A’tol / Atoll / Atall
Updated：2024-05-03
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Introduction
Artist: Tetsuya Umeda
Materials: Pebble Stones, Ocean Rocks, River Rocks, Sand, Soil, Water
The artist excels in drawing inspiration from the environment to create artwork. He dug a hole in the ground and placed stones and rocks into and created an underground space. He then laid down more rocks inside this cylindrical hollow space and placed an urn upside down inside. An ancient Japanese concept “Suikinkutsu” is applied here to allow large water droplets to fall without any particular rhythmic patterns, creating different sounds according to one’s standpoints. His creative process also echoes with the origin of the Amis name of Dulan, Atolan, meaning “the place where stones are piled up.” Its English title can be translated into “Atoll,” meaning “circular island,” and the third title “Atall” means “in the least.”
Materials: Pebble Stones, Ocean Rocks, River Rocks, Sand, Soil, Water
The artist excels in drawing inspiration from the environment to create artwork. He dug a hole in the ground and placed stones and rocks into and created an underground space. He then laid down more rocks inside this cylindrical hollow space and placed an urn upside down inside. An ancient Japanese concept “Suikinkutsu” is applied here to allow large water droplets to fall without any particular rhythmic patterns, creating different sounds according to one’s standpoints. His creative process also echoes with the origin of the Amis name of Dulan, Atolan, meaning “the place where stones are piled up.” Its English title can be translated into “Atoll,” meaning “circular island,” and the third title “Atall” means “in the least.”
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Location
Dulan Moonlight Inn, Taitung City, Taitung County Taiwán, R.O.C
