Songs of Remembrance 纪念曲 (2026-27)

Songs of Remembrance 纪念曲

The multimedia project "Songs of Remembrance" focuses on the impact of climate change on marine and terrestrial life, agriculture, and traditional local culture in Tainan creating an immersive music performance and exhibition from a multi-sensory perspective. Starting from the ecological investigation of Tainan Qigu and Tainan coastline, I will visit local environmental research and volunteer organizations to collect information about land crabs, mangroves, lagoons, oyster sheds, fish crocodiles, black-faced spoonbills, coral reefs, algae and materials that are closely impacted by climate crisis. The exhibition and performances will include  field recordings, videos, photographs, and original composition and singing that collectively form a commemorative song about the ecological environment and community stories of Tainan that artists and the public are engaged in. 

"Songs of Remembrance" uses music performances, sound installations, musical instrument production, photography exhibitions, projections and videos to create three exhibitions. The main exhibition "Requiem" commemorates the local species and cultures that have disappeared or are on the verge of extinction due to climate impacts, such as the melting and bleaching of corals, the drought and warming faced by oysters and fish, the disappearance of land crabs, the shrinking of lagoons, etc. Through a combination of field recording, electronic music, vocal singing, etc., a requiem about remembrance and prayer will be played live. Exhibition 2 "Coastline Suite Coastline Suite" records locations which are most affected by sea level rise - the lagoon, Sicao Tunnel, Anping Castle, and Relanja City ruins. Through coastline maps, audio recordings, photography, and animated projection, the artist will create an immersive experience, allowing the audience to feel the impact of rising sea levels on the environment and culture. Exhibit 3 "Let Nature Sing" calls for less man-made noise and light. Through the switching of light and dark, the sounds and waves of human cruise ships and industry, the black-faced spoonbill, and the "quiet silence" of land crabs, the contrast invites the audience to listen and protect the original sound of nature. In addition to the three exhibitions, the artist also plans to conduct public workshops on musical instrument-making and playing: using fossils of native plant organisms (such as algae, shells), waste from fishery and agriculture (such as oyster sheds, oyster racks, fishing net materials), Musical instruments are made from recycled materials from marine and eco-tourism waste, and both adults and children are invited to interact and create music together. "Songs of Remembrance" hopes to reshape historical buildings that imprints of colonial history and capitalism into the commemoration of the local ecological environment and the action of local community, inviting the public to reflect and recreate their songs and dialogues with climate change and local environment. 

「Songs of Remembrance 纪念曲」圍繞氣候變化對沿海地區海洋與陸地生物，農業，傳統在地文化的影響，以多感官的角度創作音樂表演與展覽。從海岸線的考察出發，走訪當地的環境研究與志工組織，收集關於陸蟹，紅樹林，瀉湖，蚵棚、魚塭，黑面琵鷺，珊瑚礁，藻類等與台南傳統文化，氣候危機息息相關的材料; 紀錄海岸線的起伏，本地居民與生態環境的故事，收集田野錄音與攝像，組成一首藝術家與公眾共同參與演繹的，生態與社區故事的紀念曲。

本项目以音樂表演，聲音裝置，樂器製作，攝影展覽，投影與錄像的形式，利用總爺古建築的不同空間，計劃創作三個展。主展覽 「Requiem 安魂曲」紀念那些被氣候影響已經消逝或瀕臨絕境的本地生物和文化，如珊瑚的消融，蚵與魚類面臨的乾旱升溫，陸蟹的消失，瀉湖的縮減等，通過田野錄音，電子音樂，人聲吟唱等結合的方式，現場演奏一首關於紀念與祈禱的安魂曲。展覽二「Coastline Suite 海岸線組曲」紀錄受到海平面上升影響最嚴重的生態與文化 – 通過海岸線地圖，錄音，攝影，錄像，採訪，投影，營造沈浸式的體驗，讓觀眾感受到海平面上升對環境和文化的衝擊。展覽三「Let Nature Sing 沈靜-聆聽自然的歌」呼籲少一點人為的噪聲和光照，通過切換人類游船和工業的聲音與海潮，黑面琵鷺，陸蟹的“悄然無聲”的對比，邀請觀眾傾聽，守護自然的原聲。 藝術家還計劃開展樂器製作與演奏的公眾工作坊：用本土植物生物化石(如藻類，貝殼), 漁業農業廢棄物（如蚵棚，蚵架，漁網), 海洋垃圾的回收材料製作樂器，邀請成人小孩一起参与。「Songs of Remembrance 纪念曲」希望通過在地調研和創新利用原糖廠建築空間，將殖民歷史與資本經濟的重心轉移為對本土生態環境和社區文化的紀錄和重塑，讓更年輕的一代也加入與環境對話的創作中來。