工業隙縫裡的盆栽景觀：人與樹在失調環境中的符應與共生

Bonsai-scape in an Industrial Crevice Space: On the Possibilities of Co-dwelling and Correspondence of Humans and Trees in a Disturbed Environment

呂欣怡(Hsin-yi Lu)

《考古人類學刊》 95期 (2021/12) Pp. 1-43

https://doi.org/10.6152/jaa.202112_(95).0001

摘要

斑駁鏽蝕的工業設施與綠意盎然的盆栽矮樹之並置，構築了前高雄煉油廠周 邊饒富興味的盆栽景觀。本文從Tim Ingold提出的「寓居視角」來檢視後勁盆栽園裡的生命境況，分析人與樹如何可能在受到工業嚴重干擾的失調環境中寓居與共生。「符應」（correspondence）是本文的關鍵概念，用來描述人與樹的親近性，以及盆栽與工業環境的共存。本研究有三項主要發現，首先，盆栽農在長期養樹的過程中，藉由修剪塑型等等身體動作，以及樹（包括樹皮、樹枝、樹葉等）的觸感給予的回應，與樹共同造就了盆栽。第二，在盆栽園中，由於樹需要密集澆灌與修剪，以及其固著一地的特性，召喚人每日定時至園中勞動，從而打造了一個符應樹之日常需求的共同寓居場所，園中盆栽之可視狀態，替代了言語而成為符應照顧之人生活狀態的具體線索。第三，我從區域的經濟與地景變遷來理解盆栽園出現於此地的緣由，並由此詮釋盆栽形貌與工業都市的符應。人、樹、社群的生命共振，構築了工業設施隙縫中的生機世界。

關鍵字

盆栽 ； 符應 ； 人與植物的關係 ； 都市民族誌

並列摘要

The juxtaposition of rustic industrial facilities and lush potted trees in Houjin community creates an intriguing bonsai-scape in the space adjacent to the former Kaohsiung oil refinery. This paper examines the life world in Houjin's bonsai garden from the "dwelling perspective," conceptualized by Tim Ingold, and analyzes how people and trees can live and grow together in an environment severely disturbed by industrial activities. "Correspondence" is the key concept adopted in this paper to explicate the affinities between humans and trees, as well as the coexistence of bonsais and the industrial environment in which they reside. I draw three conclusions from the field study: First, bonsai can be viewed as a co-creation by the bonsai grower and the tree because its long cultivation process involves a combination of human actions such as pruning and shaping, as well as the tree's tactile responses through bark, branches and leaves. Second, the intensive watering and pruning required to meet the trees' biological needs, as well as the trees' fixation with the ground, have structured the regular work pattern in the garden and created a dwelling place that corresponds to the daily needs of the tree. The visible state of the garden plants has replaced words as concrete clues that correspond to the life conditions of the bonsai growers. Third, I investigate the reason why bonsai agriculture was able to emerge in this area and how the appearance of the bonsai garden corresponds to the formation of the industrial city. The people, the trees and the community have co-constructed a vibrant world with their lives resonating in this crevice amidst industrial facilities.

並列關鍵字

bonsai ； correspondence ； human-plant relationship ； urban ethnography

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