the Holy Mountain 須彌山|animation short film
2018 Jing Shan Classic, Cultural & Creative Arts Award, Digital Animation category, Gold award
作品榮獲2018年夏荊山文創藝術獎 數位動畫首獎
作品榮獲2018年夏荊山文創藝術獎 數位動畫首獎
The mean idea of animation, “The holy mountain” is from the Buddhism philosophy, “ the Mount Meru”, it is the center of the world. And it’s also a metaphor of the summit of human beings’ life journey and the place for serenity in mind. This artwork is inspired by my traveling experiences of mountain hiking in Jade Mountain in Taiwan and the Angkor Wat in Cambodia. There are so many triangle icon to imply into the holy mountain, it is just like people who pray for god with this gesture, two hands holding closely just like a triangle mountain. I learned from Xia Jing Shan’s Chinese ink paintings’ and his life philosophy, life is like a path during mountain-hiking, all the way going up and down and encountering the obstacles. And climb up to the very top of the holy mountain, the goal of life.
In my childhood memory, I always sit in front of my window which is surrounded by the iron bars cage, although it looked beautiful, and I watched the city scenery through the cage window. It seemed like I was limited in an iron cage and imagine another scenery in my mind. Sometimes I dreamed of a holy mountain in front of me which is made of concrete jungle buildings. The limitation for me is just like social expectation and judgement which made me limited. And windows is a transition between the real and mental space. It brings me to another space, it can be the past, now and the future, somewhere I dream of. I also choose wire fence which is usually seen on the top of house wall. This icon strongly represents the bounded social status.
At the end of animation, I bring the mountain sceneries into people’s eye, just like your vision in mind, praying for the peaceful life mountain.
這次的作品為須彌山的系列作,「須彌山」是佛教裡眾神居住的聖山,也暗喻著人們心靈依歸與人生旅途的巔峰。 此作品意象從近年來爬玉山以及到探訪柬埔寨吳哥窟的經驗誘發,對於三角形的聖山意象特別有感,就像雙手合起祈禱的三角意象。 山景背後隱隱約約出現的蛇籠鐵絲是一條條束縛自己的限制,以及用紅線象徵人與人之間的拉扯關係,還有象徵自由嚮往的海洋。 作品中對人生的參悟,人生其實有如一段爬山的歷程,一路上不斷努力往上爬,無論高高低低,種種考驗都是在追求心中那座聖山的巔峰。 而這個須彌山系列作完整的呈現還包含兩部我的動畫作品,我將靜態的畫作轉化成動態的影像詩,猶如將人生體會擺入凝結與流動的沿途風景之中,也將靜態的語彙限制用完整的動態影像詩表現出來。 畫面中每一幕都是在隱喻人們為了達到自己人生的巔峰,又或者是完成社會大眾的期待,而深感自己困在牢籠之中,就像住在都市裡,從老鐵窗裡往外看聖山的我。
In my childhood memory, I always sit in front of my window which is surrounded by the iron bars cage, although it looked beautiful, and I watched the city scenery through the cage window. It seemed like I was limited in an iron cage and imagine another scenery in my mind. Sometimes I dreamed of a holy mountain in front of me which is made of concrete jungle buildings. The limitation for me is just like social expectation and judgement which made me limited. And windows is a transition between the real and mental space. It brings me to another space, it can be the past, now and the future, somewhere I dream of. I also choose wire fence which is usually seen on the top of house wall. This icon strongly represents the bounded social status.
At the end of animation, I bring the mountain sceneries into people’s eye, just like your vision in mind, praying for the peaceful life mountain.
這次的作品為須彌山的系列作,「須彌山」是佛教裡眾神居住的聖山,也暗喻著人們心靈依歸與人生旅途的巔峰。 此作品意象從近年來爬玉山以及到探訪柬埔寨吳哥窟的經驗誘發,對於三角形的聖山意象特別有感,就像雙手合起祈禱的三角意象。 山景背後隱隱約約出現的蛇籠鐵絲是一條條束縛自己的限制,以及用紅線象徵人與人之間的拉扯關係,還有象徵自由嚮往的海洋。 作品中對人生的參悟,人生其實有如一段爬山的歷程,一路上不斷努力往上爬,無論高高低低,種種考驗都是在追求心中那座聖山的巔峰。 而這個須彌山系列作完整的呈現還包含兩部我的動畫作品,我將靜態的畫作轉化成動態的影像詩,猶如將人生體會擺入凝結與流動的沿途風景之中,也將靜態的語彙限制用完整的動態影像詩表現出來。 畫面中每一幕都是在隱喻人們為了達到自己人生的巔峰,又或者是完成社會大眾的期待,而深感自己困在牢籠之中,就像住在都市裡,從老鐵窗裡往外看聖山的我。
▲I keep developing the holy mountain topic to different media. This is my favorite paintings of three holy mountains.
▲《The Holy Mountain》 13x18cm, digital printing , 2016
The original inspiration was from this small painting of mine.
I originally followed my family's and social expectation to be a fine art teacher in public school for 8 years. In 2016, I made a print painting during the busy teacher life, and that’s the first output of the idea of the holy mountain. This painting depicts the familiar scenery from my room window in the crowded Taipei city during my childhood. I saw the mountain through the iron-caged window which is especially a Taiwanese city icon, and the mountain is an imaginary metaphor of my dream and life goal, however, I was trapped in the cage. Therefore, this painting really reflected my though at that time.
I originally followed my family's and social expectation to be a fine art teacher in public school for 8 years. In 2016, I made a print painting during the busy teacher life, and that’s the first output of the idea of the holy mountain. This painting depicts the familiar scenery from my room window in the crowded Taipei city during my childhood. I saw the mountain through the iron-caged window which is especially a Taiwanese city icon, and the mountain is an imaginary metaphor of my dream and life goal, however, I was trapped in the cage. Therefore, this painting really reflected my though at that time.
.▲Taipei bridge is famous for this scooter waterfall as the iconic urban image.
I freely use different materials for experiments, and I do digital animations from hand-drawings, or use collage skills to incorporate metaphors into a story. My artworks focus on life limitations and social expectations from a female Asian perspective and use metaphors from Asian cultural icons.
I freely use different materials for experiments, and I do digital animations from hand-drawings, or use collage skills to incorporate metaphors into a story. My artworks focus on life limitations and social expectations from a female Asian perspective and use metaphors from Asian cultural icons.
▲I am fascinated by those high-populated concrete jungle scenery. It is a very typical Asian urban image. It represents the crowded and endless desires and greediness.
I choose “ video poem” to record her life scenarios, from small to big perspectives, therefore, I interpret those memories recorded from my self-journey into meaningful scenery.
I choose “ video poem” to record her life scenarios, from small to big perspectives, therefore, I interpret those memories recorded from my self-journey into meaningful scenery.
▲I love to make some sketch drawing, and it became my inspirations of art practice.
▲I got inspiration from my city memories icon.