羽化的無序樂園─黃于亭創作論述

Abstract

在這個資訊快速流通、科技發達的時代，大數據和演算法不知不覺的決定我們的思考與目標，在我們的日常生活中投放計算好的誘惑與思維，收集我們在雲端上殘存的足跡，預測我們的喜好、左右我們的選擇，如果只是一昧的接受，人的生活將完全受大數據的擺佈。因此，生活中時常思辨、覺察自我感受變得尤其重要。以筆者為例，身為一位蝴蝶愛好者，從自身對蝴蝶的網路消費、收藏到販售，這一系列行動的心態轉變中，意識到人對於生物的觀點可以隨著周邊的信息，輕易的被改變。並且此現象也會隨著資訊時代的普及加劇，因此筆者以蝴蝶為探究的起點，試圖撥開社會賦予的層層意義的面紗。蝴蝶對筆者而言，不只是時常見到的生物、童年的寵物、姿態的憧憬，更是從小象徵意象的灌輸。從生活環境中累積對這個符號的大量情感，形成專屬於個人的符號記憶。在觸碰到消費以後，就彷彿抓到一個可以重新擁有、召喚這些回憶的鑰匙。以消費作為契機，筆者開始思辨、參與消費文化的塑造，同時也對於自身思考的角度提出質疑，究竟該將蝴蝶視作生物、商品、材料，抑或是其他象徵來看待。生物消費雖已逐漸普遍於市，但在環境倫理、道德上仍常為人所質疑，筆者作為此議題的參與者，也從中體會到各種矛盾而無法自拔的感情。並透過創作抒發自身對蝴蝶價值的認知衝突、以及賦予蝴蝶的情感意義。本次以蝴蝶為主軸的作品分為立體雕塑與平面繪畫兩種面向；立體作品透過使用蝴蝶標本作為媒材，以行動體現對物件意義的改寫，平面繪畫則多以蒙太奇的手法穿插多種網路、消費符號、筆者的記憶與蝴蝶生存狀態的描寫。透過視覺圖像與高飽和的色彩，反應科技世代的視覺經驗，創造一個在當代環境下，蝴蝶如何重新羽化、重生的無序樂園。In this fast-paced technological era, big data and algorithms determine our thoughts and goals in ways we do not perceive. Calculated temptations and thoughts are constantly projected onto people in their everyday lives. Digital footprints on the cloud are collected and used to predict people's preferences as well as influence their choices. If people choose to blindly accept everything, human lives are destined to fall under the control of big data. Therefore, having the ability to think critically and perceive our own feelings has become particularly crucial. Due to a perspective shift caused by actions such as shopping online, collecting, and selling butterflies, the author—a butterfly enthusiast—came to the realization that people's viewpoints of living things can be easily modified by the information around them. This phenomenon has become increasingly prominent through the popularization of the information age. As a result, the author aims to unveil the various levels of meaning given by society, with butterflies serving as the starting point of the discovery.Not only are butterflies a common living being, childhood pet, yearning for stance, but they have also been an instillation of emblem since youth. The accumulation of abundant emotions towards this symbol came from the surroundings and became a personal memory. After being exposed to consumerism, it was like being offered a key to reacquaint with and recall these memories. With the act of consumption serving as the turning point, the author started to reflect on and participate in the shaping of consumer culture while casting doubts on their own perspectives. Should people view butterflies as living beings, merchandise, materials, or other symbols?Despite the popularity of consumerism that pertains to living beings, people still hold doubts when it comes to environmental ethics and morals. As a participant in this issue, the author is also deeply drawn into the emotion of controversy. In addition, the author wishes to express the cognitive conflict of the value of butterflies as well as the emotional meaning given to them through artistic creations. This collection of artworks is centered on butterflies and includes the following two aspects: three-dimensional sculptures and two-dimensional paintings. Three-dimensional artworks use specimens of butterflies as media and rewrite the meaning of objects through actions. Two-dimensional paintings make use of the montage technique and include multiple online imageries, symbols related to consumerism, memories of the author, and the depiction of the survival state of butterflies. Through visual graphics and highly saturated colors, which reflect the visual experience of the technological era, the author wishes to create a disorderly paradise in which the butterflies eclose and are reborn in this modern environment.