水土不服 Unruly Clay
「水土不服」集結八位來自不同領域、專業各異的創作者，選定陶作為媒材的交集，並同步以「功能性物件」——具體而言是「家具、家飾」——作為限制與發揮的條件，各自開展出關於物的可能性。這當中妥協與開創迸發的過程，於複合式藝文空間「一嶼 ISland」進行階段性的發表。
身心意念的整塑、高溫的焙煉、精準化學式或有機感的共生與謀和，是陶作物既迷人又常常讓創作者無可奈何之處。然而陶難以馴化的特性與不容易見頂的技術探尋，使浸潤其中的時間拉長時，它所帶來的不舒適感與舒心感同步增長。本展由顏妤庭發起、與陳依秋共同策劃。顏妤庭表示，展名「水土不服」除了作為物理性表徵，也同步包含了不服氣、不符合的意味。
以「功能物件」給所有參展者出題，並非要直白地創造落差或驚喜，而是想藉著消化這段水土不服的實地經驗，轉化成可辨析的脈絡，體現把陶當作媒介去試圖掌握的各種情境狀況。展場中可以看見各種意料不到的燈具、花器、層架、擴香與日用盆器，成品具體而微地透露出創作者們過往的素養累積。
顏妤庭以陶塑參展，延續其 2019 年於歐洲陶藝中心（EKWC）駐村後展開的陶瓷創作。本展為系列首屆，2023 年於伊日後樂園 BACK_Y 推出第二屆「水土不服 Unruly Clay 2.0」。
參展藝術家｜李亦凡、陳向榮、彭奕軒、黃虹毓、曾建穎、劉致宏、顏妤庭、LULU LIN 策展｜陳依秋、顏妤庭 展期｜2022.07.03–07.31 開幕｜2022.07.03 15:00–18:00 地點｜一嶼 ISland，台北市大安區青田街6巷10號 贊助｜台北市文化局
Unruly Clay brought together eight makers from different fields and disciplines around clay as a shared medium, each working within the constraint of the functional object — specifically, furniture and furnishings. The process of compromise and invention was presented at the hybrid art space ISland, Taipei.
The shaping of body and intention, the firing at high temperature, the negotiation between precise chemistry and organic behaviour — these are what make ceramic both compelling and often intractable. Because clay resists domestication and its technical demands have no ceiling, the longer one stays with it the more discomfort and ease grow in step. The exhibition was initiated by Yen Yu-Ting and co-curated with Chen Yi-Chiu. Yen has noted that the Chinese title shui-tu-bu-fu, beyond its literal sense of physical maladjustment, also carries the senses of being unconvinced and of not fitting.
Setting the functional object as the brief was not a way of manufacturing contrast or surprise, but of digesting that lived experience of maladjustment and turning it into a legible thread — showing the range of situations encountered when clay is taken up as a medium. The exhibition held unexpected lamps, vases, shelving, diffusers and everyday vessels, each quietly disclosing what its maker had accumulated elsewhere.
Yen Yu-Ting exhibited ceramic sculpture, continuing the practice she began after her 2019 residency at the European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC). This was the first edition of the series; Unruly Clay 2.0 followed at BACK_Y, Taipei, in 2023.
Artists｜Li Yi-Fan, Chen Hsiang-Jung, Peng Yi-Hsuan, Huang Hung-Yu, Tseng Chien-Ying, Liu Chih-Hung, Yen Yu-Ting, LULU LIN Curated by｜Chen Yi-Chiu, Yen Yu-Ting Dates｜2022.07.03–07.31 Opening｜2022.07.03, 15:00–18:00 Venue｜ISland, No. 10, Ln. 6, Qingtian St., Da'an Dist., Taipei Supported by｜Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government
