回莫村－壁毯 Huai Mo Village - Tapestry

回莫村－壁毯 Huai Mo Village - Tapestry

壁毯 Tapestry，268 × 186 cm，2013

While Hsu visited Huai Mo Tzu Chiang House, he found more than ten sewing machines donated by a British ten more years ago. In his original intention, the British hoped, with these machines, local orphans could make a living from producing and selling purses and clothes on their own. However, these machines were only partially utilised. Therefore, Hsu invited a teacher to teach orphans how to use it and then completed this tapestry work together. The image of the tapestry is from a picture taken in 1973, in which two senior officers are standing in front of the newly-established CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). These fabrics are usually used to make clothes for local children. The fabric in dark blue is used for making girl's skirts, the khaki is used for boy's pants, and the white is used for their shirts.

藝術家許家維探訪回莫自強之家期間，發現了十多台縫紉機，是十多年前一位英國人所捐贈。這位英國人當初的用意是希望當地的孤兒能夠利用縫紉機製作一些包包或衣服，用以販售並換取生活的費用。但最後這些縫紉機並未充分利用。於是藝術家邀請了一位老師來教導這些小朋友使用縫紉機，並共同完成了這幅壁毯。壁毯上的圖像來自於1973年間，情報局的長官在剛成立沒多久的情報局前所拍攝的照片。而這些布料通常用於製作當地小朋友的衣服，深藍色的布料是用於製作女孩子的裙子，卡其色的布料用於男孩子的褲子，白色則是襯衫。