The Wind Blew through-Sanku's Conversion and Flow

作品賞析

Tuwak Tuyaw is an aboriginal artist with both Amis and Kavalan heritage and converts woven fish traps used by the aborigines for catching fish as an element of his artworks so as to preserve and develop the traditional craft. “The Wind Blew Through – Sanku’s Conversion and Flow” presents various Sanku, the woven fish trap of the Kavalan people, created by weaving bamboo and rattan vine. Tuwak made use of the contours and elements of the Sanku as well as the resilient and flexible nature of bamboo to convey the power of winds. The Sanku traps are presented standing straight above a figurative river created by rounded pebbles, building a sensation in which an imaginary cool breeze just blew right past. Tuwak made use of his unique wisdom to revitalize and transform aboriginal fishing tools to re-establish connections and relationships between life, nature, land, and the environment.