RAW Studies
萬華採集計畫

(2019)


“Designer as an Anthropologist”.

RAW studies in Wan Hua was based on a 6-month field study in the old district of Taipei.
The goal is to generate, possibly, first-hand reference by engaging in the modern culture itself. How do we extract valuable directly from our surroundings? How about escaping the trap of handily sourcing reference from scrolling visuals on personal screens?
The project developed a geometric system to translate illegal housing forms into wearables. Such settlements was a consequence of popluation growth after WWII, and had crucial impact on the urban cityscape of the current. The studies included documentation of cityscapes by paper sculpting, degradation of dimension into flats, and finally, the translation of the findings into wearable landscapes.

The project was actively engaged with the local network, including a 4-month collaboration with a selection of students in Jhang Shu International Technical High School, New Taipei City. The work was exhibited in the Culture-Lab of Contemporary Arts, as well as Waley Art Gallery in May and September.




在「全球化」崩解地理屏障後，地球人們趨向一致，且往往受到經濟強國的文化強行侵襲。未能趕上這波潮流，所謂「落後」的地區，卻成了倖存的獨特地域文化保留者。在我們身處的城市之內，老萬華則沒趕上新一波的都市更新是禍還是福，好像變得難以下定論。它見證了城市的興盛與破敗，因此至今仍停留在上一個被凍結的年代，充斥著新舊並存的矛盾，成了珍貴的研究材料。

早在六零年代的日本，赤瀨川原平、藤森照信、南伸坊等人就開始討論「考現學」一詞，考究當代（考現即為考古之相反）城市中的特殊性。當中談如何以田野調查者般的眼光進入藝術，一同加入人類學家、社會學家、哲學家等行列反思當代社會現象，開啟獨特的視角閱讀社會。透過這樣文本材料的引領，將社會科學的視角帶到設計領域，挖掘出深深埋在共同記憶中的寶物。











Full Documentaition: https://issuu.com/kuoie/docs/1-cover-intro

Artist residency, Textile Work, Fashion Design, Workshops
Waley Art Gallery
“Site Specific” Residency Exhibition
Taipei, Taiwan
2019
Hsiang-Lin Kuo


田野調查、織物工作、服裝設計、工作坊
水谷藝術

台北 台灣
2019