Time’s Murmur
Updated：2024-05-03
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Introduction
Materials: Plating Angle Iron, Wood, Bamboo
Located at the river mouth of Shuimuding Creek, the old Zhangyuan bridge built during Japanese Occupation in 1937 is now standing side by side with the middle bridge built in the 80s, and the new bridge built in the 90s due to the broadening of Highway 11. It is the only site in Taiwan that offers the juxtaposition of bridges across three generations. Standing here, one observes how time flows like the river under the bridges, into the ocean, the sky, the clouds, and then to the mountain and forest. As enticing as it gets, its silky traces bring forth so many possibilities! The artist sensed the fading away of the impactful history of human drama into flowing river and mountain breezes, as time ruthlessly encapsulates all the memories into a laughing stock of the whole geographic existence. The artist just transformed the message left by the passing time into forms that are more compatible with the environment, allowing the colors of artwork to change with the seasons, and as the time goes by, the artwork eases into harmonious coexistence with its surrounding nature.
Located at the river mouth of Shuimuding Creek, the old Zhangyuan bridge built during Japanese Occupation in 1937 is now standing side by side with the middle bridge built in the 80s, and the new bridge built in the 90s due to the broadening of Highway 11. It is the only site in Taiwan that offers the juxtaposition of bridges across three generations. Standing here, one observes how time flows like the river under the bridges, into the ocean, the sky, the clouds, and then to the mountain and forest. As enticing as it gets, its silky traces bring forth so many possibilities! The artist sensed the fading away of the impactful history of human drama into flowing river and mountain breezes, as time ruthlessly encapsulates all the memories into a laughing stock of the whole geographic existence. The artist just transformed the message left by the passing time into forms that are more compatible with the environment, allowing the colors of artwork to change with the seasons, and as the time goes by, the artwork eases into harmonious coexistence with its surrounding nature.
Artists
Location
Zhangyuan Bridge Park, Taitung City, Taitung County Taiwán, R.O.C
