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人類最早以堅果、果實和葉片等植物維生，掌握耕種技術後，開始了定居的生活，但攝取的植物性食品種類卻因農耕而減少，工業化後又再少。直至近代，科技進步，加上了解多樣化飲食的重要，攝取的植物性種類又多了起來。蔬菜就是食用植物。

近年，台灣外食嚴重，從餐桌上很難窺見食材的樣貌，策劃「蔬菜樂園」，期望從藝術、遊戲參與中，通過感官體驗，豐富孩子的生活經驗，進而以藝術學習，認識真實世界。

例如都市裡，十個孩子有九個沒有逛市場的經驗，但不論科技如何改變生活，市場一直是社區的指標，代表了當地的風土人情。菜市場裡，綠油油的根莖瓜果蔬菜攤，點綴著黃紅甜椒、紫色茄子、黑色木耳，比起奼紫嫣紅的花園並不遑多讓！再加上不絕於耳么喝，市場，正是色彩與聲音的生活文化教室。插畫家CROTER為引領孩童對市場的好奇，想像一座結合主題樂園的〈蔬菜遊園地〉，試圖透過蔬菜人引發探索的樂趣。

蔬菜能為人類提供豐富的維生素、纖維質和礦物質，卻常有挑食的孩童，看見就皺眉。林亮吟的〈菜•不菜〉蔬菜服裝，讓親子在穿扮嬉笑中，自然親近；林家棟的〈蔬菜小學堂〉除了認識注音符號，不妨想想蔬菜名與原產地，玉米、洋蔥、馬鈴薯哪裡來？植物，可是孕育出人類文明不可或缺的關鍵角色呢！

不同質地與香氣的蔬菜，有各異其趣的造型變化，令人聯想翩翩。〈蔬菜遊戲場〉在張雅珮的設計與林玲蓉的彩繪中，成為一處充滿熱情、趣味的裝置空間；薛慧瑩〈我的小菜園〉，種著紅彤彤的胡蘿蔔和番茄，紅綠相映的畫面，不禁勾起了食慾。色彩一向奔放的吳騏，收斂了熱鬧，在〈蘿蔔奇遇記〉中，兔子先生迷走在充滿著奇異生物與巨大蔬果的森林中，冒險之旅的最後，究竟找到蘿蔔了沒？

展覽地點       ｜內惟藝術中心親子展廳
指導單位       ｜文化部、高雄市政府文化局
主辦單位       ｜高雄市立美術館
指定木作除醛｜聚和生醫
參展藝術家   ｜吳騏、林亮吟、林家棟、林玲蓉、洪添賢、薛慧瑩


🥬🍆🥕  🍄‍🧅🥬🍆🥕 Paradise of Vegetables 🥕🍆🥬🧅🍄‍🥕🍆🥬

Early humans subsisted on plants, such as nuts, fruits, and leaves. After mastering farming techniques, they began to lead a settled life. However, the types of plant foods they ate became fewer due to agricultural practices, and even fewer after industrialization. Since modern times, the types of plant foods for people to eat have again increased because of the advance of technology and the understanding of the importance of diverse foods. Vegetables are edible plants.

In recent years, eating out has become quite common in Taiwan. It is difficult to see how ingredients look like from the dining table. Therefore, the Paradise of Vegetables exhibition is curated to enrich children’s life experiences by encouraging them to participate in art and games. Through the sensory activities, it leads children to learn from art and understand the real world.  
 
For example, in the city, nine out of ten children have no experience in shopping in the market. Nevertheless, no matter how life has been changed by technology, the market has always been an indicator of the community, representing local customs and culture. In the market, the green roots, fruits, and vegetables on the stalls are decorated with yellow and red peppers, purple eggplants, and black fungi, which are not less beautiful than a colorful garden with a variety of flowers. In addition, there are bustling sounds of vendors hawking their goods. Therefore, the market is a life culture classroom of colors and sounds. To arouse children’s curiosity about the market, the illustrator Croter Hung imagines a theme park—Amusement Park of Vegetables—and attempts to ignite the fun of exploration through the vegetable man.

Vegetables can provide people with rich vitamins, fiber, and minerals, yet it is quite often that children who are picky eaters frown at vegetables. Vegetable/Non-vegetable by Lin Liang-yin helps children become familiar with vegetables naturally through playing dress-up in vegetable costumes with their parents. Vegetable Classroom by Lin Jia-dong not only leads children to learn Mandarin phonetic symbols, but also encourages them to think about the names and origins of vegetables. Where do corn, onion, and potato come from? Plants play an indispensable key role in the birth of human civilization!  

Vegetables are different in texture and aroma, with each having its own distinctive shape, which can cause various associations. Designed by Chang Ya-pei and painted by Lin Ling-rong, Vegetable Playground is an installation space filled with passion and fun. In My Little Vegetable Garden by Hsueh Hui-yin, where red carrots and tomatoes are planted, the complementary contrast between red and green can’t help arousing appetite. Often using colors boldly, Chi Wu restrains excitement in The Adventure of Carrots, in which Mr. Rabbit gets lost in the forest full of strange creatures and huge fruits and vegetables. Does he find the carrot at the end of the advantage? 


Gallery Kids, NEIWEI ARTS CENTER

Supported by Ministry of Culture; Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government
Organized by Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
Appointed Deformaldehyde Coating Sponsor HOPAX
Participating Artists
Chi Wu, Lin Liang-yin, Lin Jia-dong, Lin Ling-rong, Croter Hung, Hsueh Hui-yin