Public Art

Secret Voices from the Ocean: Sea Pearls, Listening Point was a collaboration between artist Lin Shuen-long and French sound artist Yannick Dauby at the request of Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Ltd. The piece is a giant, white seashell facing the sea that boasts a magnificent, dazzling, golden, pearlescent appearance when illuminated by the sun. The artwork conveys the concept of seashells on land that interact with their external environment to create a realm of beauty, similar to Kaohsiung combining its history and multicultural society to transform itself from an industrial city to a shining pearl. The artwork contains six ear-like sound collectors that allow visitors to hear the changing sea breeze and undulating waves, calming them and allowing them to listen to their inner voice.

來到旗津，除了品嚐鮮美海產，參訪旗後砲台、燈塔、天后宮等古蹟外，也有許多人特地前往海岸公園，與公共藝術《黃金海韻-海珍珠》拍照留念。
這件作品由高雄港務分公司委託藝術家林舜龍與法國聲音藝術家葉澎生（Yannick Dauby）共同創作。巨大的白色貝殼迎著海面，陽光照射進金黃色殼內，展現出氣勢磅礡的黃金印象，宛如一顆耀眼迷人的海上明珠。這座生活於大海中的蚌殼，與外在環境不斷交互作用形成了美麗的紋理，如同高雄歷史人文積累與多元文化融合所展現的都市樣貌，作為工業城市的高雄將因城市轉型化身為閃亮珍珠。另外6具造型如耳朵的採集音器，除了能更加清晰聆聽高低起伏、來回盪漾的海風聲與海濤聲，也希望藉此沉靜聽到自己內心深處的聲音。

作品名稱：黃金海韻 Secret Voices from the Ocean : Sea Pearls, Listening Point
作者：林舜龍 Shuen-long Lin
創作年份：2008
設置地點：高雄旗津海岸公園

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