三腳貓與獵者
陶瓷、貓骨模型、書寫
2023
「在山上居住的這幾天裡，有一隻虎斑貓總會陪我入眠，有時睡在腳邊，有時睡在枕頭旁，我會聽著牠的呼吸直到睡著。牠會窩在倉庫的角落，或蜷曲在太陽能電瓶的上方，牠總是被其他的貓欺負，因為牠只有三隻腳。」
這段時間參與部落居民的生活，從生活中的線索開始，吃飯、聊天、拍照、狩獵、爬山、接待登山客…等，在互動過程中理解「山上」的日常。從一隻三腳貓開始，理解太魯閣族人與環境的關係，並且進一步的探知現代化後的山林互動狀態。
每看著這隻跳著、跳著的三腳貓，就提醒著現代化的獵具與傳統狩獵文化的衝突，有時也覺得幫不上太多忙的自己，在這裡好像也失去了一隻臂膀。
The Three-legged Cat and the Hunter
Clay, cat bone models, writing
2023
“During the few days I lived on the mountain, a tabby cat would always accompany me to sleep, sometimes at my feet, sometimes next to my pillow, and I would listen to its breathing until I fell asleep. It would nest in the corner of the warehouse, or curled up on the top of the solar battery. It was always bullied by other cats because it only had three legs.”
Participate in the life of tribal residents during this period, starting from the clues in life, such as eating, chatting, taking pictures, hunting, climbing, receiving climbers, etc., and understand the daily life on the “mountain” during the interaction process. Starting from a three-legged cat, understand the relationship between the Taroko people and the environment, then further explore the state of interaction between mountains and forests after modernization.
Every time I look at this jumping three-legged cat, I am reminded of the conflict between modern hunting equipment and traditional hunting culture. Sometimes I feel lke I can’t help too much, and I seem to have lost an arm here.
