Formosa's Dream of Taiwan〈美麗島之台灣夢〉

〈美麗島之台灣夢〉呈現在自由的風下，揚起海浪；在眾多山陵間，開出屬於台灣的花，以台灣孔雀燈、招牌、鐵皮浪板等台灣常用素材搭建這座被壓迫卻開展的花朵。而貨櫃隧道中穿插了台灣各時代的詩詞，並結合拍謝少年的歌曲「暗流」，使作品成為裝置型的展覽空間，讓觀者穿梭於空間中，在其中閱讀、聆聽。

作品名稱以「美麗島」為開頭：字面上即是一個美麗的島嶼。如果我們去理解台灣人的歷史，會發現台灣人才剛認識過往的自己。閱讀出身在不同時代的詩人之創作，都反映了不同時期人們對於台灣的想像，此作品希望呈現：在台灣這個美麗島，我們共同做了什麼樣的夢。

The work creates a space where the wind blows
freely and stirs up the waves. Amid countless hills
and mountains, uniquely Taiwanese flowers bloom.
Constructed with materials commonly seen in
Taiwan, such as peacock (fan-shaped) decorative
lights, signboards, and corrugated metal sheets,
the work features flowers that bloom despite
oppression. Inside the container tunnel, Taiwanese
poetry from different eras is interwoven with the
song Undercurrent by the band Sorry Youth. This
installation serves as an exhibition space, inviting
visitors to read, listen, and roam within it.
“Formosa” does not only refer to “beautiful island
(Ilha formosa)”, but also a name deeply embedded
in collective memory-evoking a familiar MRT station,
widely sung folk songs, and a prominent historical
event in Kaohsiung. By beginning the title with
“Formosa,” the work seeks to position the term as a
living narrative, continually told and reimagined.
If we trace the history of the Taiwanese people, we
will find that poets from different eras have reflected
their generations’ ㄒvisions of Taiwan. Through
reading, we embark on a journey to rediscover our
past selves. This work seeks to evoke thedreams we
have shared on this beautiful island of Taiwan.