田園風光

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，觀看台灣西岸當前的農田景象，鐵皮外觀的工廠呈現台灣另類的特色與美感，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」。

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 present-day scenes of the countryside along Taiwan’s west coast. Factories with corrugated metal exteriors are a hallmark of Taiwan that form an alternative expression of the island’s beauty. As these two simple elements engage in dialogue within the images, the series muses upon the turmoil and “balance” between them 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.