瑪籟 瑪卡卡如萬 Malay Makakazuwan
瑪籟 瑪卡卡如萬 Malay Makakazuwan (1980 - )
卑南族人，出生於Pinaski（台東卑南鄉下賓朗），工作、生活於阿美族Cikasuan（花蓮吉安鄉）
巴卡芙萊 Pakavulay Studio.由瑪籟．瑪卡卡如萬、黃錦城兩人所組成，「巴卡芙萊 PAKAVULAY」，在卑南語中隱含著「使事物變的美好」的意涵。作品常以現成物、自然素材與部落口傳神話意象之結合、對應，以此呈現族群文化的傳承與創始的可能，藉以凸顯臺灣的原住民族群之邊緣性處境。
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瑪籟父母是第一代都市原住民，長年離開部落在外工作，瑪籟從小和弟弟跟著mumu（祖父母）在臺東下賓朗Pinaski部落老家中長大，這些與家族親人、部落的記憶也成為日後她創作中不斷返回獲得喘息、汲取能量的水源地。
瑪籟創作以複合媒材為主，作品呈現常以現成物、自然素材編織為表現方式，以部落傳說故事或時事為發想，企圖尋找族群文化的傳承與創造的可能，藉以突顯臺灣原住民族群之現代邊緣處境。
2012年《在尋找之前找尋》藉由對早期先祖遷移南島的詩意想像，對於航行船隻、種子與星球運行的抽象造型融合來描述那奇幻且充滿創造能量的旅程。2018年起以紙箱為主要素材，以此強調材料與創作、文化與商品的社會階級關聯性，透過重製、仿製傳統編織背蔞、芒草、結界、心臟，來傳達容器在古今演變中那承載族群文化中變與不變的衝突與韌性。《 尋找水源地》《 在斜坡上的蝸牛》《靈魂歸屬地》皆是延續此概念創作的相關系列作品。
2019年《讓心跳著》是一顆懸吊在貨櫃中的紙箱心臟，敘述著文化活力在以文創商品販售中逐漸失去核心價值的危機，及藉此為生的族人所處的符號消費的陷阱。
2021年《移動中的部落 wula i dalan ja》以部落族人經常使用的藤製背簍作為裝置、雕塑，是對於自己在居住之處的記憶與反思。也是相對應於整個族群在遷徙時，什麼留在族人之間、而哪些流失了？
2024年《Muvalis 變形者》在紐西蘭 Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre ,NZ 臺灣原民藝術家駐村創作計畫間（2023/2/19-3/5）延續《移動中的部落 wula i dalan ja》圖騰住作品概念，把卑南族成年會所(Palakuwan)、長竹茅(Derederan)、圖騰等元素、意涵轉換為創作的內容。創作形式上以編織裝置、錄音、短片進行實驗性的探索，希望從部落神話意涵到當代經驗中回溯源頭看見未來的可能性。
藝術經歷 >>
2024《Muvalis 變形者》〈without centre, without limits〉奧特亞羅瓦駐地交流展,臺東美術館
2024《Muvalis》〈without centre, without limits〉Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre ,New Zealand
2023《陽光下呼吸的家屋 》夢迴南方-2023南迴藝術季,臺東
2021 《沒有被認出的詩》PALAFANG花蓮跳浪藝術節—後花蓮八景 ,花蓮縣石雕博物館,花蓮
2021 《火不滅 apuy na hali maulrem》我們與未來的距離_臺灣原住民族當代藝術 ,台灣原住民族文化園區,屏東
2021 《移動中的部落 wula i dalan ja》_森川里海濕地藝術節 ,林務局,花蓮
2020 在地工藝x國際設計-新層次國際合創展 / 花蓮文化創意產業園區
2020［眼不見危境］/Makotaay Artist Village藝術村
2019《讓心跳著》高雄國際貨櫃藝術節 / 高雄市立美術館
2019《sarapung 靈魂歸屬地》台北當代藝術館 MOCA Taipei
2019《道引》TAI劇場/道隱/台南藝術節
2019《不土不愛》花東原創生活節/花蓮文化創意產業園區
2018《遷移-領域-身分》林琳裝置藝術xTAI身體劇場 / 花蓮Wata
2018《Rinahem》歸途Taluma'七腳川戰役110周年特展 / 花蓮縣壽豐鄉原住民文物館
2018《成為對話之人》臺東設計展【前濤‧後浪】南島美術獎回顧展 / 台東美術館
2018《手護藜》萬物糧倉大地慶典．春賞紅藜季 / 農委會水保局,台東
2018《還原—土地之歌聯展》 / MOCA Taipei台北當代藝術館
2017《結繩記事系列-我家山上有座游泳池》花東原創生活節－看不的時間 / 花蓮文創園區
2017 臺東聚落回聲-臺東文創形象展,台北101大樓
2017《新事物、那些來自海上稱呼這裡為福爾摩沙的和陸續抵達的惡靈》島嶼隱身 / MOCA Taipei台北當代館
2017《頂浪者》東海岸大地藝術節 / 交通部觀光局東管處
2016《創始的印記》南島國際美術獎 優選 / 台東美術館
2016 臺灣國際文化創意產業博覽會 Creative EXPO Taiwan / 台北
2016 台灣當代⼀年展TAIWAN ANNUAL / 台北圓山花博爭豔館
2016 臺灣國際文化創意產業博覽會 Creative EXPO Taiwan / 台北
2016 現代的你？新⼀代原住⺠藝術的連結與跨越 / 花蓮松園,台東美學館
2015《重返野性海洋》東海岸大地藝術節 / 交通部觀光局東管處
2013《檳榔種子與棉線》WEFT國際紡織藝術展 / 倫敦大學亞非學院,英國
2012《在尋找之前找尋》第二屆國際南島藝術獎 首獎 / 台東美術館
2009-2012、2014 原民會原住民藝術工作者駐村計劃 / 高雄市立美術館
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作品購入 >>
2017《珊瑚》「永續南島，攜手共好」2017年太平洋友邦之旅 / 總統府
2016《編織東海岸》 / 國立台灣美術館 藝術銀⾏
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公共藝術 >>
2019 《文化切片》花蓮縣考古博物館
2014 《消防心 玉里情》花蓮縣消防局玉里分隊
