The Collaboration Ground | Malaysia
土地的協作|馬來西亞
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Title of the Work: The Container to the Earth’s Core
作品名稱：通往地心的容器
Author : Lin, Chang-Rong 林昶戎
Exhibition Dates: November 15, 2024 – February 2025
Opening Hours: 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Location: Think & Tink, Kuching, Malaysia.

這件作品探討土地、植物材料、溫度、水與空間權力之間的關係。作品以「地界」（boundary）作為造型語彙，象徵支配與被支配空間的權力，並讓權力關係展開辯證。正如傅柯（Michel Foucault）所言，空間特徵有助於資產與權利關係的建構，進一步延伸至身體政治的範疇。同時，戴維·哈維（David Harvey）關於資本主義危機與空間修補的概念，說明了不同時期地方、城市與區域的空間變貌及地景轉變。
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This work explores the relationships between land, plant materials, water, and spatial power. Using “boundary” as a design vocabulary, it symbolizes the dynamics of spatial dominance and subordination, creating a dialectic of power structures. As Michel Foucault and David Harvey have noted, spatial characteristics are closely tied to rights, capitalist crises, and landscape transformations.

容器的設計選用低溫燒製技術，形成一種透水素胚，能緩慢釋放內部儲水，協助土地蓄水並保持地下水分。這種功能性設計不僅是對環境需求的回應，也反映了土地與資源之間的動態平衡。地界的插入除了標記與識別空間邊界外，還在不同自然條件下見證環境的多樣面貌，記錄著土地的變化歷程。
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​The container is crafted through low-temperature firing, creating a porous ceramic body that gradually releases stored water, aiding soil hydration and maintaining underground moisture. The embedded boundary not only marks spatial divisions but also records environmental changes, reflecting the diversity of the land.

從視角上看，容器的結構下探地底，內部中空並無限延伸，彷彿通往地心。同時，其地表部分寄生著苔蘚，展現出生長的活力與生命的再生循環。這種上下呼應的設計表達了自然與人工之間的互動，也象徵了生命、空間與權力之間的深層聯繫。
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​From the horizon’s perspective, the container extends downward toward the Earth’s core, its hollow interior infinitely stretching below. Above ground, moss grows on its surface, symbolizing the regeneration of life and expressing the profound connection between nature and artifice, space and life.

Photo credits: Huang Yan-Yi, Guo En-Kai, David