《鄉村：一處適合生活，而非遠離之地》
AMO／OMA全新策展於Doha開幕
一道並非一連串的危機，而是充滿潛能的弧線
Rather than a chain of crises, the Arc embodies great potential
AMO/OMA 策劃的新展覽《鄉村：一處適合生活，而非遠離之地》，於卡達預備學校（Qatar Preparatory School）與卡達國家博物館（National Museum of Qatar）揭開序幕。
Countryside: A Place to Live, Not to Leave, a new exhibition by AMO/OMA, has opened at the Qatar Preparatory School and the National Museum of Qatar.
本展承襲 2020 年於紐約古根漢美術館展出的《鄉村，未來：Countryside, The Future》主題，並進一步聚焦於「弧線（The Arc） 」——這是一條涵蓋世界最多人口的帶狀區域，自南非延伸至東非，穿過卡達與中亞，通往中國東部。
Building on Countryside, The Future, produced for the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2020, this new iteration focuses on “the Arc” – a vast territory connecting regions that together hold most of the world’s population, stretching from South Africa through East Africa, via Qatar and Central Asia to Eastern China.
科技帶來的便利讓人們重新思考：是否真的需要離開鄉村、前往城市？
Technology makes people reconsider the need to leave the countryside for the city
以多山的地形為主，這道弧線長久以來抵抗了大規模都市化，使得古老的傳統得以傳承下來。如今，此區域正受到科技創新的驅動、數位網路、新興農業與能源的影響而迅速現代化。這些變化正在催生新的生活型態，並示範如何以更為永續的方式居住於地球。這也使得「鄉村」相較於城市，正在成為一種更可靠、且持續進步中的替代方案。
Defined by predominantly mountainous topography, the arc has long resisted large-scale urbanization, allowing ancient traditions to persist. Today, the area is undergoing rapid modernization, driven by technological innovation, digital connectivity, and new approaches to agriculture and energy. These shifts are generating new prototypes that serve as examples for inhabiting the earth in more sustainable ways, positioning the countryside as a credible, evolving alternative to life in the city.
從城市到鄉村，探索永續生活的全新可能
From City to Countryside: Exploring New Possibilities for Sustainable Living
展覽分別於「卡達預備學校」與「卡達國家博物館」兩地進行。在博物館內，展出一座介紹此次研究主題的裝置，作為在學校中進行相關內容與活動的導覽。在校內，則是將教室轉變為研究、討論與創作的動態教育場域。邀請師生與外部講師參與一系列講座、工作坊，以不斷發展、集思廣益的方式進行。
The exhibition is organized across two sites: the Qatar Preparatory School and the National Museum of Qatar. At the museum, an installation introduces the main research themes of the exhibition and offers a preview of the content and activities developed at the school. The presentation at the school functions as an active educational environment, transforming classrooms into spaces for research, discussion, and production. It operates as a process in constant development, structured through workshops, lectures, and collective experiments that involve students, teachers, and invited contributors.
校園的戶外區域被用來作為沙漠耕作與生產永續食物的實驗場域。在這裡可以看到新的灌溉、水耕技術，以及溫室設計。展覽期間，現場產出的資料與成果將累積成一份「活的文件」，於項目結束後以「宣言（manifesto） 」的形式發表。
Outside, the school grounds are used as a test field for desert cultivation and sustainable food production, where new technologies in irrigation, hydroponics, and greenhouse design are applied and observed. Throughout the duration of the exhibition, the material produced on site is assembled into a living document that will culminate in a manifesto published at the end of the project.
當城市變得愈來愈擁擠且昂貴，這個關鍵時刻也許正值得我們深思：我們能否扭轉鄉村長久以來人口流失的頹勢，並建構一個全新的未來，讓鄉村成為人們宜居的新選擇。本次展覽透過實驗「重新居住鄉村」的各種可能，試圖揭示——城市並非追求現代富足生活的唯一模式。
As cities become more and more congested and expensive, maybe a pivotal moment has come: we can conceive a future that reverses the universal movement to the city that has robbed the countryside of its inhabitants. This exhibition examines “new” ways to inhabit the countryside, which together show that the city is not the only model for pursuing a rich and fulfilling life.
