土生．共作
Earth-Born, Co-Created
南臺科大USR左曜山生計畫STUST USR—Zuozhen Mountain Life Project 2.0
作品簡介
由南臺科技大學「左曜山生」 USR計畫推動，透過「展演空間設計實務」課程，帶領學生走入左鎮場域，與居民、工藝家及社區共同創作。六件作品取材於當地地景、化石、生態、竹藝與生活記憶，從地方的自然紋理與文化脈絡出發，回應左鎮聚落著重於地層紋理的策展題旨。「土生」是根植於土地，「共作」是跨域的協力，使設計成為連結人、土地與文化的媒介。
件目
- 枯木逢春
- 流域之境
- 歲月的支點
- 高度測量惡地門
- 化石の劃時
- 淺山痕跡
關於藝術家
本展由南臺科技大學視覺傳達設計系賴孟玲老師帶領學生共同執行，並串聯地方業師、社區組織、文化工作者及居民參與。團隊透過田野踏查、地方提案、專業協作與居民共創，將左鎮的地景、生態、工藝及生活記憶轉化為公共藝術，使課程走入地方，也讓藝術成為連結校園、社區與文化記憶的媒介。
English
Earth-Born, Co-Created
STUST USR—Zuozhen Mountain Life Project 2.0
- Sprouting from Withered
- Wood/Realm of the Watershed
- The Fulcrum of Time
- Altimetric Badland Gate
- Fossils of Beyond Time
- Traces in the Foothills
About the Work
Supported by STUST's USR Project "Zuozhen Mountain Life — Creative Living Value-Added Project 2.0" and using the "Exhibition Space Design" course as a practical platform, students were guided into Zuozhen settlements to extend classroom learning into real public spaces through fieldwork, local proposals, mentor guidance, and co-creation with residents. All six artworks take Zuozhen’s landscape, geology, culture, ecology, and daily life as creative departure points, responding to the 2026 Mattauw Earth Art Festival’s curatorial theme "Stratigraphic Textures." Drawing inspiration from chalk badlands, the Cailiao River basin, foothill ecology, fossil culture, bamboo craftsmanship, and local memories, students worked alongside bamboo artisans, local workers, and community members. The resulting works serve as vessels for local knowledge, cultural memory, and public participation. "Earth-Born" signifies that creation originates from and responds to the land; "Co-Created" symbolizes a collaborative process involving residents, students, communities, and art. Each piece carries traces of shared discussion, making, and living, demonstrating the USR spirit: "Starting from the local, learning with the local, creating for the local." When art enters settlements, artworks become vital links connecting people, land, and culture. We invite visitors stepping into Zuozhen to read the unfolding stories of this land within its layered landscape textures.
About the Artist
Led by Professor Lai Meng-ling from the Department of Visual Communication Design at Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (STUST), this exhibition was executed alongside students, connecting local professional mentors, community organizations, cultural workers, and residents. Through field investigations, local proposals, professional collaborations, and community co-creation, the team transformed Zuozhen’s landscape, ecology, crafts, and living memories into public art, taking coursework into local life while making art a medium connecting campuses, communities, and cultural memory.