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報導與訪談 >>
2025 無中心、無邊界：紐西蘭與臺灣原住民藝術家的群島共鳴,藝術認證,高美館
2024 天與地,2024 台北艺术周和台北国际艺术博览会,艺术論壇
2024 不只是政治手段，「南島」的新動態意義：臺東美術館首檔連結毛利文化的跨國展覽「without centre, without limits」,典藏artouch
2022瑪籟．瑪卡卡如萬訪談 臺灣藝術田野工作站 Taiwan Visual Art Archive, TVAA
2022《另一個故事：臺東美術再探》：臺東縣政府
2021 《WULA I DALAN JA / 移動中的部落》森川里海濕地藝術節 ,林務局,花蓮
2017【島嶼隱身】Hiding in the Island
2016 文化部【他們創作 他們生活】花東藝術家紀錄短片-《歸來，部落的守藝人》林琳
2015 原視 Masalele藝術地圖 第26集【達達有藝識】瑪籟．馬卡魯萬
2015東海岸大地藝術節 - Taiwan Land Art Festival
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Malay Makakazuwan (1980 - )
Pinuyumayan, born in Pinaski (Peinan Township, Taitung), work and live in Cikasuan (Jian Township, Hualien)
Malay Makakazuwan’s parents were first-generation urban Indigenous people who left their tribal community for work. Raised by her grandparents (mumu) alongside her younger brother in the Pinaski tribal village in Taitung, Taiwan, Malay grew up immersed in family and tribal memories. These experiences became a wellspring of inspiration and resilience in her artistic practice.
Artistic Practice >>
Malay primarily works with mixed media, incorporating found objects and natural materials through weaving techniques. Her creations draw from tribal legends and contemporary issues, exploring the possibilities of cultural preservation and innovation while highlighting the marginalized modern existence of Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples.
In 2012, < Search Before you see > poetically imagined the migration of early Austronesian ancestors, blending abstract forms of boats, seeds, and celestial orbits to depict a fantastical journey brimming with creative energy. Since 2018, Malay has used cardboard as a primary medium to underscore the social hierarchies linking materials, culture, and commodification. By recreating traditional woven backpacks, thatch, boundaries, and hearts, she conveys the tension and resilience of cultural continuity and change in containers across time. Works such as < maaya’ tu rakaz za ‘enay (Searching for the wellspring)>, < paseki na dingding (Snail on the Slope)>, and < Sarapung (The Place Where the Soul Belongs)> extend this concept.
In 2019, < Let the Heart Beat > featured a cardboard heart suspended in a shipping container, addressing the crisis of cultural vitality being eroded by commodified cultural products and the symbolic consumption trap faced by Indigenous artisans. In 2021, < wula i dalan ja (Tribe in Motion)> used vine-woven backpacks as installations and sculptures, reflecting on personal memories of home and broader tribal migrations—what remains and what is lost.
