部落對抗機器 Tribe Against Machine
Tribe Against Machine 是一個舉辦於台灣苗栗深山裡泰雅部落中的年度性國際工作坊，邀請電子織品藝術家、新媒體藝術家、人類學家、工程師、社區文化工作者加入一場科技和傳統的對話。「當過去被遺忘的光被再度凝視，並被期待去服務未來的黑暗」，「機器」一詞來自六零年代對未來想像之代名詞，「部落」是尚未被同質化的人類文化少數團體，「部落對抗機器」期望在世界各地的部落、偏鄉舉辦的電子織品工作坊形成一種智庫討論：「如何讓傳統與未來得以相互修補，並在這些散落的文化社群間創造彼此的國際連結，對抗於只服務消費型社會的科技」。本計劃以「服誌」這個實體作品形式的存在，開創泰雅傳統織品文化內涵在當代重新被「賦形」的可能，探索在數位科技、新電子媒材介入時，是否能注入挹注新的能量或刺激於這個文化主體，另一方面，傳統文化的底蘊又是否能為新媒體藝術家激盪新的創作可能。 計畫將以工作坊現地創作方式，連結電子科技與傳統泰雅織品領域，彼此交融激盪而產生「服誌」作品。
Tribe Against Machine is a collaborative project of innovative technology and traditional textiles. For this event, we are inviting E-textile artists, media artists, anthropologists, engineers, and tribe culture researchers to join in a dialog between technology and tradition. “The light from the lost past is being gazed upon once again and is expected to serve the future in dark.” The term machine was used in the 60’s as a synonym for the technology-driven future, whereas a tribe is a distinct, self-sufficient group that has yet to be integrated into the national society. “Tribe Against Machine” hopes for tribal communities and villages in remote areas to turn towards discussion about how future and traditions can help repair each other, and also aims to create a networking environment among these fading culture groups, as an alternative to the furthering the use of future technologies that will only serve capitalism. Under the concept “Fu-Zhi”, means wearable magazine in Mandarin, Tribe Against Machine seeks for innovative ways to benefit tribe communities, minority culture group from both materialistic and sociological aspects.