Bàn-tāi

★《Bàn-tāi》以藝術書出版為載體回應「身份與圖像交互影響識別與誤讀的資訊政治」的錯像學（Misimagology）★

★Bàn-tāi為藝術家之生造詞，Ban（禁止）取自在社群平臺的環境中，帳號或帳號某一行為被禁止；tāi（岱）則取自藝術家姓名最後一字之臺語羅馬拼音，作品名稱為藝術家被封鎖之意★

《Bàn-tāi》是一本集結研究與影像實驗的寫真集，收錄藝術家吳宗岱於研究所階段(2022–2025年)所進行的創作。

作品圍繞「影像如何被觀看與判讀」的問題意識，探索AI、人類與不同文化背景等系統， 在面對影像時所產生的理解與誤讀。

透過模仿、既視感(déjà vu)、削弱圖像資訊等手法，吳宗岱讓影像游移於「像」與「不像」之間， 挑戰觀看系統對圖像的辨識機制。

這些影像究竟被視為誰？是參考資料所投射的既定形象，讓觀者將眼前的主體與過往模特兒混淆？還是出版策略下的人設，使觀者從圖像中尋找某個具體的身分？
《Bàn-tāi》嘗試鬆動觀看與詮釋之間的穩定關係， 讓每張影像都成為系統錯認的現場，也是觀看的提問。
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Bàn-tāi is a collection of work in research and image experimentation which includes the pieces completed by artist Gôo Tsong-tāi during their phase in graduate studies (2022-2025).

The pieces involve awareness of the issue “how are images viewed and explained ” through exploring systems such as AI, humans, and different cultural backgrounds and the understanding and misinterpretation generated when given images.

Through techniques such as imitation, déjà vu, and weakening image information, Gôo Tsong-tāi’s images teeter between “likeness” and “unlikeness”, challenging the image recognition mechanisms of systems.

Who are these images interpreted as? Are they established images projected from reference data that cause the subject in front of the audience to be confused with past models? Or are they characters set under a publishing strategy that forces the audience to search for a specific identity within the image?

Bàn-tāi attempts to destabilize the stable relationship between viewing and interpreting, allowing each image to become the site of a system misrecognition, and questions proposed during appreciation.

作者簡介：

吳宗岱 Gôo Tsong-tāi

生於1997年，現居臺中。其創作關注Z世代語境中性別與身分的流動性，作品游走於觀念藝術、裝置與社會實踐之間，並以社群媒體、ACG同人文化與Z世代價值觀等元素作為創作媒介，模糊藝術家作為單一創作者的界線。
2023年，以作品〈Bàn-tāi〉進入國際視野，入選首屆香港「藝術未來獎」亞洲優秀畢業生獎30位入圍者。創作足跡遍及臺灣、中國、荷蘭、澳洲與日本。
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Born in 1997, currently resides in Taichung. Their works focus on the fluidity of gender and identity in the language of Gen Z; Gôo’s pieces often toe the line between conceptual art, installation art, and social practices, using creative mediums such as social media, ACG doujin culture, and Gen Z values. They blurs the boundaries of artists being viewed as one-dimensional creators.
In 2023, they gained international recognition through their piece Bàn-tāi, which was nominated as one of the 30 exceptional Asian graduate candidates of the inaugural Hong Kong Art Future Awards. Their works can be found in Taiwan, China, the Netherlands, Australia, and Japan.
IG：@wutsongtai

譯者簡介：

書籍裝幀

黃千芮 Connie huang

生於新莊，平面設計師、詩人，其裝幀讓閱讀體驗包含了觸覺與視覺。獨立出版詩集《當你想起時》（2022）、《越來越靠近》（2018）、《你有沒有想要遺忘的事情》（2017）

www.conniehuangstudio.com