從天花板高掛著、直至地面,這是一件關於身體、關於男同志切身故事。每一幅作品都有一段關於男同志的基本資料、生活遭遇、感情狀態、甚至從小到大的成長歷程和故事。
這是一個兩件、共計13組的作品,名叫《男洞》,來自藝術家侯俊明。

Man Hole/ Oil Pastel and Paper / two drawings per set/ Courtesy of Ho Chun Ming Studio
在2017年5月25日這一天,台灣司法院大法官15位中有12位,釋憲決定令婚姻平權修法初審通過。在LGBTQ 議題上,不管是這次釋憲其中一位聲請人祁家威先生、尤美女委員、台灣同志家庭權益促進會等高達50多個專又領域人士在體制內,前前後後進行了長打40多年的努力,才換來這個「亞洲第一」。
體制內的權益爭取,有賴於法規、程序、及背後時間的累積。而在體制外,也同樣有許多人,透過生命精神、靈魂,以另一種方式,也同樣為LGBTQ 議題在這漫漫長路上持續推進著。
而這幅名叫《秘密房间》的作品,來自於藝術家同志畫家顧福生。這一幅赤裸、鮮豔地刻畫著男性身體的作品,顧福生透過作品所呈現對男性之愛與美的理解,再也不用透過言語說明。

The Room at the Top of the Stairs / Oil on Canvas / Courtesy of Eslite Gallery
Speaking of human rights, the accomplishments what Taiwan have done so far, make this place become the most progressive and supportive center of LBGTQ rights in Asia. After everything we have been through, there’s something more for people who dedicate on LBGTQ issue. For example, the foundation supporting artistic, and the discourse on contemporary art.
關於平權議題在亞洲發展至此,台灣至2017年所達成的成果與努力,讓這塊土地被公認目前為對於同志人權最為革新的地方。然而在這一連串的努力過後,許多人仍努力不懈地持續嘗試為 LGBTQ 議題做些什麼,例如當代藝術創作者,以及背後支持著藝術家創作與當代藝術論述的相關單位機構。

Many people might still wonder what’s LGBTQ, and the title of this exhibition. Titled “Spectrosynthesis”, which combines two words “spectrum” and “photosynthesis” and explores “spectrum of light” as a central theme, the exhibition will shine a light on the LGBTQ community’s rich and diverse history. The rainbow, as seen in a spectrum, is a symbol of the LGBTQ community, representing its diversification.
許多人聽過、或知道LGBTQ這個專有名詞,有些人則不知道,甚至也不明白這個展覽名字。
LGBTQ所表達的是,非異性戀性別認同者-男女同性戀、雙性戀、跨性別者。而展覽名稱「光·合作用」結合了「光譜」與「光合作用」兩個詞,彩虹是光譜中可見的色彩,象徵了 LGBTQ 群體的多元性。再以探索「光譜」作為中心主題,點明 LGBTQ 群體豐富及多元的歷史。

The History of Fugue / Single Channel Video / Black and White, Silent / Courtesy of Galerie Urs Meile
Light is a fundamental source of energy for life on Earth, nurturing all living species fairly and equally, and offering them life, hope and a future. Here’s the very first thematic exhibition on LGBTQ issues at a government-run art museum in a Chinese society.
而光,則是地球上生物生生不息的能量來源,它平等地對待萬物予以滋養,為生命帶來成長、希望和未來。 由此,娓娓道來亞洲目前唯一一個在官方美術館舉行,關於同志議題的主題展覽。

Co-hosted by Sunpride Foundation and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei (MOCA), “Spectrosynthesis – Asian LGBTQ Issues and Art Now” (Spectrosynthesis) will be held at MOCA Taipei from 9 September to 5 November 2017. Around 50 works created by 22 artists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Singapore, and also ethnic Chinese artists based in the United States and Canada will be presented.
由驕陽基金會與台北當代藝術館聯合主辦的《光·合作用-當代亞洲同志議題展》(《光·合作用》) 將於 2017 年 9 月 9 日至 11 月 5 日在台北當代藝術館展出。
此次展覽將是亞洲地區,有史以來第一個在官方美術館舉辦關於 LGBTQ 議題的當代主題展覽,呈獻合共 22 名來自香港、台灣、中國大陸、新加坡藝術家,以及駐美國、加拿大的華人藝術家的共約 50 件 作品。

All parties involved in the exhibition take love as their starting point and I hope this will be the beginning of an open dialogue on the topic.” said Sean HU, curator of the exhibition.
「希望藉此激發新思維,挑戰大眾對人權的理解與看法。這所有的投入都以『愛』為出發點,而我希望這能夠成為未來開誠對話的開端。」 ——《光·合作用》策展人胡朝聖

Sew / Paper / Courtesy of Xiyadie

Courtesy of CHUANG Chih-Wei
Under the vision of independent curator Sean HU from Taiwan, the exhibits touch upon a profusion of subject matters such as identity, equality, mass media’s propensity to hunt for novelty, social oppression, stigmatization, lust, as well as life and death. It represents the reality of LGBTQ people may be caught in on a daily basis, but also provide a comment on the evolving social structure which is very likely to change in the foreseeable future.
在策展人胡朝聖的策劃之下,作品討論 LGBTQ 議題範圍,從整體社會面臨平權議題、社會壓迫、媒體獵奇、歧視指責、身份認同、情慾以及生與死等,內容既廣泛也深刻,更再現了 LGBTQ 群體可能無時無刻都在面對的現實困境。
每一組作品裡,都能看見當代藝術家透過創作,來為以上議題的後續思考提供了更多渠道,甚至,連結了對未來社會結構翻轉的更多想像與評論。
而共通的是,他們都用藝術、用最貼近靈魂的表達方式,嘗試告訴世界對LGBTQ的了解。

Jimmy ONG / Heart Sons /Charcoal on Paper / Courtesy of Fost Gallery
Sunpride Foundation, a foundation of supporting artistic practice and promotes equal rights for LGBTQ, which supports artistic practice and promotes equal rights for LGBTQ individuals through meticulous research and discourse on contemporary art.
驕陽基金會沿襲基金會整體成立宗旨:「通過建立當代藝術的研究與論述,支持藝術家創作並推動同志平權。」長期支持相關議題之當代藝術創作者的同時,發覺到全世界各地針對同志議題的當代藝術展覽相當流行,同時早已累積不少論述與研究,而亞洲地區卻是相對屈指可數的。

SHIY De-Jinn / Young Girl / Oil on Canvas / Courtesy of Sunpride Foundation
已故的同志畫家席德進先生的作品《紅裙少女》,同樣也在這次展出內容中。與同志畫家顧福生相似的是,席德進與顧福生都同樣的和文學特別有所淵源。顧福生與文學家白先勇,就好似席德進逝世後的那一本《席德進書簡──致莊佳村》一般,裏頭的七十二封信切身地展現了一位男同性戀畫家的心事與慾望。

Interface /Single Channel Video / Courtesy CHEN Chien-Pei
Sunpride Foundation, a foundation of supporting artistic practice and promotes equal rights for LGBTQ, which supports artistic practice and promotes equal rights for LGBTQ individuals through meticulous research and discourse on contemporary art.
本次展覽,由驕陽基金會發起,將於台北當代藝術館,完成亞洲地區一次具有劃時代歷史意義的LGBTQ 議題推廣計劃。透過藝術收藏與推廣,尊重及強調藝術家們在當代社會中的藝術成就的同時,彌除因性取向而被迫承受的壓迫與歧視。
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