Big Channel嘉南大圳地景劇場
隆田ChaCha文化資產教育園區坐落於日治時期的番子田驛，也就是今日的台南隆田車站旁。地緣位置鄰近烏山頭水庫，園區內的臺鹽、臺糖、臺鐵歷史建築群皆屬嘉南大圳百年故事的一環。朗敘Brightext將園區中的「南倉」、「北倉」兩座古蹟倉庫建構為「Big Channel-嘉南大圳地景劇場」，傳達以嘉南平原為舞臺的理念。「Channel」則表達兩種意義：嘉南大圳由16000公里的水路連結，流動於平原地景的灌溉水道；以及匯集各種圖像、聲音和知識的傳播渠道。
古蹟 × 生態
「南倉」、「北倉」保留了原來生長及攀附在古蹟空間中的三株老樹，並將原始生長於北倉空間的構樹，作為展覽大廳的重要視覺，大面玻璃配合自然採光，隨著時間與季節的改變，構樹也在空間中展演出各種光影變化。北倉大廳同時也是一座包含室內與室外，以嘉南大圳為主題，推展綠色教育的學習空間。
北倉 STEAM 跨學科空間+沉浸式劇場
由眾人合力建設的嘉南大圳，本身也體現了各種學科的專業知識。北倉融合STEAM理念，設計跨學科展示主題，包含農學、水利學、圖像學、機械工程、藝術等，並匯聚設計師及科學教師，規劃一系列場域專屬課程，持續為空間注入創意能量。
朗敘Brightext策展團隊與日本金澤伊東家族、台南文資處共同合作，歷時兩年解析日治時期畫家伊東哲以嘉南大圳為主題的絹畫〈蝋描壁掛嘉南大圳工事模様〉，依此畫作為藍本打造「伊東哲公園」，並赴金澤伊東家拍攝訪談紀錄影片。「伊東哲公園」透過四面沉浸式投影並結合藝術家吳燦政聲音創作規劃為「互動」與「劇場」兩種展演情境。在「互動情境」中，伊東哲畫作中的各種元素被轉化為一座包含白晝、夜幕場景，透過身體進行探索的數位互動園林。「劇場情境」透過技師八田與一與畫家伊東哲的雙重視角，以全景式3D動畫重現大圳建設時期及完工後的嘉南平原地景。
南倉 SOUNDSCAPE聲景創作+體驗遊戲場
南倉是一座以大圳水利、農業、文化為主題的遊戲場，吸引觀眾以身體感受大圳的當代生命力。其中「水路柏青哥」是結合機械動力、燈光展演、金屬滑梯以及電音創作的超巨型彈珠檯，整體造型靈感融合嘉南大圳水利系統與台灣宮廟節慶常見的舞台車。「地景跳格子」以8-bit美術風格地面投影呈現嘉南平原地景，觀眾透過跳格子遊戲感受四季輪作與水源的關聯。「大圳混音場」則解構雲嘉南水圳灌溉區域的聲響，包含鐵路、生態、飲食、祭典等，邀請觀眾進行自由組合混音，共同創作嘉南大圳的當代音場。
公共性x品牌性x跨域性
嘉南大圳地景劇場不僅提供了一個親子學習與娛樂的環境，同時也運用公共參與模式，打造具備永續、教育、科技、人文的跨域平台，連結公眾的同時，也形塑場域品牌特色，為百年大圳詮釋出新的創作語彙，以及未來更具延展性的討論空間。
策展，設計｜朗敘Brightext
年份｜2022
客戶｜台南文資處
地點｜隆田chacha文化資產教育園區，台南市官田區新生街43號
Big Channel Chianan Irrigation Landscape Theater
The Longtian chacha Culture Heritage Area is located in the Fanzitian train station of the Japanese era, next to the modern-day Longtian train station. Geographically, it is located in proximity to the Wusanto Reservoir, with other buildings of the Cultural Heritage Area belonging to the Taiwan Salt, Taiwan Sugar, and Taiwan Railways companies, all originally being part of the history of Chianan Irrigation Waterway. Brightext planned the exhibition using the two main buildings in the Heritage Area, the Southern and Northern Warehouses as the Big Channel Chianan Irrigation Landscape Theater, to show visitors how the Chianan Plain itself has been transformed into a platform for learning and discourse. The word “Channel” represents two different meanings: the first is the 16,000 kilometers of irrigation system that intersects and connects Chianan Plain, and the second is Big Channel wishes to act as a conduit for images, sounds, and knowledge to be shared.
