紅土地樂園--頭湖紅堡壘 A Paradise of Red Earth

紅土地樂園--頭湖紅堡壘 A Paradise of Red Earth – Touhu Red Fortress

本件作品位於新北市林口區頭湖國小，為一件參與式公共藝術作品。林口臺地多為土質偏酸的紅土地，土壤貧瘠，先民來台拓墾時因地制宜以種茶為主，而後因紅土適合燒製建築用的紅磚，開創了林口磚窯場的發展。

本作品特別使用紅磚，並完全以清水磚砌築工法，展現砌磚工藝之美，在校園裡塑造一個「紅土地樂園」，引領大家認識這片土地的歷史與文化…… 系列作品中之「頭湖紅堡壘」，以等高線概念，呈現出林口紅土台地、磚窯廠以及茶園意象；紅磚所砌成的牆面，既是挖掘後的土地斷面，也象徵了在這片紅土地上建立的家園；牆上所鑲嵌的磚雕作品--「我的寶貝」，為創作營中小朋友、家長們，以及林口地區民眾創作的成果，也象徵著紅土中雖夾雜著礫石，但也蘊含著許多的寶藏；而一棵年逾50歲的老茶樹，串聯起過去與未來，娓娓訴說著歲月的故事。

【獎項 Prizes】　優選 Distinction

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【設計師姓名 Designer】　黃浩德

【作品介紹 Description】

本件作品位於新北市林口區頭湖國小，為一件參與式公共藝術作品。林口臺地多為土質偏酸的紅土地，土壤貧瘠，先民來台拓墾時因地制宜以種茶為主，而後因紅土適合燒製建築用的紅磚，開創了林口磚窯場的發展。本作品特別使用紅磚，並完全以清水磚砌築工法，展現砌磚工藝之美，在校園裡塑造一個「紅土地樂園」，引領大家認識這片土地的歷史與文化…… 系列作品中之「頭湖紅堡壘」，以等高線概念，呈現出林口紅土台地、磚窯廠以及茶園意象；紅磚所砌成的牆面，既是挖掘後的土地斷面，也象徵了在這片紅土地上建立的家園；牆上所鑲嵌的磚雕作品--「我的寶貝」，為創作營中小朋友、家長們，以及林口地區民眾創作的成果，也象徵著紅土中雖夾雜著礫石，但也蘊含著許多的寶藏；而一棵年逾50歲的老茶樹，串聯起過去與未來，娓娓訴說著歲月的故事。紅堡壘是一個可提供活動的空間，其本身也是一個可以用以寓教於樂的教材，而以自由曲線構成的等高線層次、弧形漸變的牆面，更呈現出高難度的砌磚工法，讓觀賞者得以重新認識紅磚。

Description:A Paradise of Red Earth – Touhu Red Fortress is a participatory public art project, located in TouHu Elementary School, Linkuo District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.Historically, the Linkuo Tableland consists of infertile acidic red soil with limited agricultural possibilities. In accordance with the natural restriction, early pioneers planted tea trees for their economic value, and later on, established the Linkuo Brick Kiln to conveniently access acidic red soil when bricks were popularly used in building construction. This series of artworks commemorate A Paradise of Red Earth” and recognize the history and culture of this community’s connection to Linkuo Tableland by using plain brick masonry with locally fired bricks as key materials.Red Fortress, the main piece of A Paradise of Red Earth, combines elements from the acidic red tableland, brick kiln and tea plantation, and introduces the landform of Linkuo through the creation of sculpted terrain. The curve brick wall is a stratigraphic map of the land. Carved Bricks mixed into the brick wall are “my treasures,” created by students and parents of the elementary school, as well as local participants of the art camp. Each carved brick represents the treasured gravels shining in the red soil. On the side platform of the sculpted terrain is a 50 year-old live tea tree, growing with age and further connecting the future with the past and reminding people of its historical timeline.In addition to working as a place for school activities, Red Fortress also has an educational function for its unique way of brick masonry construction. The design of the sculpted terrain with a natural stream curve and surface and the arch-shaped brick wall with sharpened tops shows a detail-oriented and highly-skilled masonry that brings a new perspective of typical bricks.