《 'alipusapus muvalis 螺旋 變形者II》
14 Nov 2025 - 15 Feb 2026
關渡美術館 KdmoFA
黃錦城、Malay．Makakazuwan 瑪籟．瑪卡卡如萬
巴卡芙萊 設計工作室
2025
muvalis 變形者，是藝術工作室 巴卡芙萊Pakavulay（黃錦城＆瑪籟 · 瑪卡卡如萬），從當代的部落經驗裡所汲取的靈感。使用這個詞彙，囊括著過去、現在與未來，代表 Pinuyumayan 卑南族的文化延續，包含：慶賀過去跨越的總總困難，及持續克服現今面臨的挑戰。由於族人掌握了傳統習俗，並保存「不停地適應與轉變」的核心價值，方能在瞬息萬變的生活中存續，如同先祖 muvalis 變形者的古老智慧。
🧬變形能力是族群文化創造的重新詮釋
在 Pinuyumayan 卑南族的創世敘事中，講述了五位祖先最初從海洋來到黑暗大地的故事——有兩位祖先，先犧牲了自己，升上天空成為太陽和月亮，讓世界沐浴在光明之中。另外三位兄弟姊妹，一起生下了石頭，而這些石頭孵化出了各地不同部落的祖先。
其中一位祖先，muvalis 變形者，擁有一個能不斷變化的身體，能調整自身狀態去適應環境。最開始 Muvalis 擁有兩張面孔，一張臉孔面向前方，另張臉孔則是向後看，而後為了更自由便利的行動，在世界上闖出自己的位置，muvalis 選擇消除了背後那張臉。
藝術工作室巴卡芙萊的「muvalis 變形者」創作計畫，便以這個傳說為主題，將 Pinuyumayan 卑南族的聚會所、圖騰等等文化象徵，與毛利族的 #螺旋 圖紋呼應，轉換創作為實驗性短片和編織裝置，希望將神話意涵連結到現代（個人）經驗，回溯祖先古老智慧源頭，去看見未來的可能性。
🧬從muvalis變形者I到alipusapus muvalis螺旋變形者II
2023 年 2 月 19 日至 3 月 6 日，巴卡芙萊 Pakavulay 於紐西蘭 Aotearoa 進駐期間，與毛利族人交流互動，自彼此的文化根源產生悸動，製作了展覽【muvalis 變形者I】。而本次於關渡美術館展出的【'alipusapus - muvalis 螺旋—變形者II 】，是藝術家延續的自我探索之旅，以 mangayaw#大獵祭 為主軸，分別呼應：猴祭（成年轉化）、出草（集體行動）、除喪（重生與淨化）三個儀式。除了擷取【muvalis 變形者I】的兩個影像片段，加入裝置創作為作品〈生命的螺旋〉、〈凝視死亡的和解〉，也現地製作了〈紅色禮物〉，以瑪籟藝術家個人生命敘事呼應少年的成年禮猴祭。
《 紅色禮物 》
藝術家 / 黃錦城、Malay．Makakazuwan 瑪籟．瑪卡卡如萬
協作者 /巴卡芙萊 設計工作室
材質 /單頻道數位影片、有聲影像裝置
尺寸 /9分52秒
年代 / 2025
《 凝視死亡的和解 》
藝術家 / 黃錦城、Malay．Makakazuwan 瑪籟．瑪卡卡如萬
協作者 /巴卡芙萊 設計工作室
材質 /鐵、竹弓、麻繩、羊毛氈、獸骨、蛋殼、捕獸夾、投影設備
尺寸依空間而定(180*30*10cm*3,164*200*46cm,01:46)
年代 / 2025
《 'alipusapus za kavaawan 生命的螺旋 》
藝術家 / Malay．Makakazuwan 瑪籟．瑪卡卡如萬
協作者 /月桃戲工作室
材質 /月桃葉、月桃種子、投影設備
尺寸依空間而定
(250*118*24cm,160*60*15cm,68*32*15cm,32*16*10cm,04:46)
年代 / 2025
Muvalis 變形者 (影片)片段(01:46) ,(04:46)
mp4, H.264 codec, 1080p
2024
導演/瑪籟 瑪卡卡如萬
編舞/潘巴奈、巴鵬瑋
編劇/黃錦城、瑪籟 瑪卡卡如萬
表演者/潘巴奈 、巴鵬瑋、林源祥、Tai身體劇場、原舞者
攝影/江吟楓、Tommaso Muzzi
剪接/江吟楓、黃錦城、瑪籟 瑪卡卡如萬
服裝、化妝/瑪籟 瑪卡卡如萬、林源祥
特別感謝 /孫大山、孫優女、林秋月、王春梅、孫家儀、林昌平、莊綉美、Tai身體劇場、原舞者、撒韵 武荖、林傑龍、潘正宏、吳承陽
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國藝會113年2期/常態/視覺藝術/創作
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Red Body in the Room
Plastic bags, nylon ropes, black gauze nets, canvas, steel cables, iron nets
500*300*400 cm
2025
"Every disillusionment is like a fierce fire in the night, burning away tenderness while illuminating the defenses of the soul, transforming into a gift of growth."
