宇宙何許

《宇宙何許》為2019年高雄市立市美術館辦理現代水墨之父劉國松來台70周年紀念展「奔．月」時，由黃心健與張文杰合作導演的VR影片。透過VR，兩位導演將展覽畫作轉化為虛擬世界，讓觀眾得以用不同角度，進入劉國松的畫中世界。《宇宙何許》分為「觀」、「戲」、「入」三幕，對應劉國松「開天闢地」、「畫若佈弈」、「地球何許」三種畫風。 「觀／開天闢地」引領觀眾一睹劉國松現代水墨的震撼；「戲／畫若佈弈」則代表劉國松隨心而遇的創作心緒。「入／地球何許」更超脫了人間山水景色，躍入了宇宙風景，代表劉國松的創作始於山水，而最終將宇宙景色納入其浩淼的藝術心象之中。

透過《宇宙何許》，黃心健將他對劉國松現代水墨的理解重新建構為VR的畫中世界，原本平面化的水墨山水，藉由科技成為一個觀眾可進入、漫遊其中的世界，由原本心神嚮往的「觀看」成為神遊其中的「沉浸」，讓觀眾與作品產生全新的互動。

The Universe of Liu Kuo-Sung is a VR video created through a collaboration between Huang Hsin-Chien and Chang Wen-Chieh in 2019 when the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts arranged “To the Moon,” a special exhibition for Liu Kuo-Sung, the father of modern ink, commemorating the 70^th anniversary of his arrival in Taiwan. The work harnesses the traits of VR technology to transform the paintings in the exhibition into a virtual world, allowing audiences to enter the world of Liu’s paintings through different viewing angles. The Universe of Liu Kuo-Sung is composed of three scenes: “Observation,” “Play,” and “Enter,” corresponding to Liu’s three different painting styles: “Separating the Heaven from the Earth,” “Free Rendering of the Canvas,” and “Which is Earth.” The “Observation/ Separating the Heaven from the Earth” section guides viewers into the grandeur of Liu’s modern ink paintings, “Play/ Free Rendering of the Canvas” showcases Liu’s free creative renderings, and “Enter/ Which is Earth” transcends the physical sceneries of the world and enters the view of the universe, manifesting how Liu’s works are rooted in landscapes but ultimately advance to envelop the universe in its vast artistic mindscape.

Through The Universe of Liu Kuo-Sung, Huang Hsin-Chien re-constructs his understanding of Liu’s modern ink into a world of painting through VR, transforming the original two-dimensional ink landscape into a technological world that allows audiences to immerse themselves and wander within. The previous act of “viewing” becomes an “immersive” experience that encourages new interactions with the works.