本片為「生命之樹國際工藝交流展」多語言展覽簡介，包括國語(Mandarin)、英語(English)、客語(Hakka)、越語(Tiếng việt)及手語(Sign Language)。

此展覽含括來自中亞、南亞、東亞及東南亞等18國藝術家運用纖維、漆、金屬、木、竹、陶等來自身處土地的自然材料，以樹為形或者以樹之意，回應有限者對於無限的恆長探問，在工藝靜謐的對話中，感知根植於人，跨越時空無須語言的永恆。

「生命之樹國際工藝交流展」是由WCC世界工藝理事會（World Craft Council）資深策展人Edric Ong先生與Manjari Nirula女士共同發起。歷經十五年時間，蒐尋亞洲地區數百件以「生命之樹」為創作主題的傑出傳統工藝作品並辦理展覽。

國際策展人：Edric Ong Liang Bin、Manjari Nirula
臺灣策展人：陳婉麗、江明親

展覽時間：2018年5月4日～8月19日（南投）
展覽地點：國立臺灣工藝研究發展中心 工藝設計館

【續展】
展覽時間：2018年8月30日～2019年1月27日（臺北）
展覽地點：國立臺灣工藝研究發展中心 臺北當代設計分館


1st Exhibition
2018.05.05 – 08.19
Craft Design Hall , NTCRI, Nantou


2nd Exhibition
2018.09.07 – 2019.01.27
NTCRI, Taipei Branch


Even inhibited by endless earth-born constraints, human beings have always pined for immortality.

The image of the Tree of Life connects souls across time and space. We see the Ṭūbā tree in the Quran. The Bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge in the Bible. Pantao of Wang Mu (sacred peach of the Queen Mother Goddess) in the Han Chinese belief. The Gunungan that opens an Indonesian Wayan kulit (shadow puppet). Numerous varieties of expressions of Tree of Life across South Asia. The Tree of Life of Malaysian Ibans that connects this world and the upper one. The Tree of Life condenses and symbolizes our celebration, prayer, submission and appreciation in the face of immortality.


The specially curated, internationally touring Tree of Life Exhibition brings 67 pieces of traditional crafts and contemporary creation from 16 countries in Asia and beyond to showcase diversified beliefs and artistic representations of ‘Tree of Life’ across cultures, communities, histories, and geographies. The artists harvested materials, fiber, lacquer, metal, wood, bamboo and clay, from the lands they are rooted in. In the shape of trees or with metaphoric spinning, they try to respond to endless calls for immortality from mortal souls. Starting in Malaysia, visiting India, Hawaii and Canada in past three years, finally arriving Taiwan in 2018, the exhibition has inspired diversified interactions across the soils it set foot. Trees may not be the typical motif of Taiwanese crafts. Nevertheless the soil they are rooted in and the symbolic aspiration for the heaven they represent are common passion shared by all artists. In silent dialogues with artworks from South, Southeast, East and Central Asia, as well as other continents, Tree of Life Exhibition in Taiwan presents a space connecting human beings to immortality, beyond the limitation of time and locality.


International Curators / Edric Ong Liang Bin、Manjari Nirula

Taiwan Curators / Wanlee Chen, Min-Chin Chiang