紀念．陳達 Homage to Chen Da

張照堂 CHANG Chao-tang｜台灣 Taiwan｜2000｜DCP｜Colour｜35 min

民俗採集與素人藝術家是張照堂紀錄片中最重要的主題之一。1970年代，張照堂陸續拍攝月琴音樂家陳達。本片拼貼了陳達於1972年屏東恆春、1977年台北稻草人西餐廳，以及同年在台北關渡河岸的彈唱表演。陳達的即興吟唱總有幾分勸世意味，攝影鏡頭也關注著他的生命狀態，片尾將多張陳達的照片進行交叉並置，向已逝的藝術家致敬。

Chen Da, born in 1905, learned traditional Taitung-style songs as a boy. Working as a cowherd and fisherman, he travelled from Hengchun to Taitung. He began his career as a wandering minstrel at 20. Homage to Chen Da portrays his life and singing in various settings, including his hometown and the well-known musical venue in Taipei, Scarecrow Restaurant.

王船祭典 The Boat-Burning Festival

張照堂 CHANG Chao-tang｜台灣 Taiwan｜1979｜DCP｜Colour｜21 min

1970年代，張照堂於中視的「六十分鐘」紀實報導節目中擔任編導、攝影等工作。影片側拍台南蘇厝村燒王船祭典的過程，但沒有收錄任何現場聲響，僅搭配音樂家麥克・歐菲爾德的前衛搖滾民謠〈Ommadawn〉作為配樂，迸發出儀式的神聖性與神秘性，以及信眾的狂喜，不僅在電視上前所未見，也被認為開展了台灣實驗和詩意紀錄片的未來性。

張照堂：「本影片不是講述一場民俗遊行的紀錄報告，而是建構一場地方村民與信仰、神靈互動糾纏的朝聖旅程。台灣的祭典文化總是吵雜零亂，然後說它有『生命力』。換個角度看，使它單純些，凝聚其中的熱情與執狂，將它演化成一場歡愉、悲壯的音像祭典，便是本片小小的期求。」

The film captures the 1979 ritual of Burning the Wang Ye Boat in Sucuo Village, Tainan County. Wang Ye, believed to ward off diseases and evil spirits, is celebrated through building, parading, and burning a wooden boat. Without interviews or dialogue, the visual narrative invokes spirituality and imagination through depictions of people, fire, and the god.

‘This film is not a documentation of folk traditions, but a reconstruction of how the villagers enact their pilgrimage and interact with their gods of spirits. The religious rituals in Taiwan are always noisy and seemingly chaotic, yet with a strong force of life. To make the meaning of the ritual easier to grasp, the film tries to reveal passion and paranoia of the pilgrims and turn it into a spectacle of joy and pathos. This is the only thing I expect to achieve in the film.’ - CHANG Chao-tang

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