《結構植物學：26MY-804-47》
藝術家｜范承宗
Artist | Cheng Tsung FENG @chengtsungfeng
僅僅是觀看角度的不同，往往便會改變既定認知。走進范承宗的創作，常常會忘記這是一件人為的造物，來自自然的型態與材料令人不自覺地停留，留下不同於平常的感官體驗。像是穿透圓形葉片的陽光灑落時似乎變得更溫柔，吹過錯落莖幹間的微風也更易於捕捉，即便是仰頭仰望巨型植物的瞬間，都令人在剎那間覺得渺小，彷彿可以想像自己正如瓢蟲或蝴蝶般，在其中停留與飛行。作品《結構植物學：26MY-804-47》於駁二藝術特區展出，如同自一畝田中萌芽的不知名植物，作品後方那串謎樣的數字，標示著發現年月與當地郵遞區號，彷彿是以一名嚴謹植物學家的眼光在為新品種編號，同時也鼓勵觀者憑藉個人想像力為其命名。
A mere shift in perspective is often enough to alter our established perceptions. Stepping into Fan Cheng-Tsung's work, one often forgets that it is a human-made creation. Its forms and materials, drawn from nature, invite people to pause almost unconsciously and experience sensations different from those of everyday life. Sunlight filtering through the circular leaves seems softer, while the breeze passing between the staggered stems becomes easier to perceive. Even the simple act of looking up at these giant plants evokes an instant sense of smallness, as if one were a ladybug or butterfly pausing and flying among them. Presented at Pier-2 Art Center, Structural Botany: 26MY-804-47 resembles an unidentified plant that has sprouted from a field. The enigmatic sequence of numbers attached to the work denotes the year of discovery and the local postal code, as though a meticulous botanist were assigning a designation to a newly discovered species, while at the same time inviting viewers to imagine a name of their own.
作品自植物的多樣特徵中提取幾何語彙，輕盈的橢圓形葉片、纖長的方莖立柱，以及兩兩成雙的對生葉片，皆以人造結構精巧詮釋仿生邏輯。若以正常比例揣摩，應是小而不起眼的叢生於路旁，如今以 2.3 至 4.6 公尺的高度等距排列，竟如建築般呈現出不可思議的秩序性與美感。與 2025 年於二十輪宜蘭館展出系列的結構略有不同，基座從個別的單人座椅，擴大為尺寸不一的圓形共享平台，彼此交織，形成更為活潑的公共群聚利用空間。
The work extracts geometric vocabularies from the diverse characteristics of plants. Light oval leaves, slender quadrangular stems, and opposite leaves borne in pairs are all meticulously reinterpreted through artificial structures and biomimetic logic. At their natural scale, these plants might be inconspicuous clusters growing by the roadside; yet here, equidistantly arranged at heights ranging from 2.3 to 4.6 metres, they reveal an astonishing sense of order and beauty akin to architecture. Slightly different from the series exhibited at Swiio Villa Yilan in 2025, the bases have expanded from individual seats into circular communal platforms of varying sizes that interweave with one another, forming a more dynamic public space for gathering and shared use.
在藍天白雲的襯托下，葉片微向上方翹起的弧度向陽而生，透露著朝氣，層層疊疊的葉冠結構形似一片人造森林，向駁二往來穿行的人群發出庇護與休憩的邀請。基於對駁二藝術特區蓬萊倉庫群綠地的觀察，范承宗選擇將作品植入這塊土地的脈絡之中，形塑裝置景觀的同時，也改變了空間與人的關係——如果這塊田地能長出一片巨大的植物，那麼穿梭其中的人們，是否就像是尋找庇蔭的小昆蟲或小動物？在他腦海中萌芽的畫面，最終長成了這片人們得以短暫停留、休憩、交談的城市風景。
Set against the blue sky and drifting clouds, the upward-curved leaves appear to grow toward the sun with an air of vitality, while the layered canopy structures resemble an artificial forest, extending an invitation of shelter and repose to those passing through Pier-2. Based on his observations of the green spaces surrounding the Penglai Warehouse District at Pier-2 Art Center in Kaohsiung, Fang Cheng-Tsung chose to embed the work within the context of this site. In shaping an installation landscape, he also transforms the relationship between people and space: if this field could grow a giant plant, would the people moving among it become like tiny insects and animals seeking shade? The image that first germinated in his mind ultimately grew into this urban landscape where people can pause, rest, and converse.
《結構植物學：26MY-804-47》不僅僅作為可供觀看的藝術裝置，還探索了公共空間的構成與介入地景的可能形式。作品提供了一個極其溫柔的視角重新解讀城市與自然之間的依存關係，同時藉由把平常視而不見的植物結構放大到可被閱讀的程度，使人們意識到：人本來就活在自然的尺度裡。透過尺度的轉換與植物結構的顯影，展現出植物與建築之間共享的支撐、遮蔽與組織空間的構成秩序。
More than an artwork intended simply for viewing, Structural Botany: 26MY-804-47 also explores the possibilities of constructing public space and intervening in the landscape. The work offers an exceptionally gentle perspective from which to reconsider the interdependent relationship between the city and nature. By enlarging plant structures that often go unnoticed and rendering them legible, it reminds us that human beings have always lived within the scale of nature. Through shifts in scale and the revelation of botanical structures, the work reveals the shared spatial order that plants and architecture possess—one concerned with support, shelter, and the organization of space.
專案設計｜許展維、徐崇盛
結構分析｜建全工程顧問
木作工程｜匠屋室內裝修
金屬工程｜許文進、艗錩雷射、正大沖網
泥作工程｜利興水泥、允強工程
照明設計｜偶得設計
照明工程｜丞逸照明
烤漆工程｜洪明道
吊運工程｜駿鐿工程、勝發企業社
開挖工程｜君鴻機具工程
派遣人力｜首富人力派遣
攝影｜定影影像
Project Designer | Chan-Wei HSU, Chung-Sheng HSU
Structural Analysis | Jian Quan Engineering Consultants
Woodwork | JW Interior
Metalwork | Yi Chang Laser, Jeng Dah Perforating, Wen Ching HSU
Lighting Design | OuDe Light
Lighting Engineer | Beamtec Lighting
Lifting & Transport Engineering | Jun Yi Engineering, Sheng Fa Enterprise Co.
Excavation Engineering | Jun Hong Machinery Engineering
Dispatch Labor | Shou Fu Human Resources Dispatching
Photography | FIXER Photographic Studio @fixer_photographic_studio
