2018 田園風光 Paddy Scenes
Taiwan raised itself up by farming. Yet with globalization and a changing society, industry and technology have become more important to Taiwan than agriculture. The sweeping bucolic scenes I witnessed in my youth are now disappearing, as the demands of industry and technology grow. Industrial zones cannot supply enough space, and farmlands are being consumed. The fields are no longer filled with crops alone.
Using a method of restricted visual frames, the series “Paddy Scenes” gazes upon the sights currently to be found in rural Taiwan, allowing two simple elements to engage in dialogue within the images, thus musing upon the turmoil and “balance” between the two in the process of society’s development. Whether photography is able to encompass the entirety of a real-life situation has long been subject to doubt. Deliberately shrinking visual frames may be a limitation, or it may be an opportunity for creativity. I am searching for the “paddy scenes” of the contemporary world.
台灣以農起家，但因全球化與社會變遷，工業與科技產業已取代農業對台灣的重要性。小時候能看到的壯闊田園景象正消失當中，工業與科技產業需求大增，工業區也無法提供足夠空間，農地正被侵蝕當中，田園裡不再是單純的農作物。
「田園風光」系列以侷限視框的方式，觀看台灣當前的農田景象，讓單純的兩種元素在畫面中對話，反思兩者間在社會發展過程的糾葛與「平衡」。「攝影」能否觀看全貌呈現現實狀況一直是被懷疑的，而刻意的縮小視框可能是一種侷限，也更可能是「創作」的機會，我正在尋找當代的「田園風光」。
Taiwan raised itself up by farming. Yet with globalization and a changing society, industry and technology have become more important to Taiwan than agriculture. The sweeping bucolic scenes I witnessed in my youth are now disappearing, as the demands of industry and technology grow. Industrial zones cannot supply enough space, and farmlands are being consumed. The fields are no longer filled with crops alone.
Using a method of restricted visual frames, the series “Paddy Scenes” gazes upon the sights currently to be found in rural Taiwan, allowing two simple elements to engage in dialogue within the images, thus musing upon the turmoil and “balance” between the two in the process of society’s development. Whether photography is able to encompass the entirety of a real-life situation has long been subject to doubt. Deliberately shrinking visual frames may be a limitation, or it may be an opportunity for creativity. I am searching for the “paddy scenes” of the contemporary world.
台灣以農起家，但因全球化與社會變遷，工業與科技產業已取代農業對台灣的重要性。小時候能看到的壯闊田園景象正消失當中，工業與科技產業需求大增，工業區也無法提供足夠空間，農地正被侵蝕當中，田園裡不再是單純的農作物。
「田園風光」系列以侷限視框的方式，觀看台灣當前的農田景象，讓單純的兩種元素在畫面中對話，反思兩者間在社會發展過程的糾葛與「平衡」。「攝影」能否觀看全貌呈現現實狀況一直是被懷疑的，而刻意的縮小視框可能是一種侷限，也更可能是「創作」的機會，我正在尋找當代的「田園風光」。