林珮淳

Virtual Creation

Lin, Pey Chwen

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此作品乃反諷人類一直想藉著各種科技的手法，如生物科技、虛擬實境、基因改造、克隆技術及人工生命等…扮演創造主的角色，以為有了科技就可取代大自然。因此作者創造了一個讓觀眾可以模擬創造者的裝置作品，藉著電腦程式、觸控式螢幕及互動系統，來產生的即時性與互動性的影像，使觀眾得以參與創造蝴蝶的過程而呈現人類的創造慾望。當觀眾走入展場空間內，立即被一巨型的水族箱影像所吸引，而水中有各式各樣的蝴蝶飛舞其中且發出深海的水聲，如沉浸於虛擬的世界裡。此超現實景像的正前方，立有一裝載觸控螢幕的立體台座，以邀請觀眾成為作品的一部份。觀眾可經由手指去參與繪製現有的蝴蝶圖像而完成整個的創造過程，並且看到所繪製的蝴蝶飛舞到螢幕內時，一種虛擬創造主的情愫油然而生，這是我利用科技諷刺科技所帶給人類的虛擬慾望與滿足感。

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The artwork satirizes that the human’s tendency to play the role as the Creator through various cutting edge technologiesincluding computer software, biotechnology, virtual reality, gene modification, human cloning and artificial life. Thehuman being believes the technology can replace the nature. Hence, the artist created an interactive installation whichallows the audiences to be the Creator. Through the computer programs, the touch screen monitor and the interactivesystem, they can produce timely and interactive images. One can experience the process of creating butterflies; by doingso, the audiences also develop their desires of creating. When one walks into the exhibition space, a butterfly image can befound on the screen. By drawing the butterfly image with their fingers, the audiences can complete the process of creatinga butterfly. As they see the animation of the butterfly flying in the screen, they may experience the role of the Creator. Withthe forefront technologies including an interactive system, computer programs and animations, the artwork ridicules thevirtual creation desires of the human being.