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易燃夢幻宅
Screen printing + painting series, 2022
The paper houses artworks are an ongoing series, stemming from the unaffordable housing crisis, in Taiwan and abroad, which is especially difficult for young generations.
These artworks are a reinterpretation of the Taiwanese ritual of burning paper houses to give a home for one’s ancestors. Instead, I ask: shouldn’t we burn paper houses for ourselves?
Having previously studied architecture, I set out to design paper houses to sell at art markets, which the public could then fold and burn at home.
Many people didn’t, preferring to keep the houses as they were, as flat images, a dream not yet realized.
I later developed the concept into large formats made with stencil and serigraphy, for a solo exhibition in Kaoshiung (Pier 2).
The paper house concept was also the topic of workshops with highschool students.
這些紙屋藝術品是一個持續進行的系列，源於台灣和國外的日漸棘手的住房危機，對年輕一代尤為困難。
這些藝術品重新詮釋了台灣燒紙屋的儀式，為祖先提供一個家。相反，我問：難道我們不應該為自己燒紙屋嗎？
我之前學習建築，開始設計紙屋，在藝術市場上出售，讓公眾可以在家中摺疊並燒掉。
許多人沒有這樣做，更喜歡把紙屋留在原地，作為平面圖像，一個尚未實現的夢想。
後來，我將這個概念發展成大型格式，使用模板和絲網印刷，在高雄（駁二）舉辦了一個獨立展覽。
紙屋概念也是與高中學生一起工作坊的主題。
