在「樂山飲」計畫裡,筆者作為一名局外人進入樂山教養院;思考藝術如何參與一個身心障礙的照護機構?而藝術如何定位自身的社會實踐意義?這些提問伴隨整個創作過程。在耙梳整個計畫的脈絡下,參照「參與(participate)」在政治上產生的謬誤,開啟對參與型態的藝術進行反思:若政治的「參與」成為支配系統裡的共犯結構,被視為一種政治正確的過程;那麼,要如何重新思考「參與」在整個藝術計畫所代表的意義?於是,筆者試圖從創作者與共同作者(co-author)的創作關係,來思考以「合作(collaboration)」作為藝術連結社會的型態。「母親的布」計畫即是從這個概念出發,筆者的母親受「玩布工作坊」的影響,從對自我生命故事的探索與分享,建立自我意識與價值,這個脈絡激發了筆者與母親進行共同創作的計畫,以此更深入思考「合作」如何作為一種藝術與社會的中介。 因此,筆者提議以「結盟式合作(aligned collaboration)」為探討藝術在社會實踐。在建構此概念中,主要啟發自克萊兒•畢夏普(Claire Bishop)「派遣式表演(outsourcing authenticity)」以及蘇西•蓋伯利克(Suzi Gablik)在「連結性美學(Connective Aesthetics)」提到的「夥伴關係(partnership)」;而對於藝術實踐社會的概念,受亞蘭•杜漢(Alain Touraine)「社會行動者」的概念影響為主。然而,這樣的提議並非意圖要「結盟式合作」成為一種創作的範式,而是從實踐過程表述一種批判社會的觀點;從橫向連結所進行創造性的生產,作為對支配系統裡獨裁力量的反動。
In my experience of the project called “Happy Mount Drink”, I have been as an outsider in Happy Mount Colony which takes care of the disabilities. My concern about socially engaged art are how participates in this colony and what the position for the meaning of social practice. After reviewed the working process on this project, I reflect on participatory art which refers to the use and misuse of political participation: if “participation” becomes to complicity with dominant power structure and is viewed as the process of political correctness, how to re-think regarding of the meaning of “participation” in art practice? Thus, I attempted consider “collaboration” to connect art in society from the relationship with the co-author. The idea of the project named “Mothers’ Textile” is to collaborate with my mother. Under the influence of Textile Playing Workshop, my mother built up her women’s subjective consciousness from reviewing and sharing the story of her life with others in workshop. Because of my mother’s experience, I invited her to the project as my co-work. It starts to investigate the core of art practice that how “collaboration” can be a medium between art and society. Thus, I suggest “aligned collaboration” to investigate art practice in society. The concept refers to “outsourcing authenticity” from “Delegated Performance: Outsourcing Authenticity” of Claire Bishop, and “partnership” from “Connective Aesthetics” of Suzi Gablik. The reference of the idea for art practice in society is mainly based on “social actors” from Alain Touraine. However, “aligned collaboration” does not suggest a type of art creation. Instead, it presents the point of view for social criticism through working process. And also, this is a kind of reactionary to the hegemony in dominated system through the creative production with horizontal connection such as “aligned collaboration.”