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Spodoptera Litura
斜紋夜蛾
Taipei Fine Arts Museum台北市立美術館,2015

Spodoptera Litura was an experimental symbiotic mechanism developed in collaboration with the Department of Entomology at the National Chung Hsing University. The artist stayed in a greenhouse for two nights and three days where plants were grown and leaf worms (Spodoptera litura) were cultivated. The artist fed on the larvae for protein and collected his urine to water the plants through an irrigation system, thereby creating a small ecosystem. During his time in the greenhouse, the artist also created art and experimented with the possibilities of living a low carbon-emission life.

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《斜紋夜蛾》與國立中興大學昆蟲系合作,提出一共生實驗機制。溫室內種植盆栽、孵育斜紋夜蛾幼蟲。藝術家在其中生活三天兩夜,以高蛋白質的幼蟲為食。同時蒐集尿液經給水系統灌溉葉菜,建構小型生態圈。藝術家駐居溫室,亦如常創作,體現未來低碳生活之可能。

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影片:蔡弦剛

合作:國立中興大學昆蟲系

Video:Tubie Tsai

Collaboration: Department of Entomology at the National Chung Hsing University