農佣
Agricultural Laborer
陳瑋軒CHEN Wei-hsuan
本圖為模擬示意圖
作品簡介
曾文溪的溪水流向菜寮溪支流，流經當初我打農工的三角潭，我每每都要將溪水抽上田地調入色彩繽紛的農藥與化肥，有鮮紅的、寶藍的、綠的、黃褐的、孔雀綠的、黑的，它們都有屬於它們要被噴灑的精準位置。如果農地把祂承載的溪水與所有化肥、農藥，一次吐出地表，那麼農地會佈滿色彩斑斕的彩點，原來我與阿姨同事們只是把勞動成果映在身上的小袖套衣上而已。
關於藝術家
一個赤腳、光頭的土人，曾是社區營造工作者、電影美術製作。以高度勞動的方式製陶，將土地萬物、從前務農的快樂與哀愁、做工的志氣、對社會時事、土地正義等的看法與省思，轉換成富野性與諷刺意味的陶作。
English
Agricultural Laborer
CHEN Wei-hsuan
About the Work
"When working as a farmhand, you constantly mix brightly colored pesticides and chemical fertilizers—vibrant reds, royal blues, greens, yellows, peacock greens, and deep blacks. Each color has its exact target on the land. If the farmland were to suddenly vomit up every chemical it ever absorbed, the earth would be a chaotic splash of brilliant polka dots. In the end, my fellow field workers and I were merely wearing those colors on our work sleeves as reflections of our labor."
About the Artist
A barefoot, clay-dusted craftsman who previously worked in community building and film art direction. Creating ceramics through intense physical labor, he translates the living earth, the joy and sorrow of farm labor, the pride of craftsmanship, and reflections on social justice into raw, satirical ceramic sculptures.