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【作品名稱】臺中之心三部曲The Heart of Taichung Trilogy
【創 作 者 】賴純純 Jun T. Lai
【設置地點】臺中車站二樓挑高平臺
【作品尺寸】

 首部曲－生命之樹 （長）456cm×（寬）456 cm×（高）450cm　　　　　             

 二部曲－大地之心　（長）800cm×（寬）800 cm

 三部曲－天空的眼睛　（長）1160cm×（寬）1160 cm×（高）140cm　　

【作品材質】不鏽鋼、彩繪壓克力、石材馬賽克

【完成日期】2018年
【創作理念】

作品說明│

《臺中之心三部曲》是臺中車站凝聚的能量中心，「生命之樹」向上如湧泉般延伸至「天空的眼睛」，向下漫出一片斑斕的「大地之心」，融合臺中的過去、現在與未來，以「自然環保」及「藝術參與」作為臺中新車站聯繫臺灣整體交通網絡的新力量。

首部曲：生命之樹

「生命之樹」向上開展如生命的湧泉，向上延伸與向下扎根，象徵臺中旺盛的生命力及守護自然生態的企圖心。

二部曲：大地之心

「大地之心」是一座充滿生命的繁花森林，繽紛的花草中隱藏著扁船蛸、莫氏樹蛙、臺灣白花蝴蝶蘭、大村鯨、四紋蟻形天牛等國立自然科學博物館珍藏品，以自然石材的溫潤色澤呼應臺中的歷史記憶紋理。

三部曲：天空的眼睛

「天空的眼睛」意指星星，清澄明亮守護著大洋自然生態，藍色鯨骨的排列起伏節奏，如大村鯨在大洋中洄瀾湧動，也如天空的眼睛閃亮在時空中。藉國立自然科學博物館所典藏之大村鯨，反映生態保育與自然科學的努力方向。

“The Heart of the Taichung Trilogy” is the gathering power of the Taichung Station; “The Tree of Life” springs upwards reaching for the “The Sky Eye,” while spreading out on the radiant “Heart of the Land.” It intgrates the past, present, and future of Taichung, utilizing “environmental protection” and “art participation” as a new primary strengthin connecting the New Taichung Station with the overall Taiwan transportation network.

Part I: The Tree of Life

“The Tree of Life” stands like a living fountain springing upward, with roots deep in the land, which symbolizes Taichung’s vitality, as well as its ambition to protect the natural environment.

Part II: Heart of the Land

“Heart of the Land” is a flowery forest full of life. Valuable collections of the National Museum of Natural Science can be seen with a keen eye amongst the vivid plantations, including the Argonauta argo Linnaeus, Rhacophorus moltrechti Boulenger, Phalaenopsis aphrodite subsp. formosana, Balaenoptera omurai, and Myromexocentrus quadrimaculatus Hayashi. The warm color tone of the natural stone materials reflects the historical memories of Taichung.

Part III: The Sky Eye

“The Sky Eye” symbolizes the clear and bright stars that watch over the natural marine ecology. The blue whale bones are arranged as if a rhythm, depicting the movement of an Omura’s whale riding the waves, while shining bright like the eyes of the sky dazzling in time. The Omura’s whale, also a valuable collection of the National Museum of Natural Science, is adopted to represent the direction of our efforts in ecological conservation and natural sciences.