鵝頸頭用的圓錐形帽箍Frankie Fathers駐村成果展
駁二藝術家進駐計畫 Pier-2 Artist-In-Residence Program
Frankie Fathers 駐村成果展 — 鵝頸頭用的圓錐形帽箍
Frankie Fathers Residency Exhibition — Wigwam For A Goose's Bridle
Frankie Fathers 的裝置《鵝頸頭用的圓錐形帽箍》探討照護者的情感經驗。作品源自她照顧患有阿茲海默症父親 Michael 的過程，回應父親因病對堆疊樹枝的執著及她身在海外的內疚感。藝術家以拾得木材重建父親的柴堆，表達挫折與無力。駐村期間，她與高雄照護者合作製作「關懷毛毯門」作為入口，象徵父親記憶的流逝，並以捐贈衣物與領帶打結成物，書寫內心矛盾。作品隨時間演變，呼應阿茲海默症的不可預測性。
展覽名稱《鵝頸頭用的圓錐形帽箍》（Wigwam for a Goose's Bridle）是一句老派的紐西蘭俚語，意思是「胡說八道」或「荒謬的事情」。藝術家的父親來自紐西蘭，當她還是個孩子、總是問不停問題時，父親經常用這句話回應她。
攝影：南河映像-Saru
Frankie Fathers’ installation Wigwam for a Goose’s Bridle explores the emotional complexities of caregiving. Inspired by caring for her father Michael, who has Alzheimer’s disease, it reflects his obsession with stacking twigs and her guilt at being overseas. Using found wood to rebuild his woodpile, she expresses frustration and helplessness. During her residency, she collaborated with Kaohsiung carers to create self-care blanket doors, symbolizing her father’s fading mind. Donated clothing and her father’s ties were knotted into words expressing conflicted feelings. The interactive work evolves daily, mirroring Alzheimer’s unpredictability.
The exhibition title Wigwam for a Goose’s Bridle is an old-fashioned New Zealand phrase that means nonsense or something absurd. The artist’s father, who is from New Zealand, would often say this phrase to her when she asked him endless questions as a child.
Image: SouthlinkFilm-Saru
類型： 人文藝術展覽
日期 ： 2025-04-19 至 2025-04-27 (一週至兩週內)
地點： 台灣高雄市 駁二藝術特區
地址： 駁二大義區C9-10倉庫
