關於島嶼的隱喻：台灣與尼泊爾鄉憂系列計畫IV Metaphors about Islands: Solastalgia IV— A Bilateral Exchange Program between Taiwan and Nepal

「關於島嶼的隱喻」系列策展，以島嶼作為抽象概念來比喻人與群體的關係、政治文化差異、人類集體敘事、被遺忘的歷史以及對未來的理想。

水谷藝術與尼泊爾一系列交流計畫「鄉憂」的開端，源於2015年4月25日在尼泊爾發生的芮氏規模7.8大地震，台灣過去也經歷過地震災害，有著相似的災後傷痛經驗，我們將關懷的觸角自震災創傷（2017）逐漸擴及至城市現代化與弱勢族群的議題（2018），以及現今尼泊爾迫切的社會議題，例如移工、人口跨國移動及性別認同與身體意識（2019）。本次計畫奠基於過去三屆的交流創作及研究成果，探討尼泊爾當地的制度及族群現況所導致的政治困境。

The curatorial statement “Metaphors about Islands” uses islands as metaphors to depict abstract concepts such as relationships between groups and individuals, different types of political cultures, collective narratives, forgotten histories, and ideal futures.

The starting point of this four-year program “Solastalgia” was the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, which occurred on April 25 2015 with a magnitude of 7.8M. Taiwan has also suffered from earthquake disasters before, having similar experiences of post-disaster trauma. We extend our solicitude from earthquake trauma (2017) gradually to the issue of urban modernization and underprivileged groups (2018), as well as urgent social problems in Nepal, such as immigrant workers, cross-border population migration, gender identity and body consciousness (2019). Based on the achievement of interaction, creation and research in the last three years, the Solastalgia IV program investigates political dilemmas caused by social system and current status of the ethnic groups in Nepal.

▍策展人Curator｜羅秀芝Sandy Hsiu-Chih Lo

▍台灣實體展出Exhibition in Taiwan
展期Exhibition Date｜2021/11/13 (Sat.)–12/12 (Sun.)
地點Venue｜水谷藝術（台北市萬華區萬大路322巷6號）
Waley Art (No. 6, Lane 322, Wanda Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan)
藝術家Artists｜瑪尼許‧拉爾．斯雷斯塔Manish Lal Shrestha（尼泊爾Nepal）、阿許米娜．蘭吉特Ashmina Ranjit（尼泊爾Nepal）
播映單元Video Program｜

▍尼泊爾實體展出Exhibition in Nepal
展期Exhibition Date｜2021/11/12 (Fri.)–11/28 (Sun.)
地點Venue｜Gallery Mcube (Mitra Road, Chakupat Lalitpur-10, Nepal)
藝術家Artists｜梁廷毓Liang, Ting-Yu（台灣Taiwan）、林彥翔Lin, Yan-Xiang（台灣Taiwan）、郭敬耘Kuo, Chin-Yun（台灣Taiwan）

主辦單位Organizer｜水谷藝術Waley Art
合辦單位Co-organizer｜台灣文化產業學會Taiwan Cultural Industry Association
國際合作單位Cooperator in Nepal｜Mcube Gallery
贊助單位Supported by｜文化部Ministry of Culture
計畫總監Director｜彭才瑄Peng, Tsai-Hsuan
計畫經理Project Managers｜陳美智Chen, Mei-Chih、謝孟潔Hsieh, Meng-Chieh展務助理Exhibition Assistants｜倪華君Ni, Hua-Chun、鄭宇倢Cheng, Yu-Chieh
視覺設計Visual Designer｜黃怡禎Huang, Yi-Chen

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