民主時刻館
位於台中霧峰的台灣省議會，在90年代國會全面改選前，曾是臺灣最高民意機關。由朗敘Brightext策展統籌的「民主時刻館」，將這座有著圓弧屋頂的古蹟建築構想為一座巨型時間裝置，用時間概念去詮釋該場域在台灣民主發展上的特殊意義。展館設計以結合穹頂光雕的「民主劇場」為時間軸心，回顧百年歷史的「時光之環」兩翼廊道為時間軸線，將古蹟建築切分為「1+6」個展區。
互動數據 串聯體驗歷程
我們將原來早期省議會院長室、會議室等辦公空間，轉換為一系列互動學習體驗空間，所有空間由觀眾手中的QRCODE票卡進行數據串聯，邀請觀眾們在古蹟空間中尋找線索，其中包含了考驗歷史知識的拉霸裝置、模仿候選人拜票的體感選舉車、學習立法流程的互動議事槌，並在展區最後將票卡投入票箱進行投票，將個人決策反饋於虛擬城市，而後統計所有觀眾的投票即時演算出虛擬城市的模樣，呈現民主制度與不同公民個體之間交互鏈結的緊密關係。除了多媒體互動體驗，我們也在空間中結合具溫度的文物展品與手工設計，其中包含早期的競選雜誌文宣、民主運動場景模型、以映像管電視撥放的膠捲影片，更邀請畫家繪製數百張鉛筆素描，結合機械裝置重現台灣歷史上第一位飛行員謝文達駕駛飛機於東京上空進行議會請願的情景。
穹頂光雕 轉動民主時刻
位於圓弧建築中央核心的議事堂，曾經是上百位議員在此為民喉舌的場域，目前則是立法院推展民主教育的講座空間。議場內彷如時空凝結般，完整保留了早期的議員座椅、議事槌、記者旁聽座席、類比式計數器等。我們呼應這座環型空間原有的歷史紋理，並將龐大的圓形穹頂轉化為一座光雕劇場，以日治時期台中畫家林之助纖細的膠彩畫風格為基底，透過音樂、動畫、影像，與建築空間原有古蹟元素進行對話，邀請觀眾坐在過去議員們的老舊旋轉椅仰望穹頂，展開一場關於「時間」的百年史詩之旅。
策展，設計｜朗敘Brightext
年份｜2021
客戶｜立法院
地點｜立法院中南部服務中心，台中市霧峰區中正路734號
Democratic Times Museum
Located in Wufeng, Taichung, theDemocratic Times Museum was a curational project by Brightext to transform the now-defunct Taiwan Provincial Assembly building into an exhibition celebrating the democratization of Taiwan. As the building is a historical heritage site possessing a dome design, we used this to imagine a giant time installation. The installation would not only be a testament of time to the building’s significance in the history of democracy on the island but as the center of the light sculpture’s time dial. Named Democracy Theater, these elements would coalesce into a clock-like art piece, making the side corridors of the building into time dials, while using these points of time to divide the exhibition into a total of 1+6 exhibitions which focus on the hundred-year struggle in Taiwan’s fight for democracy.
An interactive experience connecting historical heritage sites
We converted the original spaces, such as the Provincial Assembly president's office and Provincial Assembly Hall, into a series of interactive learning experiences. These spaces were connected by QRCODE ticket cards, inviting visitors to find clues in the heritage site, including a slot machine installation that quizzes historical knowledge, a motion capture device inspired candidates asking for popular support on vehicles during the election cycle, and an interactive platform for learning the legislative process. At the end of this, visitors are invited to insert their ticket cards into the ballot box as if they were casting a vote as a member of the Provincial Assembly. These votes are then calculated in real-time, which leads to these various policies enacted upon a virtual city that reflects these decisions, showing the close relationship between a democratic system and the interaction between individual citizens. In addition to the interactive multimedia experience, we have combined cultural artifacts exhibits in a handcrafted design space. In addition to the interactive multimedia experience, we have presented cultural artifacts exhibits in a handcrafted design space, including early campaign literature and handouts, a detailed scale model of the pro-democracy movement, and a film shown on a tube TV. We have also invited artists to draw hundreds of sketches and combined them with mechanical installations to recreate the scene of the first certified pilot in Taiwan's history, Hsieh Wen-da, piloting an airplane over Tokyo to petition for a Taiwanese parliament during Japanese rule.
Dome light sculpture recording the time of democracy
Located in a round dome structure, the Provincial Assembly Hall was once where hundreds of Assembly Members discussed, debated, and sometimes argued over issues for their respective electrets. The hall now serves as a lecture space under the Legislative Yuan for democratic education. As if frozen in time and space, the early seats of the legislators, the gavel, the press gallery, and the analogous counters have been preserved intact. By examining at the historical context and events that once occurred here, we transformed the dome into a light sculpture theater. By combining painter Zhizhu Lin’s intricate Nihonga painting with music, animation, and video, we were able to construct an exhibit that let the heritage of the Provincial Assembly conduct a conversation about “time” with visitors, with audience members enjoying the dome’s light show while sitting in the same seats once used by members of the Provincial Assembly.
Curation and Design｜Brightext
Year｜2021
Client｜Legislative Yuan
Location｜No. 734, Zhongzheng Rd., Wufeng District, Taichung City (Legislative Yuan Service Center in Central and Southern Taiwan)
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