2012南島國際美術獎-銀獎-「啦~啦~啦~小島La~La~La~ The Islet」
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媒材、尺寸
錄像裝置
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典藏年代
2012
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創作者
葉怡利Yeh Yi-Li
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創作日期
101-10-01~101-10-01
我出生在亞洲東部、太平洋西北側、面積約3.6萬平方公里的島嶼「臺灣」，因為住在島嶼，對於海洋有著一種歸屬感，就像一艘船在遼闊的海上飄來盪去，我總喜愛處在起點與終點之間的狀態，「旅途中」就像藝術創作之於我的「創作中」！
【啦~啦~啦~小島】是我2011駐村在印度洋西側的馬達加斯加群島之一的南島「留尼旺」的作品。留尼旺跟臺灣一樣有著殖民時代的歷史是法國海外省，也有著南島的特色多元文化，島上有穆斯林的阿拉伯人、印度人、法國人、梅縣客家人、克萊愛爾原住民黑人等多種族。所以作品裡我和一個原住民黑人與印度人在最後的聖地卡拉利對打一番，象徵殖民時代的戰爭，我分別又在法國建築與穆斯林廟宇玩中國的彩帶，意味著多文化的混血。
我時常裝扮成有魔力的怪獸、仙女、少女等角色，在文明的城市或是悠然的大自然中，透過現場行為的藝術形式，猶如小孩嬉戲的原始本能，再以錄像藝術呈現作品。
I was born in Taiwan, a 36,000-square-kilometer island located in eastern Asia and on the northwest side of the Pacific Ocean. As living on the island, I have a sense of belonging for the ocean, just like a boat sailing on the vast ocean. I always love to stay in the state between the starting point and terminal point. To me, “being on a journey “is like ‘creating’ an artistic creation.
This work “La~La~La~Little Islet” was created in 2011 when I resided in Reunion, one Austronesia island of Madagascar Islands on the west side of the Indian Ocean. Reunion has a history of colonial era by France and diverse Austronesian cultures like Taiwan. There are many ethnic groups on the island, including Muslim Arabs, Indians, French, Hakka people and Irish indigenous blacks. Therefore, I fight with an indigenous black and an Indian on the finally holy land in the video, which symbolizes the war during the colonial era. I also play with the Chinese colored ribbons in a French-style building and a Muslim temple, which means a hybrid multiple culture.
I often play at being a monster, a fairy and a girl with magic power. In a civilized city or leisurely nature, this kind of artistic form of live behavior is presented in the video like children’s original instinct of playing around.