Founded in 1967, the Wufu Junior High School was built during the modernism era. As a result, many of its facades contain reliefs with geometric patterns that were common at the time. The school boasts many large walls with sculptures, some of which made by local Kaohsiung artist Song Shih-hsiung. Accordingly, a team of artists worked together to restore some of the aforementioned walls and turn them into public art. One of said public art is Happily Go.
In this artwork, anthropomorphic lamps were used to represent diligent students, and a book page’s corner was turned to reveal facades with reliefs, transforming 2D reliefs into 3D reliefs that symbolize enrolled or graduating students starting a new chapter in their lives. The students hop on a flying boat to pursue their dreams and paint their lives with bright colors.
This public art successfully illustrates the deep connection between time and space, and is a continuation of the campus’ past.
五福國中創立於民國55年，在現代主義影響下，該時期建築立面常見幾何圖案之浮雕，該校也有多幅大型牆雕，部分為高雄在地藝術家宋世雄之作品，隨著校舍重新改建已拆除消逝。藝術家團隊特地復刻原牆雕並結合公共藝術，作品《歡喜揪夥行》即是其中一例。
擬人化的燈具代表精進求學的學子們，並以書頁翻掀一角，露出歷史牆雕圖騰，讓原本平面浮雕裝置跳脫二維空間侷限，同時象徵入學或畢業學子即將展開人生的新篇章，搭乘飛行船踏上築夢之旅，為青春彩繪出繽紛亮麗的色彩。
本件作品成功詮釋時間與空間環境之間的深度連結，也讓公共藝術成為過去校園記憶的延續。
作品名稱：歡喜揪夥行 Happily Go
作者：林建佑、林韋佑、蘇家賢、黃小明Chien-Yo Lin, Wei-Yu Lin, Chia-Hsien Su, Xiao-Ming Haung
創作年份：2014
材質尺寸：金屬、烤漆、玻璃纖維強化塑膠、混凝土、發光二極體 / 1395×760×145 cm
設置地點：高雄市立五福國民中學