《海》(2024) – 反思性沉浸劇場，國立台灣美術館 U-108 SPACE
自二十世紀後，人類活動對於地球的影響遽增。在地層挖掘過程中，人造的放射性同位素、塑膠、鋁製品、殺蟲劑和水泥等污染物被發現。這些物質不僅成為前所未有的地質型態，也顯示了人類活動對地球的影響。地質學家因此宣告「人類世」（Anthropocene）的到來。近年來，在各種學科的討論中，「人類世」的概念已超出地質學，被廣泛運用在環境地理學、生態政治學和人類學等領域，成為探討人類與地球環境交互作用的重要核心概念。
為呼應當代藝術對於人類世景況的映照，以及對後數位（Post-digital）藝術思維的實踐，由本實驗室(李炳曄科技藝術實驗室)所打造的跨領域創作「反思性沉浸劇場〈海〉」，利用U-108 SPACE包覆沉浸的「容器空間」，打造出不同維度的「海」，作為觀眾思考人類世以及人類與自然關係的感知條件。在後人類（Posthuman）時代下，智人已藉由科技來增強或進化其自身，超越了人類傳統生物學的限制，達到了進化或者意識形態上的變革。而U-108 SPACE提供的獨特條件，讓觀者能夠被影像與科技所包覆，在科技中形成意識的迴圈。此外，〈海〉也整合了多種技術，包括「演算音像」、「神經網路生成動態視覺」與「現成物裝置」，來呈現出四種維度的「海」，分別是自然的生命之海、數據的信息之海、心靈的反思之海以及想像的希望之海。透過實體島型展示與沉浸式投影進行同步，產生虛實整合的敘述手法，藉由身體感知人類與自然環境的關係與共鳴，並將此體感經驗投射至推測的未來。
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Since the 20th century, the impact of human activities on Earth has increased exponentially. Pollutants such as artificial radioactive materials, plastics, aluminum products, pesticides, and cement have been found during earthwork. These materials and substances have resulted in unprecedented geological patterns and also proven the impact of human activities on Earth. Geologists have therefore declared the arrival of the Anthropocene. In recent years, the concept of “Anthropocene” has expanded beyond geology studies and is widely applied in various disciplines, including environmental geography, political ecology, and anthropology, making it an important core concept in exploring the interaction between human beings and the Earth’s environment.
Eoching contemporary art’s reflection on the conditions of the Anthropocene and practices based on post-digital art philosophy, LI Ping-Yeh Technology and Art Laboratory has created this interdisciplinary reflective immersive theater, titled The Ocean. The project works with the immersive “carrier-like” spatial features available at the U-108 SPACE to create different dimensions of the “ocean,” proposing sensory conditions for the audience to contemplate the Anthropocene and the relationship between human beings and nature.
In the Posthuman era, Homo sapiens are using technology to enhance or evolve beyond the limits of traditional human biology, leading to the achievement of evolutionary or ideological transformations. The unique conditions available at the U-108 SPACE place the audience in the middle of images and technology, allowing a cycle of consciousness to be formed via technology. Furthermore, different techniques are integrated into Ocean, including algorithmic audiovisuals, neural network generative motion graphics, and readymade installation, and the Ocean is presented in the following four dimensions: “Ocean of Life” which deals with natural life; “Ocean of Information” which focuses on information data; “Ocean of Reflection” that is spiritually reflective; and the imaginative “Ocean of Hope.” Combining physical island displays with immersive projection, a narrative is formed that integrates the real and the virtual, where the relationship and resonance between human beings and the natural environment are perceived through one’s physical perceptions, with the somatosensory experiences projected onto an speculative future.
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尺寸：由直徑14公尺圓形地⾯與4.75公尺⾼環形牆⾯組成的空間(U-108 Space)
應用技術：AE(視覺特效設計)、Touch Designer(視覺化程式設計語言)、Stable Diffusion + Deforum (類神經網路生成動態影像)、Arduino (電子晶片程式設計)、Processing (資料視覺化程式設計)、台灣海洋保育署近海海水品質開放資料數據視覺化
創作年代：2024
創作媒材：沉浸式投影、燈光裝置、電子晶片、海廢塑料、紙材、金屬、海砂
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Dimensions: A space composed of a 14-meter-diameter circular ground and a 4.75-meter-high circular wall (U-108 SPACE)
Materials/Software: AE, Touch Designer, Stable Diffusion+Deforum, Arduino, Processing, Sea Water Quality Open Data Visualization
Year: 2024
Immersive projection, light installation, microchip, ocean plastic debris, paper, metal, sea sand
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攝影：李炳曄、ANPIS FOTO 王世邦