Jul. 20 2024

那間好好吃的店

#清新好藝術
徐菀瑩《喵的》電腦繪圖
藝術中心對面的內惟市場,每日熙熙攘攘;鄰近既有攤販美食,亦漸漸引來店面商家。新興與傳統,集聚於內惟這個老社區。飲食是維繫生命的根本,可又不僅止於此,故策劃〈那間好好吃的店〉,試圖用食物串起情感,世代連結的記憶;用色彩溫暖你我的脾胃與想像力;在食光的記憶中回想你我遺失的悲歡離合。

本展從「食物與文化」、「食物與色彩」、「食物與記憶」,觸發兒童五感的體驗,進而從單元設計中,認識飲食對健康、對文化的影響。

食物與文化
你的早餐是一杯咖啡配水煮蛋,還是豆漿配飯糰,或是一碗虱目魚粥、米粉湯,決定了你我的身分認同,劃分了彼此團體與成長的年代習慣。這也是十九世紀的法國哲學家薩瓦蘭的名句:「告訴我你吃了什麼,我就可以告訴你,你是誰。」的含義。

民以食為天,說飲食是文化的核心靈魂,可以具體而微的了解一個人,以及認識國家的身世,這樣的說法並不過分。請想像,日本若未曾和西方與印度交流,怎麼可能出現紅豆麵包與咖哩飯,這二項已在日本生根的國民美食?多元族群與多元文化的臺灣,從食物名中可以得見文化的交流與傳播:蓮霧、柑仔蜜、甜不辣,我們耳熟能詳的名稱皆源自外來語;現今,泰式、緬甸、印尼、越南料理開枝散葉,東南亞飲食漸漸融入臺灣。飲食的縮影,體現了這座移民之島的文化。

而近幾年流行創意市集,從前的小卡車被特色攤車取代,一臺腳踏車化身為最潮的店家,市集的興盛,改變了當代臺灣生活周邊隨處可見的商業模式。

本單元邀請有⽤主張 UxU Studio創作一臺可移動的行動攤車〈行動代號-ㄆㄚㄆㄚ灶〉,回應臺灣當代日常生活的趨勢,邀請孩子成為攤主,與朋友聚集、交流、分享;插畫家湯士賢以〈內惟好吃好吃〉,組構一幅奇幻的內惟市場景緻。

食物與色彩
國民健康局、醫師、營養師不斷呼籲「天天五蔬果、健康跟著我」。根據世界衛生組織統計,一些消化道癌症、缺血性心臟疾病及中風患者的死亡原因,皆可能與蔬果攝取不足有關!攝取五蔬果有這麼多好處,為什麼還需要宣傳?

說得容易做起來難。現代人生活忙碌,外食機率增多,少油、少糖都成了奢侈,遑論五蔬果?以「蔬菓顏色•蹦蹦跳」利用色彩玩遊戲,讓孩子從中認識健康的密碼。

食物與記憶
曾有人說:吃遍天下山珍與海味,還是媽媽的味道最好。念念不忘的其實不是廚藝的好壞,而是吃慣了的口味與情感。

每個人腦海裡,其實都有一道魂牽夢縈、牽腸掛肚的食物。那是印記著某時某刻的生活滋味。舌尖,傳承著記憶,喚醒美好的時光;而據說,鄉愁只能透過食物來排解。

食物,不只是滿足口腹之慾,故鄉的味道,是甜是酸是苦是辣,都是一次次生命的連結。張梓鈞的〈一口食光〉、徐菀瑩〈喵的!〉將上百位觀眾的食光記憶,濃縮在一幅幅的畫中;楊子新的〈枝仔冰〉、劉力瑜+王姝妍的〈這個比較甜〉是一場食物的行旅,生活流轉的點滴,也是成長的悲喜。

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    有用主張、徐菀瑩、張梓鈞、湯士賢、楊子新、劉力瑜+王姝妍
張梓鈞作品
張梓鈞作品
The Yummy Restaurant
The Neiwei market across from the arts center has always been bustling with activity. The presence of nearby food stalls draw additional stores to the area over time. Neiwei is an old community where traditional and recently introduced stores come together. Though food is essential for sustaining our lives, it does much more for us than that. For this reason, we have curated the exhibition “The Yummy Restaurant,” hoping to use food to link emotional ties and memories across generations. Our tummies and imagination are further warmed by colors.  Let’s revisit the sorrow, happiness, farewells, and reunions we once lost in our memories through these shared moments of eating

This exhibition aims to stimulate children’s five senses through themes of “Food v.s. Culture,” “Food v.s. Color,” and “Food v.s. Memory ”to help them learn the impact of food on health and culture.


