【南方影展】觀摩嚴選：南方實驗電影選

食人之地 The Territory of Anthropophagus

梁廷毓 LIANG Ting-Yu｜臺灣 Taiwan｜2022｜實驗 Exp｜彩色 Color｜34 min｜臺語、客語、英語、日語發音 Taiwanese, Hakka, English, Japanses

《食人之地》追溯19世紀圍繞在北台灣淺山地帶的「食番肉」傳聞，除了對不同語言權力的歷史文本背後之觀察者視角的重新演繹，也藉由客家、閩南、原住民人群之間關於食人者的敘事，在視覺、氣味、口感、觸感等感官記憶之口述歷史取徑，傳述主觀經驗和現場性描述，進行肉塊、頭顱、屍骨等「非人之物」作為歷史行動者的史學編撰，以及地理空間中的鬼魅敘事。

LIANG Ting-Yu is exploring the theme of cannibalism in the context of colonization and migration in northern Taiwan. The artist examines historical texts in Chinese, English, and Japanese, as well as oral histories and sensory memories, to understand the narratives and rumors surrounding anthropophagy (cannibalism) in the region. By examining these narratives and artifacts, Liang Ting-Yu aims to shed light on the historical connections between local geography, the history of cannibalism, and the colonial mindset of the settlers in northern Taiwan. The artist's work can be seen as a form of historical activism, compiling a historiographical account that challenges and reinterprets established narratives while exploring the impact of colonization on the indigenous communities.

蟲子從土裡鑽出來就變成人 Again the Ants Reincarnate

盧彥中 Adiong LU｜臺灣 Taiwan｜2022｜實驗 Exp｜黑白 BW｜25 min｜中文、臺語發音 Mandarin, Taiwanese

看官好，在你眼前的是一幅悠悠墓山圖卷。該地位處台北都會的東南嶺，是為富貴人間的背陽面。請保持肅靜。時值2021年秋，世間大疫蔓延。山門之內，掘墓人、無頭雞、造夢者、三腿狗，悄然登場。他們從山的毛孔裡湧了出來。太陽照常升起。有請。

Hello there, viewer. You’re looking at a picture scroll of a remote mountain cemetery southeast of metropolitan Taipei, the shady side of the wealthy world. Please observe silence. It’s autumn 2021; the Covid-19 pandemic is spreading around the globe. Inside the gate, a gravedigger, headless chickens, a dreamer, and a three-legged dog quietly appear with a touch of mysterious humor. They come out of the mountain’s pores. The sun rises as usual. Welcome.

如何想像不可想像之物  How to Imagine the Unimaginable

劉廣隸、陳梓睿 LIU Guang-Li, CHEN Zi-Rui｜法國 France｜2024｜實驗 Exp｜彩色 Color｜23 min｜西班牙語、卡斯蒂利亞語、中文發音 Spanish, Castellano, Mandarin

現在我明白了，恐龍滅絕得越徹底，它們的統治範圍就擴展得越廣，不僅控制著覆蓋各大洲的森林，而且能進入留存在地球上的人的思維深處。從久遠的、引起恐懼和疑慮的祖輩開始，它們不斷伸出頸項，舉起利爪，擴大自己的勢力範圍。（卡爾維諾《恐龍》）

Now I understand that the more completely the dinosaurs were annihilated, the wider their domain extended. They not only controlled the forests that covered the continents, but also penetrated into the depths of human thought that remained on Earth. Starting from the ancient, fear and doubt inducing ancestors, they continuously stretched out their necks and raised their claws, expanding their domain.（Calvino "The Dinosaurs."）