然後，我會錄影我的肚臍

get a different perspective,

用一個另類的角度

and see what it does.

來觀察肚臍的樣貌

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

I also like to modify household appliances.

我也喜歡改裝家庭用品

This is an automatic night light.

這是一個自動感應的小夜燈

Some of you might have them at home.

在座應該有人家裡也有

I would cut out the light sensor,

我會切掉光感應的部分

add an extension line,

加上一條延長線

and use modeling clay,

接著使用模型黏土

stick it onto the television,

將它黏在電視機上

and then I would videotape my eye,

然後我會錄我自己的眼睛

and using the dark part of my eye

藉由我的黑眼球

tricking the sensor into thinking it's night time,

混淆感應裝置，讓它以為是晚上

so you turn on the lightbulb.

所以，可以讓燈亮起來

The white of the eye and the eyelid

眼白和眼皮的部份

will trick the sensor into thinking it's daytime,

則讓感應誤以為現在是白天

and it will shut off the light.

所以，感應裝置會關上燈

I wanted to collect more different types of eyes,

我想要蒐集更多不同的眼睛

so I built this device using bicycle helmets,

所以，我發明了這個運用單車安全帽

some lightbulbs and television sets.

和一些燈泡及電視的裝置

It would be easier for other people to wear the helmet

以便於其他人戴上安全帽

and record their eyes.

以及，錄影他們的眼睛

This device allows me to symbolically

這個裝置也讓我得以

將其他人的眼睛圖像化

extract other people's eyes,

so I have a diversity of eyes to use

我因此擁有各式各樣的眼睛

for my other sculptures.

可用於我的其他作品

This sculpture has four eyes.

這個作品有四個眼睛

Each eye is controlling a different device.

每隻眼睛控管著另外一個的裝置

This eye is turning itself around in a television.

這隻眼睛在電視機裡轉動著

This eye is inflating a plastic tube.

這隻眼睛則對著一個塑膠管灌氣中

This eye is watching a video of another piece being made.

這隻眼睛在看電視， 關於另外一個裝置的發明過程

And these two eyes are activating glowing water.

這兩隻眼睛可以啟動螢光水的裝置

Many of these pieces are later on shown

許多發明，後來都被展示於

in museums, biennials, triennial exhibitions

博物館，雙年展，以及三年展

around the world.

於世界各地。

I love science and biology.

我熱愛科學和生物學

In 2007, I was doing a research fellowship

2007 時，我在史密森自然歷史博物館

at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum

鑽研一個獎學金研究

looking at bioluminous organisms in the oean.

觀察海洋裡的發光生物體

I love these creatures. I love the way they look, the way they feel.

我很愛這些生物， 我很喜歡牠們的外型和觸感

They're soft, they're slimy,

牠們很柔軟，而且很光滑

and I was fascinated by the way they use light

我很著迷牠們自身發光的方式

in their environment,

在牠們的成長環境裡

either to attract mates, for self-defense,

不論是為了求偶，自我保衛

or to attract food.

或者，吸引獵物

This research inspired my work in many different ways,

這份研究啟發我 很多關於作品的創作方式

things like movement or different light patterns.

比如：作品的移動方式， 或者不同的光線變化

So I started gathering a lot of

所以，我開始在我的工作室

different types of material in my studio

蒐集大量不同類型的素材

and just experimenting

進行實驗

and trying this out, trying that out,

試試這個，試試那個

and seeing what types of creatures I can come up with.

看看我能發明出什麼樣的東西

I used a lot of computer cooling fans

我使用了很多電腦的風扇

and just kind of put them together and see what happens.

然後，試圖將風扇置入裝置 看看會發生什麼事

This is an 8,000-square-foot installation

這是一個8千平方英尺的裝置

composed of many different creatures,

由許多不同的發明共同組成

some hanging from the ceiling and some resting on the floor.

有些吊在天花版， 有一些則置放在地上

From afar, they look alien-like,

從遠處觀看，它們很像外星人

but when you look closer,

但當你走進看，

they're all made out of black garbage bags

它們全部由黑色垃圾袋

or Tupperware containers.

或保鮮盒組成

I'd like to share with you how ordinary things

我想與您分享，平凡無奇的事物可以

can become something magical and wondrous.

如何轉化成一些很神奇魔幻的事物

（掌聲）

(Applause)

Thank you.

謝謝大家

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