植物誌轉印術—奇浩的文化記事簿 Ethnoplants Transfer Printing - Cultural Notes of Kihaw

攝影：林律宏 Photographer: Harold Lin 

2025，水泥翻模 30x30x5cm x24, 鐵件（水谷藝術製作）280x175x45cm
Cement 30x30x5cm x24, steel structure( by Waley Art) dimensions variable

平常居住在萬里的排灣族藝術家張恩滿，在日常生活中便時常與北部不同的原住民族社群往來，聯絡感情的同時，也認識彼此的故事與日常。《植物誌轉印術》則是紀念著這些日常交往中隱含著的族群文化與記憶的裝置計劃。該計劃自2024年啟動，回應離散原住民族的文化記憶與文化延續性等議題，此次作品《植物誌轉印術—奇浩的文化記事簿》所聚焦的「奇浩部落」，是在1960年代自花蓮北漂來到基隆八尺門一代屯墾、生活的都市原住民阿美 族人們所凝聚的社區。藝術家以訪查與社區共創的創作過程中，將族人們日常中經常採集的植物來做拓印，在複刻植物美感自然生成的造型裡，並將這 些拓印的結果，組裝放置在每年七月會舉行豐年祭的觀海平台，象徵著聯繫族人與海另一邊的祖靈們之間的文化記憶。（文｜陳晞）

Chang En-Man is a Paiwan artist who lives in Wanli and often visits different indigenous communities in nor thern Taiwan. These daily interactions strengthen emotional bonds and deepen her understanding of their stories and daily lives. Botanical Transfer Artistr y is an installation project that commemorates the cultural heritage and memories embedded in these exchanges. Launched in 2024, the project addresses issues of cultural memory and continuity for diaspora Indigenous communities. This specific work, Botanical Transfer Artistr y — Cultural Field Notes of Kihaw, which focuses on the Kihaw Tribe. The Kihaw Tribe comprises Amis urban Indigenous people who migrated north from Hualien in the 1960s to settle in the Bachimen area of Keelung. Through a creative process involving interviews and community collaboration, Chang uses plants that community members regularly gather for rubbing and imprinting. These imprints reproduce the plants' natural beauty. These imprints are then assembled and placed on the observation deck where the annual harvest festival is held every July. This installation symbolises the cultural memory that connects tribe members with their ancestral spirits across the sea. (Text by CHEN HSI )

植物誌轉印術－九曲走讀計劃 Ethnoplants Transfer Printing- Brewing and reading tour of Urban Indigenous people's

2025，石膏拓印 15x15x4.5cm x11，計畫文本，釀酒植物盆栽一批
Plaster casts 15.5x15.5x4.5cm x11, project's text, Potted plants
Art project commissioned by SOLID ART

「九曲」為酒麴的同音字，去想像字面的畫面似在山海基隆城市的曲折小徑或山坡民宅旁遊歷。釀酒需要酒麴來製作，而成品族人對外又隱晦的稱之為糯米汽水。延續MUNUS讀書會的計畫，以釀酒工作坊的形式展開，跟隨著基隆原住民社區的阿美族人尋找生活圈周遭適合做酒麴的民族植物，進而透過認識這些植物背後的文化來開啟對話。

Building upon the MUNUS reading group initiative, this project takes the form of a brewing workshop. Participants will join members of the Amis tribe from Keelung's indigenous communities in identifying suitable indigenous plants for making koji within their local environment. This exploration of the cultural significance behind these plants will serve as a catalyst for dialogue.

植物誌轉印術-給離鄉族人的備忘錄 Ethnoplants Transfer Printing- a memorandum a memorandum for distant clansmen

 

圖片提供森川里海藝術季 photo by Mipaliw land art

2024，木材、石膏板，350x180cmx60cm 

參展於「2024森川里海藝術季－銜接」，圖片提供森川里海藝術季

追朔「備忘錄」拉丁語字源 memoro所形成的動名詞，意為「應該被記住的」。阿美族語 mi 為「拿取」的驅動詞，也是生命與生存的原始驅動，不論是在原鄉採集與傳統文化慣習有關的實用植物，或是都市原住民收集廢板材在城市邊陲建構生存空間，將兩者生活經驗做一個造型結合；拓印植物就像遠古壁畫或化石留存，廢板材經歷使用與歲月痕跡呈現生命力，將此集合物置於自然林間讓陽光灑落呈現光點斑塊，藉此進行一個記憶的行為。備忘錄 (MOU) 也是各方採取行動的協議，透過補遺兩端的動作去演示生態豐富島嶼的當代史。

2024, discarded wood, plasterboard, 350x180cmx60cm.

At " 2024 Mipaliw land art - articulation ", Fakong village, Fengbin Township, Hualien, Taiwan.  (photo by Mipaliw land art)

Tracing back the Latin root of "memorandum," memoro is a verbal noun meaning "something that should be remembered." In the Amis language. "mi" is a verb meaning "to take" and also represents the primal drive for life and survival; whether it's gathering useful plants tied to traditional cultural practices in the indigenous homeland, or urban Indigenous peoples collecting discarded wood to build survival spaces on the outskirts of cities, this piece merges both life experiences into a singular form. The plant imprints resemble ancient cave paintings or preserved fossils, while the discarded wood bears the marks of use and time, reflecting vitality. This assemblage is placed in the natural forest where sunlight filters through, creating patches of light, engaging in an act of memory. A memorandum (MOU) also signifies an agreement for action between parties. By attempting to bridge the gaps, this work seeks to reenact the contemporary history of an ecologically rich island in Taiwan.