I started the "Shoes Walking Project" in June, 2010. This time, I wanted to use the ATM machine to help me track the life cycle of a pair of shoes.
First of all, I bought a new pair of shoes for this project and scanned the shoes bottom. I decided to only wear these shoes when I executed this project. Subsequently, I opened up a bank account in the Taiwan Cooperative Bank on Minzu Road in Kaohsiung City and deposited NTD1,001. At the same time, I asked a friend in Taipei City to open up another account at Taiwan Cooperative Bank in Taipei and deposit NTD1,000. Two bank cards were issued after the respective accounts were opened. I started walking from my place to the ATM at the Taiwan Cooperative Bank on Minzu Road in Kaohsiung. Every time, I would make a transfer of NTD1 to the other account with my bank card.
The distance from my place to Taiwan Cooperative Bank was 2.5 kilometers, and the round trip was 5 kilometers. Making 20 transfers would make 100 kilometers. I scanned the bottom of my shoes after walking every 100 kilometers until the shoes were wrecked. The scanned documents of the shoes as well as the bankbooks to the two accounts will be made into documents of the performance, and I plan to spend three years on this project.
I feel like shoes are like our buddies or close friends. We are together every step of the way, in each corner of the world, making a footprint. This pair of wrecked shoes symbolizes the efforts we make in life. It does not matter what we gain or lose because in an unpredictable life, it seems none of it matters too much. Just as the saying goes, “iron shoes have walked through the chaos of life, in vain.” Perhaps this piece of work will help viewers slow down their steps to reflect, to feel, and to decided on the meaning behind the steps they have taken in life.
2010年六月起，我開始進行《走鞋計劃》。這一次我是要利用自動櫃員機幫助我記錄一雙鞋的生命歷程。
首先，我為此計劃買了一雙新鞋，先掃瞄鞋底一次，爾後只有在執行此計劃時才穿用此鞋。然後，我在高雄市民族路的合作金庫銀行開戶，存入1,001元。同時，我也請台北的朋友在台北的一家合作金庫銀行開戶，存入1,000元，並各自取得一張金融卡。之後我開始持續往返步行，自家至高雄市民族路合作金庫銀行的自動櫃員機，每次都用金融卡在兩帳戶之間轉帳1元。
單程從家到合作金庫銀行的距離是2.5公里，往返有5公里，轉帳20回會走100公里。每100公里我會紀錄掃瞄鞋底一次，直到此鞋穿壞為止。這雙鞋子逐漸耗損的影像以及兩帳號的存摺，將會製成行為的文件。我預計約用三年的時間磨破這雙鞋，完成此計劃。
我覺得鞋像是人的兄弟、知己，一直在一起，每個地方，每個足跡。上述的這雙鞋以他的磨損隱喻人生汲汲奔走，不論所得、所失，在無常之下終究徒勞。正所謂「鐵甲鞋踏遍了紅塵，徒碌碌」。這件作品或許可以讓觀者因此慢下腳步，靜心體會、思考、抉擇自己的生命步伐與意義。
First of all, I bought a new pair of shoes for this project and scanned the shoes bottom. I decided to only wear these shoes when I executed this project. Subsequently, I opened up a bank account in the Taiwan Cooperative Bank on Minzu Road in Kaohsiung City and deposited NTD1,001. At the same time, I asked a friend in Taipei City to open up another account at Taiwan Cooperative Bank in Taipei and deposit NTD1,000. Two bank cards were issued after the respective accounts were opened. I started walking from my place to the ATM at the Taiwan Cooperative Bank on Minzu Road in Kaohsiung. Every time, I would make a transfer of NTD1 to the other account with my bank card.
The distance from my place to Taiwan Cooperative Bank was 2.5 kilometers, and the round trip was 5 kilometers. Making 20 transfers would make 100 kilometers. I scanned the bottom of my shoes after walking every 100 kilometers until the shoes were wrecked. The scanned documents of the shoes as well as the bankbooks to the two accounts will be made into documents of the performance, and I plan to spend three years on this project.
I feel like shoes are like our buddies or close friends. We are together every step of the way, in each corner of the world, making a footprint. This pair of wrecked shoes symbolizes the efforts we make in life. It does not matter what we gain or lose because in an unpredictable life, it seems none of it matters too much. Just as the saying goes, “iron shoes have walked through the chaos of life, in vain.” Perhaps this piece of work will help viewers slow down their steps to reflect, to feel, and to decided on the meaning behind the steps they have taken in life.
2010年六月起，我開始進行《走鞋計劃》。這一次我是要利用自動櫃員機幫助我記錄一雙鞋的生命歷程。
首先，我為此計劃買了一雙新鞋，先掃瞄鞋底一次，爾後只有在執行此計劃時才穿用此鞋。然後，我在高雄市民族路的合作金庫銀行開戶，存入1,001元。同時，我也請台北的朋友在台北的一家合作金庫銀行開戶，存入1,000元，並各自取得一張金融卡。之後我開始持續往返步行，自家至高雄市民族路合作金庫銀行的自動櫃員機，每次都用金融卡在兩帳戶之間轉帳1元。
單程從家到合作金庫銀行的距離是2.5公里，往返有5公里，轉帳20回會走100公里。每100公里我會紀錄掃瞄鞋底一次，直到此鞋穿壞為止。這雙鞋子逐漸耗損的影像以及兩帳號的存摺，將會製成行為的文件。我預計約用三年的時間磨破這雙鞋，完成此計劃。
我覺得鞋像是人的兄弟、知己，一直在一起，每個地方，每個足跡。上述的這雙鞋以他的磨損隱喻人生汲汲奔走，不論所得、所失，在無常之下終究徒勞。正所謂「鐵甲鞋踏遍了紅塵，徒碌碌」。這件作品或許可以讓觀者因此慢下腳步，靜心體會、思考、抉擇自己的生命步伐與意義。
