作品說明About Artworks (from Artist)

位於迦納阿克拉市的阿格博格布洛謝是世界上最大的都市採礦場之一。在這裡，技術、價值系統和意識形態間的關聯性，以獨特的方式得到體現：在地傳統與來自世界各地的電子廢棄物相結合，創造出新的文化形式。阿格博格布洛謝的工人們從廢棄損壞的電器中提取金、銀、銅等金屬，除了重新販售給來自外地的買家之外，也常將它們訂製成自己使用的手工戒指及手鐲，這些飾品同時具備了裝飾用途以及宗教和薩滿的象徵意義。

Located in Accra, Ghana, Agbogbloshie stands as one of the world’s largest urban mining sites. Here, the nexus of technologies, value systems, and ideologies finds a sui generis expression: local traditions converge with global e-waste to engender a new cultural form. Workers in Agbogbloshie reclaim metals such as gold, silver, and copper from discarded electronics. However, these metals are not solely commodified for resale, but are frequently fashioned into rings and bracelets that simultaneously function as personal adornments and religious or shamanic symbols.
 

關於藝術家 About Artist

Elom 20ce

Elom 20ce 是一位生活和工作於西非洲多哥的音樂家和電影導演。他將藝術作為一種媒介，用以挖掘過去、質疑現在並儲存未來。親密、精神與政治之間的聯繫是其創作的核心。他自詡為一位「敲擊無形之人」。

Elom 20ce is a musician and filmmaker based in Togo, West Africa. He uses art as a vessel to excavate the past, question the present and archive the future. The link between the intimate, the spiritual and the political is at the heart of his work. He calls himself a “knocker of the invisible”.

致穎

致穎居住和工作於臺北及柏林。他擅長運用聲音及影像等媒材進行創作，以探討全球資本化時代人類生存語境與環境體系之關聯，並多方關注全球南方當代社會之主體性研究與探查。近年的作品多探討非洲、亞洲地區及非亞海洋間族群以及技術交流的特殊歷史境況。

Musquiqui Chihying

Musquiqui Chihying is an artist and filmmaker based in Taipei and Berlin. Specializing in the use of multimedia such as film and sound, he investigates the human condition and environmental system in the age of global capitalization and engages in the inquiry of and research on issues of subjectivity in contemporary social culture in the Global South. His recent works have explored the unique historical context of ethnic groups and technological exchanges in Africa, Asia, and the African-Asian maritime region