2018-19
23 x 16.5 x 4 cm each
玻璃、大潮曆書(2009-14)、複合媒材 glass, spring tide almanac (2009-14), mixed media
作品介紹：
「世界變化萬千，卻永恆存在」這是宮永愛子創作的原點。
本次展出作品的〈訊息〉是萘製成的日用品主體，展覽期間作品本身會產生些微變化。
萘接觸空氣後於常溫中昇華，隨時間經過漸漸失去原本樣貌。乍看之下消失無形的萘卻在玻璃展示櫃中重新結晶，產生不同的美麗變化，優雅地改變樣貌。
〈等待覺醒—椅子〉將透明樹脂如地層般與氣泡堆疊一起，萘製成的椅子雕塑被密封其中。透明樹脂裡的氣孔延伸到雕塑，表面被簡易的密封。移開封口，萘會慢慢昇華，原本白色的雕塑逐漸轉成半透明，逐漸消逝中的雕刻更令人意識到它的存在。
〈層〉將漲潮的日期烙印在玻璃書上。潮起潮落、安靜無聲，自人類居住於這片土地以來，潮汐就一直具有一定的節奏。
宮永的作品時而影射消失，時而因時間更換形態，甚而連結無形的世界，透過不同形式的存在，感受到無常世界的永恆。
藝術家介紹：
2008 年東京藝術大學研究所美術研究科先端藝術表現專攻碩士課程畢業。宮永以萘製作各式日用品主體，使用鹽、葉脈、陶器碰撞的聲音製作裝置藝術著名，作品藉由心靈的痕跡將時光視覺化而倍受矚目。2013 年榮獲第一屆「日
產藝術獎」首獎、2020 年榮獲「藝術選獎文部科學大臣新人賞」。主要個展有「宮永愛子：漕法」，高松市美術館（香川、2019）、「圓缺之間」（みちかけの透き間），大原美術館有隣荘（岡山、2017）、「宮永愛子：Nakasora（なかそら）―空中空―」，國立國際美術館（大阪、2012）等。
Work Statement:
“The world continues to exist through constant changes” perhaps best describes the creative concept of Miyanaga.
For message, featured in this exhibition, Miyanaga shapes naphthalene into a daily object, which will gradually change over time during the exhibition period. Once exposed to air, naphthalene will sublime at room temperature, and slowly loses its original shape with the passing of time. Naphthalene that seems to have disappeared at first glance re-crystalizes beautifully in the glass case, changing its shape.
For waiting for awakening - chair, Miyanaga layers transparent resin up like strata, and seals a chair inside, made from naphthalene. The transparent resin with air bubbles that connects to the chair, with just a simple seal on the surface. Once someone removes the seal, the chair starts to slowly sublime, and the white sculpture gradually turns translucent. The non-existent sculpture perhaps can better make people aware of the meaning of existence.
For Strata, Miyanaga prints the dates of spring tide on a book made of glass. The tides rise and fall quietly through eternity; since ancient times when men first started living on this land, the tides have continuously set a steady tempo.
Miyanaga’s works imply non-existence, displaying the constant changes of time and shapes. Through her works, perhaps we can connect with those invisible places, and perceive eternity in this world that always exists and constantly changes shape.
Biography:
Born 1974 in Kyoto, Japan, where she is currently based.
Graduated from Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts in 2008.
Miyanaga is known for her installation using materials such as salt, leaf veins, cracking sound of glaze and especially objects made with naphthalene into the shape of daily commodities. She visualizes time by tracing signs of it's presence. She received the Grand Prize at Nissan Art Award (2013), and the new face award of Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts (2020).
Her recent solo exhibitions include "Rowing Style" (Takamatsu Art Museum, Kagawa,
2019), "between waxing and waning" (Ohara Museum of Art Yurinso, Okayama, 2017) and "MIYANAGA Aiko: NAKASORA-the reason for eternity-" (The National Museum of Art, Osaka, 2012).
攝影：ANPIS FOTO 王世邦。國立臺灣美術館提供。
Photographer: Anpis Wang. Courtesy of National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.
