It’s a great honor for SUAVEART to have Yipei Lee, Chi-Hua Huang, and Chi-Chu Liang presenting the latest cultural research about “Terracotta as a Social Cohesive Force and the Interpretation of Art Application: Taking the Case of Taiwan and West Java, Indonesia” in the Taiwan Association of Southeast Asian Studies’ regional research on the theme of “Ethnicity and Region: Locality and Diversity in Southeast Asian Society” on 20 May, 2022.

細着藝術很榮幸地將由李依佩、黃志華和梁棨筑代表，在2022年5月20日，於台灣東南亞區域研究年度學術研討會的主題『族群與區域：東南亞社會的在地性與多樣性』發表最新文化研究「紅土作為凝聚社會的社群力與應用藝術轉譯－以台灣、印尼西爪哇為例」。

Abstract

Located in the Majalengka region of West Java, Indonesia, which is abundant in terracotta, shares similar climate and geological characteristics with various regions in Taiwan. However, there are few opportunities to compare the media, architectural spaces, and cultural landscapes of the two regions. This study is the first in the country to employ the concept of “contemporary art” to explore community consciousness and the influence of art, using “terracotta” as a text to interpret future life and to consider the challenges and opportunities faced by the brick industry in urban and rural development.

This research explores three aspects: terracotta as a cohesive force in society, the creative forms and artistry of ceramics, and the significance and translation of tiles in contemporary architectural applications. It delves into the evolution of the brick industry in Taiwan and Indonesia from the Dutch East India Company period to the present, integrating multiple identities under the influence of urban construction and artistic culture. Meanwhile, contrasting the cultural contexts of the two regions to further understand the relationship between land, brick and tile, and living space, and to discuss their contemporary social significance.

In terms of artistic practice, we have chosen to focus on activities initiated by the Jatiwangi art Factory, a local arts and cultural group in a significant terracotta brick and tile-producing area in West Java, Indonesia, which has been developed for many years, focusing on collective memory and ritual dissemination. In Taiwan, the emphasis is on community consciousness shaped by ceramics, contemporary interpretations by artists and cultural workers, and application cases of local Taiwan and Indonesian international exchanges, thereby organizing the current actions of Taiwan teams deeply engaged in Indonesia.

Keywords: Terracotta as a cohesive force in society, media re-interpretation, future life, urban and rural development

摘要

位於東南亞地區的印尼西爪哇的馬賈倫卡地區具有豐沛的紅壤，與台灣多個地區有著相似的氣候和地質面貌發展，然而我們鮮少有機會觀看、比對兩地的媒材、建築空間和文化景觀。本研究是國內首篇通過「當代藝術」概念，放置於社區意識和探索藝術影響力，並且以「紅土」(terracotta) 媒材作為詮釋未來生活的文本，思考磚瓦產業面對城鄉發展下的挑戰和契機。

本研究將從三個面向探索：紅土作為凝聚社會的社群力、陶土創作型態與藝術性、屋瓦之於現當代建築應用的意義和轉譯。初探荷蘭東印度公司時期的台灣和印尼磚瓦產業演變至今，融入城市建設和藝術文化薰陶下的多重身份。與此同時，對照兩地文化脈絡，進一步理解土地、紅瓦建築與生活空間的關係，並討論其當代社會意義。

藝術實踐部分，我們選擇印尼西爪哇重要的紅瓦產地、且發展多年的在地藝文團體賈蒂旺宜藝術工廠 (Jatiwangi art Factory) 所發起之相關活動作為主要研究對象，當集體記憶和儀式傳播；台灣部分則是著重在陶土形塑的社區意識、藝文工作者的當代詮釋、以及台灣本地和參與印尼國際交流的應用案例，藉此整理當前台灣團隊深耕印尼的行動。

關鍵字：紅土作為凝聚社會的社群力、媒材轉譯、未來生活、城鄉發展

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