Tin Roof Rain Fall 2.0 <Tainan>
500×500×366cm 2026 Mizuiro workshop, Tainan, Taiwan
This exhibition is centered on my artistic practice and my lived experience between Malaysia and Tainan. The overall presentation is divided into two parts: a spatial installation and a series of furniture works.
The main installation, Tin Roof Rain 2.0, is developed from my earlier work, Tin Roof Rain Fall 1.0. It extends from my observations of Tainan’s urban environment and daily life, forming a Tainan-specific version of “tin roof rain fall.” In this work, I approach the architectural features and living environment of Tainan from the perspective of a laborer, rather than that of an architect.
The structure of the installation employs commonly used Taiwanese construction materials—“1.8-inch and 1.2-inch laminated wooden battens”—as its supporting framework. Four vertical columns are constructed to form a spatial configuration reminiscent of the courtyard of a traditional Tainan temple. Grey water pipes run through the columns, continuously dripping water onto corrugated metal sheets above, simulating both the sound and visual effect of rainfall. The sound produced by raindrops striking the metal surface shapes an auditory landscape that recalls my past memories and experiences of living in a Malaysia Chinese New Village.
At the center of the installation, a well-like drainage system is designed. The surface of the well is constructed using curved panels and plaster, with its form derived from structural elements I observed on the rooftops of old temples in Tainan. I noticed that Minnan tile roofing shares a certain formal and functional similarity with weatherboards: both are composed through layered construction, allowing viewers to intuitively imagine the process of making and assembling from their visible structure.
At the front and rear of the installation, two smaller works are presented—the furniture pieces Weather Board Wall Lamp and Minnan Tile Stool. Using furniture as a medium, I incorporate formal elements of Minnan tiles and louvers into the design, allowing the three works to collectively form a space that resembles a scene from everyday life.
As viewers gradually immerse themselves in the atmosphere I have constructed, the installation suddenly emits a loud mechanical banging sound against the metal sheets after approximately twenty minutes, disrupting the initial calm and pulling the audience back into reality. This abrupt noise responds to the sound of fighter jets that frequently pass overhead in the daily life of Tainan residents, transforming a local lived experience into a sonic event within the work.
鐵皮雨淋 2.0 「臺南」
500×500×366cm 2026 水色藝術工坊，臺南，臺灣
本次展覽以我的創作概念與其在臺南的生活經驗為核心，整體內容分為兩個部分：空間裝置與家具製作。 主要裝置作品《鐵皮雨淋 2.0》是從早期作品《鐵皮雨淋 1.0》發展而來，並以我對臺南城市環境的觀察與生活經驗，延伸出屬於臺南版本的「鐵皮雨淋」。
在這件作品中，我以「工人」的視角，而非建築師的視角，觀察臺南的建築特色與生活環境。 作品結構使用臺灣常見的裝潢材料——「寸八與寸二集成角材」——作為作品結構的支撐，透過四根柱子向上搭建，形成類似臺南廟宇中庭的空間結構。柱子周圍穿梭著灰色水管，在上方的鐵皮浪板上持續滴水，模擬降雨的聲音與視覺效果。雨水敲擊鐵皮所產生的聲響，形塑出我過去在華人新村的生活記憶與經驗中的聲音景觀。 裝置中央設計了一口井的排水系統。井口表面以彎曲板材與批土製作，其造型來自我在臺南老廟屋頂上所觀察到的結構形式。我注意到「閩南瓦」的屋頂在功能造型上與「雨淋板」存在某種相似性：兩者皆以層層堆疊的方式形成表面結構，使人能從其構造中想像製作與搭建的過程。
裝置前後各配置兩件小型作品——家具系列《百葉壁燈》與《閩南瓦凳子》。我以家具作為載體，將「閩南瓦」與「百葉窗」的造型元素融入設計之中，使三件作品共同構成一個近似日常生活場景的空間。 當觀眾逐漸沉浸於我所建構的氛圍之中時，作品會在20分鐘左右突然發出馬達敲擊鐵皮的巨大聲響，打破原本的沉靜並將觀者拉回現實。這段突如其來的噪音回應了臺南居民日常生活中不時從上空飛越的戰機聲響，將地方經驗轉化為作品中的聲音事件。