《ShowCase》箱男 THE BOX MAN

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箱男 (THE BOX MAN)

 

藝術家：IHOR DUDNYK

展期：2020 夏 Summer 

地點：TERRA Coffee House

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箱男 THE BOX MAN

靈感來自安部公房的《箱男》

23日晚，市警察局對該市各區的流浪者進行掃蕩，逮捕了180人，並指控他們犯有輕罪（流浪和乞討）和違犯公共場所的行為規則（街頭禁止的行為）。所有被捕者都被帶到了最近的警察局，他們在承諾“停止流浪”之後被釋放。然而，一個小時後，幾乎所有的人又回到了原來的地方。

為了深入瞭解，調查小隊到了上述地區，希望找到那些被認為是流浪者、無家可歸者或乞丐的人，儘管他們自己對這身分並不認同。社會對這些人不感興趣，反之亦然。

箱男1號崇尚自然，總是希望住在草木茂盛的地方。經過兩天的交流，箱男1號同意在他最喜歡的地方進行拍攝。他還要求我們稍後將其中一張照片發送給他，讓他掛在盒子裡。在最後一天，我們得知箱男1號有一位朋友──箱男2號，住在該地區的另一側，於是我們沿著大橋下的小徑去找他。這座橋是箱男1號流浪以前的重要場所，但他不願記起。

箱男2號認為自己是建築師，因此選擇住在建築物裡，最好是被遺棄的那種，因為人們喜歡互相傷害。雖然建築物日久失修，但他還是感到很舒適。

兩位箱男在兩年前相識，並從那以後就一直保持聯繫。據他們透露，在警察、市政局和其他授權人員的掃蕩中，他們沒有得到任何幫助，而是被當作乞丐或無家可歸者處理。

如果你有關於他們或其他箱男的任何消息，請聯繫市政局。

 

Inspired by Kobo Abe and his novel The Box Man

On the night of the 23^rd, the Police Department of the City conducted a raid on vagrants in all areas of the city. 180 people were arrested and charged with violations of the law on minor offences (vagrancy and begging) and the rules of conduct in public spaces (actions prohibited on the streets). The arrestees were taken to the nearest police department, and were later released after they pledged to “stop living as a vagrant”. However, an hour later, almost all of them again returned to their original places.

In this regard, our group went to the above-mentioned areas, hoping to find those who are usually considered vagrants, homeless people, or beggars, although they do not consider themselves as such. These people are not interesting to society, nor vice versa.

Box Man #1 loves the nature and always tries to stay in places surrounded by greens. After two days of communication, Box Man #1 agreed to do a photoshoot in his favorite spots. He also requested us to send him one of the photos later, which he will hang inside the box.On the last day, we found out that Box Man #1 has a friend. Let’s call him Box Man #2, living on the other side of the area. We took the path under one of main bridges to visit him. The bridge was an important place in the past life of Box Man #1, which he remembers unwillingly.

Box Man #2 thinks he is an architect and so he chooses to live in a building, preferably abandoned, because people are aggressive to each other. The building is in disrepair but he feels comfortable living inside.

The two Box Men met each other two years ago, and they have been keeping in touch since then. According to them, during the raids by the police, the City Administration, and other authorized personnel, they were not offered any assistance but were treated as beggars and homeless people.

If you have any information about them or other Box Men, please contact the City Administration.

伊霍•杜德尼克（Ihor Dudnyk）