Island Project V
Taiwan TO GO (A Tribute to Stone Lee) 2018-
When Yang Shun-Fa’s investigations for The Island Project took him along the coastlines of Taiwan in recent years, he often spotted Taiwanese native dogs wading through the sea, moving from one sandbar to another at the guidance of the lead dog. Despite not being able to find their way at sea, they were still adventurous and fearless of the unknown. This spirit resembles the resilience and vitality of Taiwanese people and became the theme of the Taiwan To Go series. The continents are connected by sea, and waterways played an important role in the history of human migration; Taiwan had also engaged in intimate exchanges with various continents for centuries through maritime navigation. Human behaviors and activities in waterways and intertidal zones reflect not only local history but also a long-internalized worldview. If we view the wading Taiwanese native dogs as a representation of the island, country, and people of Taiwan, the pairing of the title To Go with the imagery transforms the series into an inquiry: Where are we going? Must Taiwan be in constant preparation for new headways?
海島計畫 5
台灣土狗（向李俊賢致敬） 2018 至今
在楊順發近年執行「海島計畫」、沿著臺灣海岸線踏查的過程中，經常看到在海面上涉水的土狗。領頭狗帶著狗群跨過一個接著一個的沙洲，在汪洋中遍尋無路，卻又不懼未知的冒險性格，像極了臺灣人強韌的生命力，這也是《臺灣土狗—Taiwan To Go》系列所要表現的主題。大海串起了大陸，從人類遷徒的路線與分佈來看，水路扮演著相當重要的角色，而臺灣幾個世紀以來，也透過水域的連結，與各大陸之間有著密切的交流。水路或潮間帶的人類行為與活動，除了反映一地的歷史外，更隱含了一種已長期內化的世界觀。若把沙洲上涉水的土狗看作臺灣島、國、人民的集體代表，那麼這樣的畫面配合標題之中的「To Go」，這個系列便成了一個提問：我們要去哪裡？臺灣是否必須不斷地準備往新的方向走？
