Paradise of Joy 《快樂天堂》

2025

615 (H) x 270 (W) x 270 (D) cm

汽車零件、工業金屬部件、金屬結構、基礎、燈具

Car parts, industrial metal components, metal structure, foundation, lighting fixtures

For generations of children, the Taipei Children’s Amusement Park was a paradise of laughter and play. Located in the Yuanshan area near the city zoo, it originated in the Japanese colonial era and later introduced Taiwan’s first large-scale mechanical rides in the postwar years.

Drawing inspiration from iconic playground attractions, this work reassembles and transforms their forms through the artist’s distinctive automotive vocabulary. Kinetic elements move in the wind, symbolizing joyful memories of spinning, flying and floating.

Through creative combinations of shapes and materials, images of bumper cars and carousels rhythmically move, interweaving with sunlight in the day and illuminated at night. They stand as symbols of time’s passage, evoking a tender nostalgia for the freedom and wonder of childhood play.

過去的圓山可說是「快樂天堂」的代名詞，從動物園到兒童樂園，承載著跨世代的童年回憶，園區更一度引進全臺罕見的大型機械遊樂設施，一時間蔚為風潮。本件作品取材自圓山兒童樂園的經典遊具形象，融入藝術家對汽車語彙的轉化與重組，撐起多組可隨風轉動的部件，象徵旋轉、飛行與漂浮的快樂記憶。 經由不同形狀材質構件巧思，重現的碰碰車、旋轉木馬等遊具意象，交織陽光與照明而律動，成為時間流動的象徵，喚起對童年遊歷與自由嬉戲的感性想像。