Historical Sites X Environmental Values The old three trees that are part of the original historical site at the Northern and Southern Warehouses were incorporated into the exhibition. The paper mulberry tree also became a key visual element of the general exhibition space, combined with large pieces of glass that provide an abundance of natural lighting. Another reason that this was considered an important section was that the sunlight and shadows of the paper mulberry tree change over time and season, giving the exhibition an even more organic shape. The main hall of the Northern Warehouse also includes both indoor and outdoor spaces, making it the perfect location to educate visitors about the environmental importance of the Chianan Irrigation Waterway.
Northern Warehouse
STEAM Inter-disciplinary space + Immersive Theater
The Chianan Irrigation Waterway project, built by a collaborative effort, also embodies the expertise of various disciplines. Using the principles of STEAM, we incorporated a series of inter-disciplinary themes, including agriculture, hydraulics, iconology, mechanical engineering, and art into the exhibition. By bringing together designers and science teachers, we have also developed a range of site-specific courses that continue to inject creative energy into the space.
The curatorial team at Brightest cooperated with the Ito family of Kanazawa, Japan, and the Tainan Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage for over two years to study and research Satoshi Ito’s Wax Resist Dyeing Silk Tapestry "The Construction Work of Chianan Irrigation System.
Ito’s artwork was used as a creative foundation for a park named after him in the exhibit, with a documentary also created through interviews with his decedents in Kanazawa, Japan. "Satoshi Ito Park" was an exhibition space designed to be both "interactive" and "theater-like", which allowed for two different usages. Through four-sided immersive projections in the exhibition space and a day-night cycle, the space became a place for visitors to explore the various facets of the Chianan Irrigation Waterway’s construction process originally depicted in Ito’s artwork. As a theater, audiences were allowed to experience the perspectives of artist Satoshi Ito and lead engineer Yoichi Hatta’s perspectives of the construction project. A panoramic 3D animation also allows visitors to view how the Chianan Irrigation System altered the landscape of the Chianan Plains, giving them the chance to view the Plains before, during, and after the construction.
Southern Warehouse
SOUNDSCAPE Audio Scene Creation + Interactive Playground
The Southern Warehouse is a playground created around the theme of the Chianan Irrigation Waterway, including interactive exhibits that cover the irrigation, agriculture, and culture. These exhibits invite the audience to experience the impact of the Chianan Irrigation Waterway with their own bodies. Among them, "Channel Pachinko" is a supersized pinball machine that combines mechanical power, lighting performances, metal slides, and electronic music, with visual motifs inspired by the Irrigation System itself and a parade float common in Taiwan's religious festivities. "Farmland Hopscotch" is another interactive exhibit that renders the landscape of the Chianan Plain with an 8-bit art style ground projection, letting visitors feel and see a connection between the four altering seasons and the irrigation functions the Waterway provides through a jumping grid game. Finally, the "Chianan Sounds" interactive exhibit deconstructs the sounds of the Chianan Irrigation Waterway and surrounding areas. These include the sounds of railways, local ecology, food, festivals, etc.; invite the audience to freely choose, combine, mix, and co-create sounds of the modern Chianan Plains.
Publicity × Branding ×Inter-disciplinary
The Big Channel Chianan Irrigation Landscape Theater not only seeks to provide an interactive educational space for adults and children alike but also aims to become an inter-disciplinary platform for sustainability, technology, and the humanities. In the process of connecting the public, the branding of the Chianan Irrigation Waterway Project and the surrounding area are also elevated while creating additional knowledge and lexicon in the common consciousness as the continued discourse of one of Taiwan’s most important public construction projects.
Curation and Design｜Brightext
Year｜2022
Client｜Tainan Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage
Location｜No. 43, Xinsheng St., Guantian District, Tainan City (Longtian Culture Heritage Area)
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