Chenglong Wetland Ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ Iṣẹ́ Ọnà Àyíká by Yunlin County Government

Chenglong Wetland Ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ Iṣẹ́ Ọnà Àyíká by Yunlin County Government is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àjọ àti Ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ Competition Category.

FàdákàÀjọ· 2024

Chenglong Wetland Ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ Iṣẹ́ Ọnà Àyíká

by Yunlin County Government

Client: Yunlin County Government

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Àjọ Category

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The Design

About Chenglong Wetland Ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ Iṣẹ́ Ọnà Àyíká

Chenglong Wetland jẹ́ ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ iṣẹ́ ọnà àyíká tí ó wáyé ní Yunlin, Taiwan. Ní abúlé Chenglong, ìfàjáde omi abẹ́lẹ̀ tí ó pọ̀jù fa ìrì ilẹ̀ sílẹ̀ àti ìwọlé omi òkun sínú àwọn oko, èyí tí ó dá ilẹ̀ olómi kan sílẹ̀. Láti ọdún 2010, àwọn oníṣẹ́ ọnà láti Taiwan àti láti ilẹ̀ òkèèrè ti ń ṣiṣẹ́ pọ̀ pẹ̀lú àwọn olùgbé láti kọ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ ọnà ìfisípò láti inú àwọn ohun èlò àdúgbò. Ní ọdún 2022, àsè iṣẹ́ ọnà tí ń ṣàn mú iṣẹ́ ọnà eré ìdárayá lọ sínú àyíká àdánidá, tábìlì oúnjẹ ẹ̀dá àyíká sì gbé àwọn oúnjẹ tí a ṣe láti inú àwọn ohun èlò ìgbà àdúgbò kalẹ̀. Ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ náà ń pe àfiyèsí sí àwọn ọ̀ràn àyíká, ó sì ń ṣe àtìlẹ́yìn fún ètò ọrọ̀-ajé àdúgbò.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award

Chenglong Wetland Ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ Iṣẹ́ Ọnà Àyíká jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Chenglong Wetland Ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ Iṣẹ́ Ọnà Àyíká yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Chenglong Wetland Ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ Iṣẹ́ Ọnà Àyíká jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: In Chenglong Village, over-extraction of groundwater has resulted in land subsidence and seawater intrusion in farmlands. The government brought public attention to environmental issues through environmental art and artistic activities, thus boosting the local economy and turning the place into a sustainable art village with “ecological conservation and artistic and cultural roots”.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Chenglong Wetland covers a total area of about 171 hectares. The government and the cultural team have invited artists from home and abroad to create environmental artworks together with the residents through an art initiative, creating the largest environmental art gallery in Taiwan.
Production Technology: The government combined the environment and art to raise attention toward environmental issues and create a sustainable art village with “ecological conservation and artistic and cultural roots”.

1. International Exchange:In 2010, the government invited artists from around the world to move in, use local natural resources, and create installation art pieces jointly with local residents.
2.Holding Art Seasons:Exhibitions of environmental art were held regularly from 2010.
3.Transformation of Art Festival:A Flowing Feast of Art was held in 2022 to move performance arts out of the theater and into the natural environment.
The eco-dining table event presented dishes made from local seasonal ingredients.
4. Eco-Dining Table:Specialized food and drink made from local seasonal ingredients.
Design Challenge: 1.The constant over-extraction of groundwater and the extreme climate in Chenglong Village has resulted in land subsidence and seawater intrusion, flooding 60% of the farmlands and forming a wetland.
2.The population has dropped by 40% from 1,600 in 1986 due to the loss of industries, leaving only about 500 people, of whom more than 40% are elderly.
3.The government uses environmental art as a tool for wetland protection and local culture promotion, responding to environmental issues through artistic interpretation, thereby connecting with the international community and revitalizing local culture and local vitality.
Research: The Chenglong Wetland demonstrates local participation in public affairs. Residents and international artists collaborate to create environmentally friendly installation art from local materials. The art festival and eco-dining table have opened up new possibilities for local industries. Over the past ten years, the government has worked hard to build up residents' sense of identity toward their hometown and their confidence in it to draw attention to environmental issues, show the influence of creativity and environmental education, and promote sustainable development.
Inspiration: The Chenglong Wetland is located on the coast of Taiwan, where the over-extraction of groundwater has resulted in land subsidence and seawater intrusion on farmlands. The village has lost its vitality due to massive rural flight, aging, and economic recession.

In 2010, the government launched an environmental art project and invited artists from around the world to move in, use the local natural resources, and create environmental installation art pieces jointly with the local residents. A Flowing Feast of Arts, which was held in 2022, moved performance arts out of the theater and into the natural environment, where the vitality of Chenglong Wetland was manifested. The eco-dining table event promoted the local industry with dishes made from seasonal local ingredients.

The two-day event attracted 5,000 participants and generated a tourism economy worth NT$2,500,000 despite the tourism downturn caused by the pandemic. The combination of ecology and art brought public attention to environmental issues, brought new hope to the Chenglong Wetland, created a local economic boost, and became a sustainable art village with “ecological conservation and artistic and cultural roots”.
Project Duration: Launched on September 2022 in Taiwan Yunlin
Operation Flow: Purpose: Artistic action to revitalize the wetland into a sustainable art village.
Method: To create a theater-style art event through artistic action, environmental art, and performance art.
Results: Environmental and artistic symbiosis, greater environmental awareness, and economic boost.
Team Members: Yunlin County Government:Chang, Li-Shan. Chen, Pi-Chun. Chen, Shih-Hsun. Wu, Hsiu-Mei / Tai-Jih Percussion Group:Chang, Cheng-Yuan / Vitality_circus_art Chao, Tun-Yi / Lee, Kuei-Chih / ChengLong Community Development Association / Kuan Shu Educational Fondation / Uvisual Communication