The exhibition’s three main themes - "Food vs. Culture," "Food vs. Color," and "Food vs. Memory"  aim to awaken children's five senses and help them comprehend how food affects both health and culture. 

Food vs. Culture
Whatever breakfast you have every day, whether it is coffee with a boiled egg, soymilk with a rice ball, milkfish porridge, or rice noodles with pig rib soup, what you eat for breakfast defines not only how you grow throughout your life but also reflects the generation you belong to. Its concept is aptly captured by this quotation from renowned French philosopher Brillat-Savarin from the 19th century:” Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.”

The staff of life is bread. It is not exaggerated to say that food forms the foundation of a culture since they give us insight into both the history of a particular person and their country.

Imagine that if the Japanese had not swapped experiences with the West or India, they would never have been able to create their national dishes, curry rice and red-bean buns. In Taiwan, a multiethnic and multicultural place, we see the impact of cultural exchanges and spread in the
food: liânbū (bell fruit), kamábit (tomato), and tempura… These common terms all have foreign roots. Taiwan is also experiencing a boom in Thai, Myanmar, Indonesian, and Vietnamese cuisine.  Southeast Asian flavors are gradually making their way into Taiwanese cuisine.  The food miniature embodies the culture of this island teeming with immigrants.

Stall trucks have taken on the function of tiny trucks in the recently popular creative bazaars, and a bike can become an exceptionally chic store. The thriving of these bazaars has changed the ubiquitous business model that was prevalent in modern-day Taiwan.

In this exhibition, “Code on the Move – A Mobile Stove,” featuring a moveable stall truck created by UxU Studio to reflect modern Taiwanese daily life. Children are invited to take on ownership of the moveable stall truck, allowing them to spend time with their peers talking or sharing thoughts and experiences. “Neiwei, Hó- Hó-Tsia̍h” (They’ve Got Great Food in Neiwei) by Cecil TANG, depicts an enchanted scene of the Neiwei Market. 

Food v.s. Color
The Health Promotion Administration, doctors and dietitians have been telling the general public to “Eat five different types of vegetables and fruit and health will follow me.” The World Health Organization’s statistics suggest that a diet low in fruits and vegetables may be linked to the development of digestive tract cancer, ischemic heart disease and stroke. Given all the health benefits of eating fruit and vegetables, why do we need to encourage eating more of them?

It’s easier said than done. Nowadays, people lead a busy life and tend to dine out a lot more.  It is challenging to find a diet that is low in fat and sugar, let alone consume five different types of fruits and vegetables.  Through the game, “Colors of Vegetables and Fruits – Let’s Hop Around, ”children can discover the keys to maintaining good health.

It’s easier said than done. Nowadays, people lead a busy life and tend to dine out a lot more.  It is challenging to find a diet that is low in fat and sugar, let alone consume five different types of fruits and vegetables.  Through the game, “Colors of Vegetables and Fruits – Let’s Hop Around, ”children can discover the keys to maintaining good health.

Food v.s. Memory
Someone once said that even after trying all the world’s cuisines, it becomes evident that nothing beats the flavors of a mother’s cooking.  What lingers in our memories has little to do with the cooking skills, but rather the flavors we are accustomed to and the emotional connections we have formed with them.

Everyone has a dish that always lingers in the head or can’t seem to stop thinking about. It is that taste that leaves an impression on how a certain moment in our life tastes. Our tongue’s tip carries our recollections while conjuring up those beautiful moments.  It is said that the only thing that can make someone feel less homesick is food. 

Food does more for us than merely sating our appetites. Whether it is spicy, bitter, or sweet, the flavor of our homeland is a permanent connection to our lives.  “Memory Morsels by Tzu-Chun CHANG, and “Meow Meow Eating!” by Wan-Ying HSU are paintings that compress 100 over viewers’ eating moments.  “Popsicle” by Cindy YANG, and “This One Is Sweeter” by Li-Yu LIU + Shu-Yen WANG are artworks transport us to a world of food.  Every fragment in our life river represents the joy and sorrow that come with growing up.

The Yummy Restaurant” weaves together our emotions and feelings from different generations through foods; it further warms up our bodies and imagination with colors.  Those memories about enjoying food are tinged with grief, happiness, goodbyes and coming back together.

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
UxU Studio • Wan-Ying HSU • Tzu-Chun CHANG • Cecil TANG • Cindy YANG • Li-Yu LIU + Shu-Yen WANG