Your Fortune, Our Matsu
每天來張馬祖籤

◥Where is Matsu

Matsu, which is an important strategic base for Taiwan and is an outer island of Taiwan on the Taiwan Strait, 9.25 kilometers away from China, belongs to the subtropical oceanic climate close to the continental climate, and the language is mainly Matsu Min Dong. Matsu is located in the Strait of Taiwan, quite close to Fuzhou, China, and was first inhabited in the late Qing Dynasty, and is an important military base for Taiwan. Although it is part of Taiwan's territory, it is very close to China and has more mainland colors. From the traces of the buildings and facilities in Matsu, I found that it is actually a place quite different from Taiwan Island.

After visiting Matsu, I was most impressed by the relationship between the island and the sea. Because goods must be transported by sea cargo ships, prices are similar to those in Taipei City; the people of Matsu pay attention to walruses because boats are an important means of transportation; and travel between islands must be transported by boat. However, due to its proximity to China, military control, and the type of waves, unlike Islands of Taiwan, there are very few water sports in Matsu.

My residency was in Xiju, the least developed of the four villages, five islands of Matsu, and it was the first time that an artist had been stationed in Xiju, and the local residents were curious about what we were doing and provided us with a lot of materials.

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◥Aim of Residency

This project hopes to use folklore as a starting point for exploring the history and place of a place, and to collect and fantasize about contemporary experiences to form a link between history and the present day. It is hoped that the compilation, display, and interac tion of fortune sticks will form an intermediary between the people and the place, and that through the project ─ "Your Fortune, our Matsu", they will lead to more thoughts and responses to the local historical context, humanity, and nature. By using art as a way to create a connection with the site, we hope that the influence of art will not disappear with the end of the residency, but will penetrate into people's daily lives in different ways.

The historical and strategic location of this place, as well as the landscapes and humanities that derive from it, are of great importance to Taiwan, but are little known. We hope that through art actions, we can become an intermediary between the place and the people, and re-establish their connection and concern.

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◥馬祖在哪裡

馬祖是台灣海峽上台灣的外島，距離大陸最近9.25公里，屬於靠近大陸型氣候的亞熱帶海洋型氣候，語言主要為馬祖閩東語，是台灣重要的戰略據點。 馬祖位於台灣海峽相當靠近大陸福州的地方，清朝末年才開始有人移居，且是台灣重要的軍 事基地。雖屬台灣領地，但離大陸卻非常的近，也具有更多大陸色彩，可由馬祖的建築、設施等痕跡，發現這裡其實是一個跟台灣島蠻不一樣的地方。

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來到馬祖後，令我最印象深刻的是島嶼與海的關係。馬祖因為物資必須靠海上貨船運送，物 價跟台北市差不多；馬祖人注意海象，因為船是重要的交通工具；往來島與島之間，都需要靠船運送。但因為離大陸太近，有許多軍事管制，還有受限於海浪的類型，不像是小琉球或綠島，馬祖的水上活動是很少的。 我的駐村地點是四鄉五島中，最沒有開發的西莒，西莒也是第一次有藝術家駐村，當地居民也蠻好奇我們在做什麼，提供很多材料。

◥駐村的目標

本計畫希望以民間傳說為出發，去探索一個地方的史地，並藉由當代經驗蒐集與幻想，形成 歷史與當今的連線，希望藉由籤詩的編寫、展示、互動，形成人與地的中介，藉由每天來張 馬祖籤，引發更多對在地歷史脈絡、人文、自然的思考與回應。 以藝術的方法，與該地產生連結，希望藝術的影響力不會隨著駐村的結束而消失，而能以不同的方式，深入人們的日常。 這樣的歷史脈絡、戰略位置，與其衍伸出來地景、人文面貌，對台灣具有重要性，但卻鮮為 人知。希望可以透過藝術行動，成為地方和人的一個中介，再度建立其關連與關注。