In 2024, < Muvalis (Transformer)>, created during a residency at Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre, New Zealand (Feb 19–Mar 5, 2023), extended the concepts of < wula i dalan ja (Tribe in Motion)>. Incorporating elements of the Puyuma tribe’s adult meeting house (Palakuwan), long bamboo thatch (Derederan), and totems, Malay explored tribal mythology and contemporary experiences through woven installations, audio recordings, and short films, seeking future possibilities rooted in ancestral origins.
Exhibition >>
2024 <Muvalis (Transformer)>, Without Centre, Without Limits, Aotearoa Residency Exchange Exhibition, Taitung Art Museum
2024 <Muvalis>, Without Centre, Without Limits, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre, New Zealand (Taiwan Indigenous Artist Residency)
2023 <The House Breathing Under the Sun>, South Coast Art Festival, Taitung Art Museum
2021 <apuy na hali maulrem (The Fire Never Dies)>, Our Distance from the Future: Taiwan Indigenous Contemporary Art, Indigenous Cultural Park, Pingtung
2021 <wula i dalan ja (Tribe in Motion)>, Mipaliw Land Art Festival, Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Hualien
2020 Invisible Crisis Art Exhibition, 823 Art Village, Hualien Fengbin Shiti Ping
2019 <Vaavaaw (Keep the Heart Beating)>, Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
2019 <Sarapung (The Resting Place of the Souls)>, MOCA Taipei
2019 <Snail on the Slope>, Malay Makakazuwan Installation Art x Banay Performance Art, Hualien Wata
2019 <No Native, No Love>, Original Living Art Festival, Hualien Cultural and Creative Industries Park
2018 < maaya’ tu rakaz za ‘enay (Searching for the wellspring)>, Malay Installation Art x TAI Body Theatre, Hualien Wata
2018 <Wayfinder>, Taitung Design Exhibition, Front Waves, Back Waves: Austronesian Art Award Retrospective*, Taitung Art Museum
2018 <Protecting Quinoa>, Grains of the Earth Festival: Spring Quinoa Season, Soil and Water Conservation Bureau, Taitung
2018 <Restoration—Song of the Land>, MOCA Taipei
2017 <Knotting Chronicles Series—There’s a Swimming Pool on My Mountain>, Original Living Art Festival: Invisible Time, Hualien Cultural and Creative Industries Park
2017 Taitung Village Echoes—Taitung Cultural and Creative Image Exhibition, Taipei 101
2017 <New Things, Those Who Called This Place Formosa from the Sea and the Evil Spirits That Arrived*, *Hiding in the Island>, MOCA Taipei
2017 <Wave Riders>, East Coast Land Art Festival, Tourism Bureau East Coast Administration
2016 <Vetsik (Marks of Creation)>, Austronesian International Art Award (Merit), Taitung Art Museum
2016 Modern You? Connections and Crossings of New-Generation Indigenous Art, Taitung Art Museum
2015 <Return to the Wild Ocean>, East Coast Land Art Festival, Tourism Bureau East Coast Administration
2013 <Betel Nut>, WEFT International Textile Art Exhibition, SOAS University of London, UK
2012 <Search Before You See>, First Prize, 2nd Austronesian International Art Award, Taitung Art Museum
2009–2012 Indigenous Artists Residency Program Group Exhibition, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
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Collection >>
2017 "Coral" "Sustain the South Island, Work Together" 2017 Pacific Friendship Tour / Presidential Palace
2016 "Weaving the East Coast" / National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts Art Bank
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Public art >>
2019 "Cultural Slices" Hualien County Archaeological Museum
2014 "Fire Heart, Yuli Love" Hualien County Fire Department Yuli Division
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Reports and Interviews >>
2025 without centre, without limits: Resonances Among New Zealand and Taiwanese Indigenous Artists,Art Accrediting,KMFA
2024 Heaven and Earth ,2024 Taipei Art Week and Taipei International Art Fair,DIARY ARTFORUM
2024 < without centre, without limits > Govett-Brewster Art Gallery,NZ
2022 Interview with Malay Makakazuwan, Taiwan Visual Art Archive (TVAA)
2022 <Another Story: Revisiting Taitung Art>, Taitung County Government, pp. 170–179
2021 <WULA I DALAN JA> 2021MIPALIW Land Art 2021 ARTIST RESIDENCY
2017 <Hiding in the Island>,MoCA TAIPEI
2016 [they create their lives] Huadong Artist Documentary Short Film - "Return, the Keeper of the Tribe" ,Ministry of Culture
2015 Original Vision Masalele Art Map Episode 26 [Dada has artistic knowledge] Malay. Makakazuwan
2015 East Coast Land Art Festival
2015 Original Life Festival-One side mountain and sea, one side person
2012 "Search Before You See", First Prize, Austronesian International Art Award
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