2022｜Light sculpture projection, live band｜National Tainan National University of the Arts, College of Music, Graduate Institute of Animation and Film Art
《2022 TNNUA Arts Festival — 樂光藝情 光雕樂會》was successfully held on November 17th. This performance was the centerpiece of the 26th anniversary celebration of Tainan National University of the Arts (referred to as TNNUA). Dean of the College of Music, Tehwa Shih, took on the role of overall planning, while Associate Professor Chih-Chien Lin conducted and led the College of Music Wind Ensemble, presenting the school's first-ever live light and music performance. The visual aspects of light art were overseen by Associate Professor Helin Luo from the Graduate Institute of Animation and Film Art, College of Sound and Image Arts, integrating the course "Topics on Media Art". Students from various departments collaborated to create light art visuals, combining classical music performed live by the orchestra with technological light art. This showcase demonstrated the integration of "sound and color" learned at the university, providing the audience with a dual feast for both auditory and visual senses.
Vice President Tsui-mei Huang recounted the 26-year journey of TNNUA, which has evolved from its humble beginnings with a small number of faculty and students and just four master's programs to its current status as an institution with five colleges and a wealth of teaching resources. Today, TNNUA has successfully realized the vision of its founding president, Mr. Han Pao-Teh, by integrating art and technology, making it a prime example of the fusion of technology and the arts. The performance we are witnessing today serves as the epitome of technological artistry in practice.
The entire performance symbolizes fate, bringing students together at TNNUA near the Wusanto Reservoir. Each individual embarks on their own unique journey, carrying distinct feelings. They transform the nourishment provided by our school into creative energy, combining abstract and concrete concepts using various artistic techniques, all showcased within the visuals.
The performance is divided into four segments, each directed by students from the Graduate Institute of Animation and Film Art. The first segment, "Dawn · Continuation," is directed by 吳秉祐, with 林雅雲, 鄭曉瓊, and 鄭子凡 responsible for image design. The theme portrays all things gradually awakening as the sun rises, with water nourishing the land and giving birth to life, transforming into butterflies—a journey that begins. The second segment, "Play · Connect," is directed by 黃孟凡, with 封皓瀠, 張承濬, and 劉子寧 in charge of image design. The visuals lead the audience to a mysterious realm, evoking excitement, curiosity, and nervousness as their adventure unfolds. The third segment, "Drama · Gather," is directed by 丁浩益, with 劉黃寶,黃聖為, and 趙振軒 handling the image design. Coordinated with the musical composition, the performance space is transformed into an artistic sanctuary, a collision of classical and technological elements bringing new dimensions to the journey. The fourth segment, "Offspring · Seed," is directed by 謝雨庭, with 趙雅玲, 潘保源, 柯家勝, 羅毓翔, and 朱筱晶 in charge of image design. The imagery symbolizes graduation, portraying students growing from a small seed under the guidance and protection of their teachers, and as their time at the school comes to a close, it marks both an end and a fresh beginning.
With the end of the four performances, the audience slowly dispersed under the night sky, stopping for the "Journey", and once again moving forward for the Journey. This audio-visual feast not only allowed the students to show what they had learned, practicing the integration of technology and art, but also brought the audience full of life energy and infinite emotion, and also drew the eye of the 26th Anniversary of the Tainan National University of the Arts.
