Tatsuo Miyajima: Human Life as Collective Experience
【活動日期】2025 年 11 月 08 日 - 2026 年 05 月 10日
【活動地點】亞洲大學附屬現代美術館
《眾生共命：宮島達男 Tatsuo Miyajima: Human Life as Collective Experience》
｜藝術家：宮島達男
｜展期：2025/11/08 - 2026/05/10
｜地點：亞洲大學附屬現代美術館
展覽簡介
我們所生活的這個世界，所有的生命，共用相同的陽光、空氣、水；而這些生命，無論長短，皆有其誕生之日與終結之時的循環。「眾生共命」這個主題提出兩個思考的邀請：「眾生」所指不僅是人，更包含了地球上的萬千生命體；而「共命」則是思考人類的各式活動與行為對於他人及其他不同型態生命的影響。
因為童年多病住院的經驗，享譽國際的日本新媒體藝術先驅宮島達男發展出創作中對於生命的核心關懷，並以數字與倒數作為作品的主要元素。數字，存在於每個人的生命裡，從出生的年月日，到我們遇見的人、事、物，無一不存在著數字的計數與紀錄，影響了我們感知周遭世界的方式；倒數，象徵著生命的流逝，而每一個人生命各異的起伏與感受，透過倒數的不同節奏呈現；數字0，則是宮島作品中隱而不顯的重要存在，象徵著通往下一輪迴的過渡，不發亮、卻有其絕對重要的位置。
宮島達男的藝術生涯從行為藝術開始，並於1980年代末期，伴隨發光電子二極體（LED：light emitting diodes）的普及，開始大量運用LED以及積體電路數位計數器（IC [integrated circuit] digital counter）作為創作媒材而享譽國際。宮島於42歲時便成為威尼斯雙年展日本館的代表藝術家，展覽中由2400個計數器組合而成的大型空間裝置〈幻滅｜MEGA DEATH〉，看似是由程式與電子器材搭配的冰冷組合，然而在數字的明滅閃爍裡卻傳遞出他對於不同生命狀態的深切關懷。
「眾生共命」是宮島達男於台灣首度的美術館個展，集結了從1993年到2025年的經典作品、全新創作以及難得一見的創作計畫和行為表演的概念圖。展覽中來自不同文化及語言的數字，各自有著不同的速度、音調或顏色，就像是世上眾多個體在社群中彼此交織、共存的集體生命狀態。這個跨越了超過三十年創作的展覽並不是一個靜態的、回顧式的展覽，而是有著不同階段參與及共同創作歷程、並與在地脈絡有緊密對話的個展。其中包含五件與台灣、霧峰及中亞聯大參與者加入的共創作品，透過展覽，希望反映出這個世界，我們不只是個人，更是彼此參與、互為依存的整體。
亞洲大學附屬現代美術館（亞美館）邁入了第12年。從這個具有多重意義數字的這一年開始，亞美館重新思考藝術的意義，以｢亞洲性（Asia-ness）以及「健康福祉（Bene-esse/Well-being）」重新定位，思考藝術與人、人與環境及其他生命之間緊密的連結，並將美術館化身為不同物種、物質與存在之間對話的平台。「眾生共命」便是亞美館轉型的首檔當代藝術大師展，邀請藝術家與美術館攜手合作，在數字倒數的影像與聲音中，共同思考生命與環境的循環與連結。
在現代化的生活中，多數人共同居住在城市，卻經常感到疏離，並難以連結自身與其他物種的關係。然而，每個人的生命，從來不是一段孤獨的旅程，每一個個體，都是在與他人的關係、所處的文化與歷史脈絡中逐步形塑，進而構築出屬於所有生命的共同命運。亞美館期待透過「眾生共命」所提出的關心，邀請觀眾對於人與人之間相互支持、生命與生命之間緊密連結的網絡展開更深刻的思考，將亞美館轉換成一個集結眾生眾聲共存的所在。
All life in the world that we live in shares sunlight, air, and water equally, whereas these beings, regardless of their lifespans, have respective cycles from dawn to doom. The title “Human Life as Collective Experience” invites two enquiries: “life” refers to not merely humanity but also various beings on earth, while “collective” ponders over the impacts of human activities and behaviors on each other and other forms of life.
Stemming from the experience of frequent illness and hospitalization in childhood, the new media art pioneer from Japan, Tatsuo MIYAJIMA, develops his core concern about life in his practice and employs numbers and countdown as the key elements in his works. Numbers exist in our life. From the date, month, and year of birth to the people, things, and objects we encounter, number counting and recording are everywhere, shaping how we perceive the world around us. Countdown symbolizes the Passing of life, and the various fluctuations and experiences in our life are presented via the distinct varied rhythm of countdown. Number 0, a significant existence obscured in Miyajima’s works, represents the passage to the next cycle unlit, yet securing an absolutely vital position.
Tatsuo Miyajima took on his art career with performance art. In the late 1980s, following the popularization of light emitting diode (LED), the artist has been known to the world by using a myriad of LEDs and IC (integrated circuit) digital counters as his mediums. At his 42, Miyajima became the representative artist of the Japan Pavilion in the Venice Biennale. Mega Death, a large-scale spatial installation artwork consisting of 2400 counters, appears to be a cold combination of programs and electronic devices, and nevertheless, amidst the flickering numbers, his ardent concern for different states of life is evinced.
“Human Life as Collective Experience” is Tatsuo Miyajima’s first solo museum exhibition in Taiwan, featuring the artist’s classical works from 1993 to 2025, newly created artworks, as well as rarely-seen concept drawings for creative projects and performance art. The numbers in the exhibition, coming from various cultures and languages, are imbued with distinct speed, tone, or color, symbolizing the state of collective existence of numerous individuals around the world, intertwining and coexisting in communities. This exhibition featuring oeuvre spanning over three decades is not a static retrospective. Instead, it is a solo exhibition involving different stages of participation and journeys of co-creation, engaging in an intimate dialogue with the local context. With five collaborative works produced with participants from Taiwan, Wufeng, and the China Medical University - Asia University System, what the artist seeks through the exhibition is to reflect that we are more than individuals, rather a collective with everyone involved and interdependent on each other.
This year marks the 12th year of Asia University Museum of Modern Art (Asia Modern). Starting from this 12th year with a number of multiple implications, Asia Modern reconsiders the meaning of art, repositioning itself with “Asia-ness” and “Bene-esse” (Well-being). Pondering over the intimate ties of art with humanity and that of the human race with the environment and other beings, the museum is transformed into a platform for conversations between myriad species, materials, and existence. “Human Life as Collective Experience”, as the first exhibition of modern art masters after Asia Modern’s transformation, invites artists to work with the Museum, amidst the visuals and audios of numerical countdown, to collectively reflect on the cycles and connections of life and the environment.
In the modernized lifestyle, most people dwell in the cities together, yet often feel alienated, and hard to connect themselves with other species. However, individual life is never a lonely journey. Every individual is gradually shaped by the relationships with others as well as the cultures and historical contexts they are situated in, which in turn constructs the destiny shared by all beings. Through the concern proposed by “Human Life as Collective Experience,” Asia Modern invites visitors to engage in a deeper thinking over the closely network of all beings, where people support each other, transforming Asia Modern into a space where multitude of life and voices converge and coexist.
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