〈如意生命〉"Ruyi Life"
〈如意生命〉"Ruyi Life"
〈如意生命〉"Ruyi Life"
藝術家與紅色戰士
2025 日本 明石天文館
Akashi Municipal Planetarium, Japan
2025年7月18日中午12點整，日本兵庫縣明石市「明石天文科學館」正式揭幕：展開台灣與日本科學合作，七個城市，五年全國巡迴展。 特別的是，臺灣藝術家康木祥以《如意生命》，結合宇宙科學與當代藝術，以雕塑作為文化與科學的橋樑，為臺日交流注入嶄新能量。
位於東經135度正上方的「明石天文科學館」，開幕當日現場嘉賓雲集，並在日本標準時間中午正12點整進行剪綵儀式（如圖），象徵位於日本時區的展出開始。出席貴賓包括：明石市立天文科學館井上毅館長、大阪市立科學博物館吉岡克己館長、台灣國立自然科學博物館黃文山館長、台灣•日本全國巡迴展策展人大阪工業大學真貝壽明教授，國立清華大學李瑞光教授、藝術家康木祥、及總統府國策顧問陳天隆會長等人，為台日科學、文化、藝術交流，寫下重要篇章。
2015年人類首次偵測到重力波，其來源正是雙黑洞的併合事件，所產生的空間波動軌跡，恰與「如意」的 S 形曲線不謀而合。機緣巧合，2015年康木祥以鋼纜為媒材，透過彎折、拉張與交織，將這股來自宇宙的脈動轉化為有形雕塑：《如意生命》。康木祥巧合地賦予科學現象可感知的藝術語言視覺詮釋。透過科學與藝術為橋樑，為臺日交流注入嶄新能量。
康木祥在開幕致詞中動情表示：「這次我帶著台灣的生命來到日本，也剛好遇到萬博博覽會展出期間，希望來自世界各地的旅客，都能感受到台灣與日本之間的情感，就如同鋼纜一般，縱貫過去、現在與未來，堅韌不斷、緊密相連。也特別感謝台灣企業「豐興鋼鐵」及「一之軒」支持這次的展覽活動。明石天文台著名的「軌道戰隊」紅色隊長，也特別著裝出席當日剪綵活動，為大家帶來邁向宇宙的無比勇氣。
At 12:00 noon on July 18, 2025, the Akashi Municipal Planetarium in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, officially opened the exhibition, marking the start of a five-year nationwide tour across seven cities to promote scientific collaboration between Taiwan and Japan.
Located precisely on the 135° east meridian, the Akashi Municipal Planetarium hosted its grand opening on July 18, 2025, with distinguished guests gathered on site. At exactly 12:00 noon Japan Standard Time, the ribbon-cutting ceremony (see photo) was held, symbolizing the official start of the exhibition within Japan’s time zone.
Attending guests included: Director Takeshi Inoue of the Akashi Municipal Planetarium; Director Katsumi Yoshiokaof the Osaka Science Museum; Director Wen-Shan Huang of Taiwan’s National Museum of Natural Science; Professor Toshiaki Shinkai of Osaka Institute of Technology, curator of the Taiwan–Japan Nationwide Touring Exhibition; Professor Jui-Kuang Lee of National Tsing Hua University; Taiwanese artist Kang Mu-Xiang; and Mr. Chen Tian-Long, Senior Advisor to the Office of the President of Taiwan and President of the Taiwan–Japan Friendship Association. Together, they marked a milestone in Taiwan–Japan exchange in science, culture, and art.
In 2015, humanity detected gravitational waves for the first time—ripples in spacetime generated by the merger of two black holes. The trajectory of these cosmic waves coincidentally mirrors the S-shaped curve of the “Ruyi”, a traditional symbol of good fortune. By chance, in the same year, Kang Mu-Xiang began working with steel cables, bending, stretching, and weaving them to embody this cosmic pulse as a tangible sculpture: Infinite Wish for Life (Ruyi Shengming). Through this work, Kang transforms a scientific phenomenon into a perceptible artistic language. By bridging science and art, the piece infuses Taiwan–Japan exchange with fresh energy.
In his heartfelt opening speech, Kang expressed:
“This time, I have brought Taiwan’s vitality to Japan, coinciding with the Expo period. I hope that visitors from all over the world can feel the emotional ties between Taiwan and Japan—like steel cables, stretching across the past, present, and future, resilient and unbreakable. I am especially grateful to Taiwanese enterprises Feng Hsin Steel Co., Ltd. and Ijysheng Bakery for supporting this exhibition.”
Adding to the festive atmosphere, the famous ‘Orbit Rangers’ Red Leader from the Akashi Planetarium made a special appearance in costume at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, bringing with him a spirit of courage to venture toward the universe.
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The Garment District, NYC, the United States.
Diepholz, Germany.
The Paris Contemporary Art Show by YIA ART FAIR, France.
Montreux Biennale, Switzerland.
Rebirth from the Ruins, Potsdamer Platz, Germany.