| Yáo //

2022 / Yáo Space，Taichung，Taiwan。窯座 / 謝榕蔚實驗展 

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｜Yáo //uses typographic symbols not only as titles but also as spatial cues. The artist merges a personal sense of time with an intuitive reading of the exhibition space. Open only after sunset at 7 p.m., the exhibition takes place in complete darkness, with no installed lighting. Viewers are required to wear headlamps provided on-site.

The works are hidden in the dark and only become visible when illuminated by the beam of a headlamp. Those with headlamps see the artwork; those without see only shadows cast by moving lights. Light becomes a form of power, shaping how viewers interact and perceive. The experience resembles a silent, plotless film—advanced solely by the direction of the light.

Departing from a practice rooted in abstract painting, the artist poses a new question: Can spatial installation be abstracted, like a poem in space? In the non-traditional, symbol-rich site of Kiln Seat, reflective materials—dots, lines, and planes—are applied to beams, ceilings, and floors. As visitors move through the space with headlamps, they encounter a rhythm and temporality embedded in the architecture, discovering a new way of seeing.

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展覽｜窯座 //以符號作為空間的暗示，融合藝術家對時間的體感與對展場空間的直覺閱讀。展覽僅於夜間七點後開放，全場無展燈，觀者須佩戴主辦單位提供的頭燈進入。

作品隱藏於黑暗中，僅當光束照射時才顯現。戴燈者見作品、未戴者見陰影，光源成為權力分配與觀看關係的主導。這如同身處一場無聲、無劇情、只憑光線推進的電影。

本次創作以「空間能否抽象化」為提問，在非典型空間「窯座」中，運用點、線、面的反光材質介入天花、樑柱與地面，透過頭燈的移動，引導觀者重新感知空間的韻律與時間感，彷彿置身於一首詩的內部。