1975

依法兒‧瑪琳奇那
Eval Malinjinnan

依法兒瑪琳奇那,布農族藝術家,現旅居澳洲。

出生在下霜的二月,失去蹤影巫師的第七個小孩,是個遺腹子。
與父親差身而過短暫的部落兩年歲月,身骨裡也隱眠著山中的靈氣。
從深林的歲月到錯綜複雜的人性世界,經歷過新爸爸的中風、憂鬱症的母親、放學後到凌晨的拾荒日子、七歲開始忙不完的家事、一路拖著大水桶遠井邊的洗衣、酸掉的便當、互相謾罵的姐姐,追殺家人的酒鬼哥哥們、繳不出的學費、其他小孩的譏笑辱罵,讓幼小的心不得不出走自己在流浪的母地,遠渡他洋,說著不再熟悉的語言。

這樣的故事,在殖民的功利與資本主義雙脅下,像竄繞的病毒,蔓延很多原住民族的家庭中,而飽受流離失所生分了生命文化的信仰核心。我們也知道,愛,可以讓心強大,可惜,這不是失根的原住民族可以知道安身的命運。為了能夠安身只能看不見眼中的無奈、悲傷、生氣、不解以及疑惑,邊緣夾縫中生存。

唯有歲月的洗禮與時機的到來,才可以認知這些神聖的經歷,都是為了能讓心中的眼睛看見,在世界的視野中用身體寫下文化衝擊及霸權下的世代創傷,並奠定覺知「人道」的價值與語言力量的推手。

Eval Malinjinnan is a Taiwanese indigenous artist living in Australia.

During a snowy February, Eval Malinjinnan was born to the seventh child of a missing Bunun Shaman; she is a posthumous child. Even though Eval’s father passing her by, the two years in the community has embedded the divine essence in her.

From the remote village to the convoluted outside world of reality, she went through her step-father’s sudden stroke, depressed mother, endless house chores, abusive language among sisters and alcoholic brothers’ domestic violence, and on-going discriminatory environment, all together pushing her out of her motherland where she went into exile and learnt to speak different languages.

Under the intrusion of colonialism along with utilitarianism and capitalism, this kind of scenario is a contagious plague pervading in the most Indigenous families. That they have been remorseful for the disconnection of their motherland and their core beliefs. Love can strengthen hearts, however for the uprooted and colonized peoples, to get fed is the priority. We need to prevail against helpless, rage, sorrow, uneasiness and doubt to survive in the edge of oblivion.

Luckily time can appease a traumatic past. Leading to the realization of seeing all predicaments as a sacred path by the mental eye, to articulate the mutual intergenerational trauma across the globe caused by cultural hegemony in the language within physical experiences. In addition to be aware of the value of humanity and the power of language. Accordingly, returning to the once discarded matrix is the only way to comprehend the meaning of life.

Accomplishments

●1987 National Taipei College of Business Graduate

●1992 Tokyo Foreign Language College Graduate

●1994 Tokyo MUSASHINO Design College

●2010 TAFE ASP Australia Graduate

●2011 Egyptian Mystical University online study

●2015 Australia Nan Tien Institute Graduate in Applied Buddhist Studies

●2017 Australia University of New England, Bachelor of Arts class

Accomplishments

●2016 Taiwan Pulima Art Award

●2010 Freelance Prose Award

●2009 Freelance Prose Award

●2005 Taiwan Indigenous Industry CI design Silver Award

●2002 Taiwan Indigenous Prose Award 

Accomplishments

●2017
Co-author of the Children book: Granny Ibu’s magic beans

●2016
The ART of the WOMAN book launch press conference

●2009
AIPP UN Prep-meeting in Ma’sia
Co-host of Tai-tung Haiduan Township New Year Eve Concert
Zong-yuan University Lecture of Handicraft Class
Ketagelan Culture Centre-Lecture of Handicraft Class
Taiwanese Indigenous Employment Development-Lecture
Taiwan Employment Association-Instructor
The 2nd Feminine Seminar-Lecture

●2008
The first Taiwan Indigenous Handcraft Certification Judge

●2007
The 3rd Indigenous Feminine Seminar Project CI designer
The 2nd Contemporary Austronesia Art Project residency artist

●2006
The 2nd Indigenous Feminine Seminar Project CI design Project

●2005
Miao-li Local Industry Mugcup Design Project
US SFIGF Moscone Gift Fair (San Francisco)
The Taipei Healthcity foreign guest hosting team

●2004
Taiwan Public TV Studio Design Project
Eval’s Angel Book announcement
The Bunun Legend DVD cover design

Exhibition

●2017
Taiwan KH museum Pulima art exhibition

●2016
TICA (Taipei Indigenous Contemporary Art ) solo exhibition.
Taipei ART exhibition

●2012
IMOW online gallery exhibition

●2011
Art Revolution Taipei
Beijing international culture and creative fair exhibition
AHAF Hong Kong exhibition

●2004
Taiwan Indigenous Culture Park Gallery solo exhibition
Shin-chu Shin-yuan Gallery Gallery solo exhibition
Sunrise Department Store Display-window Display

●2003
Taipei Tamshui Chi-ji Gallery solo exhibition
Taipei Jou-chon-Ge Gallery solo exhibition
Taipei Mediterranean Sea Gallery solo exhibition
National Chengchi University Gallery solo exhibition
Taitung Bunun Foundation Gallery solo exhibition

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