22/01/2025
就在本週日！策展人與藝術家的展覽座談！！記得要在年前與我們聚一聚。
提醒大家1/25（六）美術館休館一日。
*本週四與週五下午藝術家15：00都會在現場導覽。
座談資訊：
1/26（日）14：30-16：30
策展人： Wing Lam Kobe Ko
藝術家： 陳彥呈
家族樹：關於共度的時光、記憶與情感
Family Tree: On the time, memories and emotions we spent together
策展文：Kobe Ko
陳彥呈的作品一直圍繞着「家」，關於父親、妻子和女兒，以家族一員的身份思考自己作為兒子、丈夫及父親該如何理解家庭，甚至家族。
《泉》是藝術家思考與父親的關係及反思家族傳承的作品，以顯影劑的流動所產生的痕跡比喻家族系譜圖中的枝葉蔓延，畫面同時又像植物的根部，正好與家族樹的概念對應，思考家族的根基為何物。《無題：三綱》承接《泉》的思路，以強而有力的單張攝影作品呈現雕塑作為權力的象徵，這張照片是藝術家旅遊時拍攝的，畫面令他聯想起陳家祠堂牌匾的家訓：三綱，即君臣、父子、夫婦，此訓亦成為了藝術家對家庭關係長久以來的糾結與反省。
同樣是因為旅行，《錦鯉》記述的是藝術家與妻子的蜜月旅遊，二人對共同經歷的理解落差，以及相處時所出現的緊張關係。他們以照片及書寫重塑各自對旅程的記憶及對關係的理解，這個行為也叩問了攝影作為記錄與人類記憶之間的差異，進而引發對真實性的思考。藝術家與妻子之間的關係在《愛人》中亦顯出了另一種面貌，二人對自身作為對方長期的拍攝者與被拍攝者，對於攝影這個行為抱有不一樣的理解。合照原本在攝影意義上盛載的親密性，妻子的臉卻被鏡子遮掩，被攝者手持鏡子反照藝術家作為角力，這個行為也反映夫婦關係的權力流動。
除了在家族樹往上和平行追溯，藝術家也往下探問，從長輩傳承下來的無形價值中，無法撇除的責任和壓力，使藝術家不斷思考自己成為父親該如何與女兒相處，其中包含了生養與教育的種種面向，《為父》正正展示了他的嘗試和實踐。而《SUNNY》則透露了藝術家的凝視中所包含着的、飽滿的愛與關切、相互拉扯的情緒以及對家庭責任的反思，同時此作亦作為家庭相簿，延伸了藝術家對合照的意義的思考。再者，藝術家持續思考鏡子的反射特性，並使用在其後的創作《無題：方形》中，這件作品安靜簡潔地佇立於展場，往天空延伸，是藝術家對未能來到世上的孩子的紀念。
這場展覽是關於家，更是關於家庭成員共同度過的時光、記憶與情感，藝術家在這個空間中除了真誠地展示了家庭中的情感、關係、責任、權利及掙扎，也是為家庭記憶的記錄和延續另覓路徑的嘗試。
Chen Yan-cheng's works have always been centred on ‘family’, about his father, his wife and his daughter. As a member of the family, thinking about how he, as the son, the husband and the father, understands the family, and even the clan.
Fountain is a work in which the artist contemplates his relationship with his father and reflects on his family's passing on, using the traces produced by the flow of the photochemical agent as a metaphor for the spreading of branches and leaves in the family tree diagram. At the same time, the image resembles the roots of a plant, which corresponds to the concept of the family tree, and contemplates on the foundation of the family. Untitled: Sāngāng follows the idea of Fountain and presents the sculpture as a symbol of power in a strong and powerful photographic montage, which was taken during the artist's travel and reminds him of the family motto on the plaque of the Chen Family Ancestral Hall: “The Three Principles”, monarch and officials, father and son, husband and wife, and this motto has become the artist's longstanding reflection on the entanglement of family relationships.
Also inspired by travelling, KOI chronicles the artist's honeymoon with his wife, the discrepancy in their understanding of their shared experiences, and the tensions that arose during their encounters. They recreated their memories of the trip and their understanding of their relationship through photographs and writings, an act that questions the difference between photography as a record and human memory, and leads to a reflection on authenticity. The relationship between the artist and his wife is also revealed in My Love, as they have a different understanding of the act of photography, as the long-time photographer and photographed of each other. The intimate nature of a group photo, which was originally conceived in a photographic sense, is covered by a mirror on the wife's face, with the subject holding the mirror to reflect back at the artist as a tug-of-war, and this act also reflects the flow of power in the relationship between husband and wife.
In addition to tracing upwards and parallel to the family tree, the artist also probes downwards, from the intangible values inherited from the elders, the responsibility and pressure that cannot be removed, making the artist constantly think about how to get along with his daughter when he becomes a father, which includes various aspects of upbringing and education, and Father is precisely a demonstration of his attempts and practices. On the other hand, SUNNY reveals the fullness of love and care contained in the artist's gaze, the pulling of emotions, and the reflection on family responsibilities. Meanwhile, this work also serves as a family photo album, extending the artist's thoughts on the value of group photos. Furthermore, the artist continues to reflect on the reflective nature of mirrors and uses it in his subsequent work Untitled: Square, which stands quietly and simply in the exhibition space, stretching towards the sky, as a memorial to the child who was not able to come to the world.
This exhibition is about home, and more importantly, about the time, memories and emotions that family members have spent together. In this space, the artist not only sincerely shows the emotions, relationships, responsibilities, rights and struggles in the family, but also attempts to find another way to record and continue the family memories.
展覽資訊：
策展人：Kobe Ko
藝術家：陳彥呈
展期： 2025.01/18 - 02/09
地點： 永春堂美術館（台中市大雅區樹德街252號 2樓）
開放時間：週五至週日13:30-19:00
週二至週四採預約制，請提早一日預約。
每週一休館，1/25休館一日，1/27-1/31年假休館。
展覽開幕：2025.01/18 (六) 14:30
展覽座談：2025.01/26 (日） 14:30-16:00
永春堂美術館預約參觀電話：0925813081（劉先生）
