l 現場實景
l 最初設計手稿
l 設計理念
淡海輕軌沙崙站,鄰近1884年清法戰爭滬尾之役爆發前,由清軍與居民共同興建之土堤「城岸」(今為歷史建築「清法戰爭滬尾古戰場城岸遺蹟」之「沙崙停車場段」),為戰時重要的防禦工事,同時也是雙方交戰線之一。
藝術家林舜龍還原戰時城岸之樣貌輪廓,以剪影藝術手法,表現清軍各部隊與居民共同守護於此之樣貌,民眾將可親臨古戰場,遙想當年守軍埋伏於此處保家衛國之決心。
l 歷史表現說明
本作品設置點臨近1884年清法戰爭滬尾戰役時,由清軍與居民共同興建之土堤「城岸」(今歷史建築「清法戰爭滬尾古戰場城岸遺蹟」之「沙崙停車場段」),城岸是滬尾戰役中重要的防禦工事,也是清法雙方交戰線之一。
當年在孫開華提督統率下,為防禦法軍自沙崙海岸登陸,兵民合作設下層層障礙,加上濱海滿佈的林投與黃槿樹,成為戰役致勝的關鍵。本作品以剪影呈現孫提督、清兵、義勇兵、馬偕博士與英國商人等當時代歷史人物,設置於架高臺座上,觀者可透過旋轉臺座下之黃槿與林投樹剪影造型的鋼管裝置,連動旋轉歷史角色,同時觀看矩形臺座框圍出後方的古老城岸現場。
l Artist’s Statement
This artwork is installed near a historical site where the outer earth rampart was built by defending troops of Qing Dynasty jointly with local residents prior to the Battle of Tamsui, which played an important role in defense. The key to winning lies in the construction of layers of defensive networks by soldiers and civilians under the command of General Sun Kaihua during that period plus natural barriers of swamps and beach bushes of thatch screwpines and Hibiscus tiliaceus. Major personnel in the event including General Sun, soldiers of Qing Dynasty, volunteer army, Dr. George Leslie Mackay and British merchants are depicted in silhouettes placed in an elevated rack and decorated underneath with silhouettes of flowers, leaves and fruit of screwpines and Hibiscus tiliaceus. Through the silhouettes viewers will be able to look at current beach outside the then rampart with various links to historical characters.