Temahahoi na Tirosen


  • Single-channel HD Video, colour, audio, duration 15:18 (loop). Research, concept, narrative and Touch Designer editing by Ciwas Tahos (Anchi Lin), Voiced by Inbis 陳秋燕, Sound Design by 林子寧, Touch Designer glitch-effect technical support by 吳承儒
  • 田調訪問對象:
    Inbis 陳秋燕
    Inbis 尤威仁
    Vukin Takalomay 吳俊霖
    Alak Akatuang 段洪坤
    台南官田雅麗絲髮廊

這件藝術作品背後藏著一段小故事: 2019年,我有幸參與了位於臺南麻豆的總爺藝文中心駐村計畫。某個晚上,一位熱心的在地文化歷史文史工作者叔叔帶我前往附近的「三元宮」。他熱情地向我講解這座廟宇的歷史,帶我看前方的漢式建築,接著引導我走入後方,展示了一座微型的 Kuva(西拉雅族傳統祖靈公廨)。

因緣際會下,我們正好遇見正在進行儀式的尪姨(Inbis)陳秋燕女士。文史工作者大哥告訴我可以拍照紀錄,然而,當我後來整理檔案時,卻發現我的 Sony 攝影機錄下的畫面全數出現了嚴重故障與錯訊(glitch)。當時我嚇了一跳,當場便將所有檔案刪除,這是祖靈阿立祖拒絕被鏡頭記錄,於是便把這份記憶默默收進心裡。

直到 2024 年,我在一份歷史文獻中看到一段記載:荷治時期曾有一大批尪姨被流放到[諸羅山](Tirosen,現今嘉義地區 , 其確切位置至今仍不明,有人推測可能是山區)。這段歷史一直懸在我心頭,直到某個夜晚,我夢見了被流放的尪姨在深山中與 Temahahoi 女人相遇。

2026年,我終於再次拜訪尪姨陳秋燕女士,向她分享了當年發生的事(影像當機),並再次與阿立祖溝通,邀請她為這部影像作品進行旁白配音。此次計畫算是我與阿立祖第一次相遇後,經歷多年後的一種和解。我邀請尪姨朗讀我所撰寫的文本,融入這場充滿故障錯訊的歷史實驗中。在這裡,我將這些[故障錯訊](glitches)想像成被流放的尪姨與 Temahahoi 女人相遇的模糊交界與臨界空間。

This artwork carries a little story behind it: In 2019, I had the opportunity to participate in an artist residency at the Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Centre in Madou, Tainan. One evening, an enthusiastic local cultural historian took me to a nearby temple called Sanyuan Temple. He passionately explained the temple's history, showing me its Han-style architecture at the front, and then led me to the back to reveal a tiny Kuva (a traditional Siraya ancestral shrine). By chance, we ran into Inbis (spiritual medium), whose name is Chiu-Yen Chan, who was conducting the ritual. The local historian uncle told me it was fine to take photos and document the moment.

However, when I went to organise my files, my Sony video camera’s footage was entirely glitched. I was so startled that I ended up deleting all the files on the spot (interpreting it as Alid, the ancestral spirits, refusing to be filmed, so I kept this memory quietly in my heart. Later in 2024, I came across a historical document mentioning that during the Dutch occupation period, a large group of Inbis was exiled to Tirosen (its exact location remains unknown). Some said it could be the mountain area.

I carried this piece of history in my mind for a while, until one night, I dreamed of the exiled Inbis encountering Temahahoi women in the mountains. In 2026, I finally visited Inbis Chiu-Yen Chan to share what had happened and invited her to narrate the videowork. This project serves as a way of reconciling my encounter to Alid. I invited Inbis to speak my text for my glitched historical experimentation where I imagine glitches as the liminal space where the exiled Inbis and Temahahoi meet.

Video stills, 2026


Short excerpt Temahahoi na Tirosen, full duration 15:18, 2026 © Ciwas Tahos (Anchi Lin)