山 無 言 - 胡 嘉 個 展

2 0 1 8 . 10 . 1 (Mon) ~ 2 0 1 9 . 2 . 9 (Sat)

 

在不到3.6萬平⽅公里的台灣本島上，分布有超過269座海拔3,000公尺以上⾼峰，也是全世界⾼山密度最⾼的島嶼之⼀。
 

「⼭」對於居住在這座島的我們而言，是怎樣的⼀個概念風貌？山不只本身具有生命，千百年來更緩慢演繹了一代島嶼群體⽣活的舞動史。遠眺群山看似無動無言，走入山體蜿蜒靜聽，卻是奏行著⽣生不息的孕育之曲：充沛的森林萬物、生態流水齊鳴——其中也包含⼈。

山賦予島民豐富的生存環境與資源，時至今日昇華成為精神上的意義依存。對於山的敬意，藝術家胡嘉揉合書道與紙性，以獨創一格的手法展現山特有的靜懿柔軟。走入展場，一齣藝術家於紙山之間舞動身軀的短片揭開序曲，展場中佈以鳳嬌催化室挑選特有的和纖紙與墨光紙，紙的靜白柔軟如瀑布如雲霧，曲折繚繞；紙的墨黑剛硬如山岩如森林，暗藏生機。立體揉塑展現紙形雕塑隨著時間緩慢移動變化，正如山一般。在黑與白之間，如同傳統山水的墨色與留白，流竄的一絲紅，勾引觀者視線，當簡約水墨線條微風飄盪，抽象山林曲線流動，醞藏著自然生機衍生。空間內面面紙山掛起分隔而成的畸零空間，亦如同山脈在島嶼上隆起後，分界出自然人文的聚落生線。

胡嘉對於藝術的見地，由他長年的習武精神而來，擅長以書法和肢體互動，呈現當代身心合一美學。展中兩幅字畫作品「山無言」、「山嵐」，以強烈的主題呈現台灣大地之美印象，亦如他一貫秉持個性情感書寫，貫穿字的奧義，解放思想與感受的自由。引領藝術創作低身碰觸最柔軟的人文自然價值，更承載了關懷大地循環共生的美意。

 

Wordless Mountains | Hu Chia Solo Exhibition 

Taiwan, an island with more than 269 mountain peaks over 3,000 meters above sea level scattered in its main island of less than 36,000 km2, is one of the islands with the highest mountain density in the world. When viewed from afar, mountains seem motionless and wordless. It's only when one enters their winding paths and listens quietly that the song of everlasting life is heard playing: abundant living beings in the forest chanting the chorus with running water in the nature – human beings also taking a part. Mountains have endowed the islanders with a living environment rich with resources. Today, their existence to the islanders has been sublimated into a spiritual belief.

Through integrating calligraphy and paper's nature, the artist Hu Chia uses his unique techniques to present mountains' distinctive quietude and softness. The special paper selections of Fenko Catalysis Chamber, i.e. long scroll translucent black Ink Black and quiet white Double Snow, are interlaced to create mountain forms and shadows under the light, mirroring mountains' dualistic properties of firmness and tenderness. His work simulates the impression of walking in the mountains and passing through dense forests, where one's view is mostly limited. However, one random turn presents the audience with an unobstructed open landscape, in which near, middle, and far scenes coincide with one another.

Hu Chia 's artistic insights come from his martial arts practice over time. Excelling at using calligraphy to interact with human body, his works demonstrate the contemporary aesthetics featuring the harmonious integration of mind and body. This exhibition will guide the audience to conduct a wordless dialogue between one's heart and mountains.