What is a Cuttlefish is a funny and unique art installation that resembles an octopus with a round body and belly, wearing shoes and lifting its four trumpet-shaped limps upwards to cheer that seems to dance with the breeze.
The artwork features a variety of imaginative shapes such as an underwater octopod, an exotic, lily-like flower, a sturdy submarine, and an alien robot, emphasizing that contemporary art deconstructs specific structures to incorporate diverse art forms that inspire viewers’ imagination.
The steel-based work is filled with a strong industrial symbolism, echoing Kaohsiung’s industrial roots. The wind-oriented design of the piece reveals the “spontaneous attitude” of sea breezes, bringing natural environments and human civilization together.
本作品取名為「What is花枝」，外型有如八腳章魚，圓形的身體頂著圓滾滾的大肚子，四隻腳穿著葉片鞋，帶著喇叭狀的四肢向上歡呼高舉，隨著海風擺動跳舞，逗趣奇特的造型總是吸引駁二遊客的目光。
作品本身擁有多重的外觀與角色想像，既像八足的海底生物，又像百合形狀的奇異花卉，也像堅固頑強的潛水艇，更像來自宇宙的外星機器人，呼應當代藝術多元而非單一定義的特性，帶給觀者一個開放式的想像空間。
鋼鐵光澤帶著濃濃的工業感，回應高雄工業大城的背景，藉著風動設計展現海風隨興的姿態，自然環境與文明世界，彷彿在這件作品中有了新的對話與互動，正如駁二從過去的碼頭倉庫轉型為自由的藝術特區，開啟高雄港灣新的一頁。
作品名稱：What is花枝 What is a Cuttlefish
作者：梁任宏Jen-hung Liang
創作年份：2014
材質尺寸：不鏽鋼、培林、廢鋼 / 旋轉半徑457cm、靜止寬450cm、最大展高 730 cm
設置地點：駁二藝術特區