KRAKI

受2017年台北公共艺术节主题“河的故事”的启发，Moradavaga设计了一个具有强烈视觉冲击力的互动声学装置，该装置以基隆河旧河道的水上记忆为背景，以一种有趣和富有想象力的方式引起共鸣。“Kraki”基于自13世纪末以来关于传说中的海洋生物“kraken”的描述，这些传说可能启发了赫尔曼·梅尔维尔和儒勒·凡尔纳的一些最著名的作品，如《白鲸记》和《海底两万里》。在这个意义上，它是“Vernie”的一种祖先，即其曾祖父，而“Vernie”是Moradavaga之前在亚速尔群岛的圣米格尔岛上创作的巨大鱿鱼。与它的后代一样，“Kraki”从海洋深处沿着想象中的河流上升，在台湾台北市美伦公园为所有年龄段的路人提供一个生动的交流工具。

项目类型：装置

地点：台湾台北美伦公园

日期：2017年8月至10月

支持单位：台北市政府

合作人：João Dias-Oliveira、赖冠林、李宜婷、李兆晴、刘宪祺

感谢：

台北市政府文化局、Blue Dragon Art Company的所有友好工作人员、王玉玲、陈桑德琳、陈志芳、吴萱仪、林禄嘉，以及所有参与该项目的人。

KRAKI

Taking inspiration from the 2017 Taipei Public Arts Festival theme, “Story of a River”, Moradavaga devised an interactive acoustic installation with a strong visual impact that could resonate with the aquatic memories of the old course of the Keelung River in a playful and imaginative way. “Kraki” is based on the descriptions found since the late 13th Century about legendary sea creatures named "kraken" that probably inspired Herman Melville and Jules Verne on some of their most notable writings, like Moby Dick and 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea. In this sense it is a kind of an ancestor, the great-great-grandfather, of “Vernie”, the giant squid previously created by Moradavaga on the island of São Miguel in the Azores archipelago. Like its great-great-granddaughter, “Kraki” came from the depths of the ocean, up the imaginary river course, to serve as a lively communicative tool for passersby of all ages at the Meilun Park in the city of Taipei, Taiwan.

Project Type: Installation

Location: Meilun Park, Taipei, Taiwan

Date: August-October 2017

Supported by: Taipei City Government

Collaboration: João Dias-Oliveira, Guan-Lin Lai, Yi-Ting Lee, Jau-Ching Lee, Hsien-Chi Liu

Thanks to:

The Department of Cultural Affairs of Taipei City Government, all the kind staff from the Blue Dragon Art Company, Yu-Ling Wang, Sandrine Chen, Chih-Fang Chen, Hsuan-Yi Wu, Lu-Chia Lin, and all those who collaborated on the project.