This work merges and juxtaposes memories of childhood in the Pinuyumayan tribe's Pinaski village, where pigs were slaughtered and shared, with the symbolism of the monkey sacrifice ritual of piercing monkeys, presenting the shocking experiences at the dawn of life. The opened body, the steam, and the impact of blood color reflect the moments when a youth confronts the boundaries of flight in the ritual. The familial bonds of dividing meat hint at the budding of social responsibility, while the initiation trial represented by piercing monkeys transforms fear into endurance. The work points to the core of growth: seeing the weight of life in real collisions, allowing disillusionment to become the gateway to awakened consciousness.
Wisdom of Peace
Iron, bamboo bows, hemp ropes, wool felt, animal bones, eggshells, animal traps, projection equipment
Variable depending on space (180*30*10cm*3, 164*200*46cm, 01:46)
2025
In the memories of the Pinuyumayan tribe, the "Grand Hunting Festival" was once a symbol of courage and protection—youths marching shoulder to shoulder, not just for prey, but for the dignity of the tribe and the continuation of the land. As times change, headhunting fades away, leaving only that forging and vigilance echoing in the rituals. The great chief of the Chulu tribe (Ulivelivek), Matreli (Puyuma: Matreli, 1887—October 20, 1966), though not indigenous by birth, used the wisdom and courage of the tribe to resolve two centuries of enmity, allowing Taitung to remain silently safe amid turmoil.
However, in today's world, flames of war ignite once more. From Eastern Europe to the Middle East, tanks roll over squares, missiles streak across the sky. Lands are torn apart, lives devoured, hatred cycles like echoes in a hunting ground. Tribes lose their land, cultures become exiles; hunters lose their forests, chasing footprints only in memory.
<Gazing at the Reconciliation of Death> gazes not only at the lament of history, but also at humanity's eternal struggle between war and peace.
Returning to the Spiral Boat of Souls
Shell Ginger (Yuetao), Shell Ginger (Yuetao) seeds, projection equipment
Variable depending on space (250*118*24 cm, 160*60*15 cm, 68*32*15 cm, 32*16*10 cm, 04:46)
2025
In the traditions of the Pinuyumayan tribe, the mourning removal ritual meraparapas is a ceremony of farewell and rebirth. When the songs of the grand hunting festival mangayaw fade, the tribe holds a purification rite for families who have lost loved ones in the past year—driving away misfortune through song and dance, allowing grieving souls to return to the light and dance once more with the tribe. Life and death intertwine here, like a slowly rotating spiral of life, constantly cycling between birth and extinction.
During fieldwork in Pinaski village in 2011, I asked the rahan(priest): "Where do people go after death?" He said: "The soul rides on peach leaves, transforming into a boat of souls, paddling toward Sige Mountain—that is the abode of the ancestors." In that moment, I recalled the distant Maori legend—souls returning to Hawaiki along the cliffs of Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga, "the leaping place of souls"). The ancestors of the Austronesian peoples may be riding the same spirit boat, traversing time and sea mist, spiraling in the memories of waves. This is a journey of return—the boat of souls sails along the trajectory of the life spiral, following the flow of memory, navigating between mountains and seas, back to that immortal, shining homeland.
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Muvalis (Experimental shortfilm)fragment 01:46,04:46
mp4, H.264 codec, 1080p
2024
Directed / Malay Makakazuwan
Choreographer /Pan Panay、Lrimilrimi Kupangasane
Screenplay /Huang Jin Cheng、Malay Makakazuwan
Performance /Pan Panay 、Lrimilrimi Kupangasane、Ansyang．Makakazuwan 、Tai Body Theatre、Formosa Aboriginal Singing and Dance Troupe
Photography/Jiang Yin Feng、Tommaso Muzzi
Editor/Jiang Yin Feng、Huang Jin Cheng、Malay Makakazuwan
Costume Designer/Malay Makakazuwan
Thanks /Paelavang Tayzang、Unan、Ulai、Vilin、Syuh Makakazuwan 、Chuang Shiu Mie 、Paelavang Tivitiv 、Tai Body Theatre、Formosa Aboriginal Singing and Dance Troupe、Sayum Vuraw
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