彩虹彼端的忘憂之境 本次展覽以HA.HA.教戰士狼少女為主角，回到狼少女最初的誕生地──忘憂森林；在這座隱藏於時間裂縫的療癒之境，開展HA.HA.宇宙的全新故事創作。
焦躁時代下，張嘉穎的藝術解藥 自2020年以來，對抗病毒的恐懼，在人類心中植入不安的填充物；正當疫情結束之際，地球的另一端卻燃起戰火。「世界和平」成了最奢侈的願望。在憂慮漫溢的混沌時代，張嘉穎於2022的創作《忘憂森林裡的慶典》，試圖引領觀者重回時空孔隙中被遺忘的秘境，給予觀者一處遠離喧擾、避世療心的場域。
「忘憂」一詞的靈感源自神秘的異獸──鵸鵌。據《山海經•西山經》的記載：「翼望之山，有鳥焉，其狀如烏，三首六尾而善笑，名曰鵸鵌，服之使人不厭，又可以御凶」。每當夜幕降臨，鵸鵌輕盈地飛舞於樹冠間，叼著噩夢，於安詳的魔法森林中滑翔。
秉持一貫創作風格，張嘉穎持續探究「時間」與「空間」的解構及聚合，打破時空在常規語境下的運作模式；展出雙拼作品《忘憂森林裡的珍珠之歌》，透過鏡像無限反射的原理化為視覺藝術的特色，而森林中的狼少女轉身背對摘下臉上的面具，這也是張嘉穎首次將自創角色以背面示人，暗示了隱匿與真實的微妙關係，狼少女的轉身，似乎也在呼籲觀者不僅要尋找外在的寧靜，更要勇敢面對內在的真實。
The Untroubled Land Over the Rainbow This exhibition revolves around the HA.HA. warrior, the Wolf Girl, and unfurls a brand-new story of the HA.HA. universe by revealing the secret to the birth of the Wolf Girl.
Chang Chia-Ying’s Artistic Remedy in a Restless Era Since the year of 2020, the entire globe was swept by the pandemic. The fight against the fearful virus and the anxiety caused by isolation filled the human hearts with unease. As the pandemic was about to come to an end, war broke out on the other side of the planet. “World peace” becomes the most unattainable wish.
In this chaotic, anxiety-inflicted era, In Chang Chia-Ying’s creation Celebration in Untroubled Forest of 2022 Chang reveals the existence of the forest, she endeavors to lead her audience back to the Untroubled Forest in the interstice of time, offering people a healing haven secluded from this world.
The term “untroubled” is inspired by the mysterious creature in the forest, known as “Qitu,” which is kind-natured bird that feasts on nightmares. According to “Xishan Jing” of Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas), “there lives a bird in Mt. Yiwang, called ‘Qitu.’ Its form resembles a crow, and its sound resembles people’s laughter.
Having three heads and six tails, its skin can be made into the shield against enemies.” Chang Chia-Ying has always specialized in playing with the ambiguous nature of fairytale characters and objects to engage spectators in reflecting on the times. The diptych painting Pearl Song in the Untroubled Forest adopts a combinative form of alternating the two parts of the painting, and unveils various dimensions in the image, creating a connection between different temporal gaps leading to a different space-time. In this worry-free forest, the Wolf Girl has her back to the spectator and is seen removing the mask on her face.
This is the first time that a character created by Chang turns its back to the audience, through the turning of the Wolf Girl, the artist seems to urge the spectator to not only seek external peace, but also bravely face one’s inner truth.