Introduction

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「Room for Rent 租屋計畫」是一個2015年開始策劃的插畫藝術創作計畫，當時於台北市四處尋找租屋處，看了各式各樣的房間，有感於許多居住於分租雅房的人們互相不認識、也不怎麼交談，卻與彼此僅有一牆之隔、住在同一棟房子裡，這樣親密但疏離的弱關係引起我的好奇心，進而思考人們如何去認識一個人？如果不知道對方的長相，該如何去認識一個人？
初步思考後，我認為除去長相，平時我們是經由人的附件 (如衣服、談吐) 來認識一個人，將此附件形象化，並將範圍擴大至一個房間，就成為房間內的裝潢和擺設，因此我決定描繪數個房間來介紹我所認識的人，畫的雖是房間，但更是人的畫像。以此藝術計畫試著發問，藉由藝術形式，能否不經由外貌、性別等來認識一個人？
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Given the high property prices, it is common for people to share an apartment in Taipei city. However, these “roommates” do not seem to know each other too well, despite the fact that they are in close proximity to each other. We usually come to know a person through his/her appearances and personal attributes, which somewhat reflect his or her personality. On the one hand, our sense of self-identity is built around the clothes we wear and the way we talk. On the other hand, the living space is also an expression of personal identity. That said, I have decided to draw a room to illustrate a person’s image.

Process

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首先我挑選了幾位認識的朋友，並描繪專屬於他們的房間，繪製完成後製作成租屋廣告傳單的形式 (如右圖)，印出並張貼在台北市街頭。傳單上面會有印有此藝術計畫網站連結的撕除標籤，進入連結網站將可以看到更多此計畫的相關訊息，以及房間主人們更多的故事。取消了房價，取而代之被吸引而來到這個網站的，是更多對人的好奇心。
另一方面，在完成插畫，但還未進行傳單張貼前，我會將畫好的房間給計劃參與者們看過，並針對畫面解說，接著進行簡短的訪問 (見ROOM OWNER分頁)，結束後贈送印出的一份傳單海報給受訪者們。
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​The form of the illustration will be flyers with tear off tabs, which is a type of interactive Street Art. First, I will select four to five people, who I am familiar with. Second, based on my own imagination of these people, I will draw several rooms on the flyers as illustrations on the flyers. Finally, I will print out these flyers and post them on the bulletin board at various locations. Anyone who is interested in the rooms listed on the flyers can tear off the tab with a contact link written on it and visit a website, which contains more information of the owner of the rooms.