Goodbye Dark Chocolate 再見黑巧克力 | 2025

Exhibition, Projection

“Goodbye Dark Chocolate” presents the migration trajectory and survival challenges of Saunders’s Gulls through elongated projection, inviting viewers to gaze upward into flowing light and shadow. ”Goodbye“ in Chinese carries a dual meaning: both reunion and farewell.

Every autumn and winter, Saunders‘s Gulls migrate south from Northeast Asia to winter at Gaomei Wetlands. Before the spring breeding season, they develop black plumage on their heads and beaks, affectionately nicknamed ”Dark Chocolate“ by birdwatchers. Today, due to habitat loss, they are listed as a Vulnerable species.

During the creative process, I continuously reflected: Gaomei Wetlands itself is a product of the ”groyne effect“ from Taichung Port’s construction—this precious ecological habitat arose from an accident of human development. When human-created nature faces human threats once again, what exactly is humanity‘s role in the natural environment?

The beauty of nature can be experienced by simply walking into it. I think art can raise issues, establish perspectives, and even awaken curiosity about overlooked aspects of nature. The work uses grid lines to simulate migration routes, high-saturation color blocks that surround and engulf the silhouettes of gulls, and rhythmic soundscapes—layering elements to convey the imminent survival crisis.

《再見黑巧克力》以長型投影呈現黑嘴鷗的遷徙軌跡與生存挑戰，邀請觀者仰望光影流動。「再見」既是重逢，也是永別。

每年秋冬，黑嘴鷗從東北亞南下，在高美濕地度冬。春季繁殖期前換上黑色頭羽，鳥友稱為「黑巧克力」。如今因棲地消失，已列為易危物種。

創作過程中，我不斷思索：高美濕地本是台中港「突堤效應」的產物，這片珍貴生態棲地源自人類開發的意外。當人為創造的自然再次面臨人為威脅，人類在自然環境中的角色究竟是什麼?

自然的美好，親自走入即可感受。藝術作品應該提出議題、建立視角，甚至喚起對被忽略之自然的好奇。作品以網格線路模擬遷徙路徑、高彩度色塊環繞吞噬黑嘴鷗身影、節奏性聲響，層層傳達迫在眉睫的生存危機。

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2025臺中清水走走藝術季-潮生共境

【展覽期間】2025-10-10 09:00 ~ 2025-11-09 17:30

【展覽地點】港區藝術中心、清水眷村文化園區

【主辦單位】臺中市政府文化局

【策畫團隊】

亼光工作室有限公司

【策展人】方希文 @juliettfang

【參展藝術家】

此次展覽聚焦清水沿海的自然環境與變遷歷程，透過藝術語言回應氣候變遷、濕地保育與能源永續等重要議題，打造清水專屬的公共藝術場域。

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