Public Art

“Little An: A Plan for the Creation of a Mosaic Environment” is an artwork whimsically portrayed on a wall at Dayi Warehouse. When the creator Huang Jing-jhong researched ideas for his creation, he discovered that the Dayi Warehouse had many faucets scattered across a mottled wall. In a surge of inspiration, he created a classic Italian mosaic by inlaying tiles around one of the faucets in the form of a little boy. This artwork reminds visitors of Manneken Pis, a Brussels landmark in Belgium.
Pier-2 warehouses were previously used to store fish meal and refined sugar, making fire a great threat to people working in the warehouses. Huang built this artwork to protect the warehouse from fire and to bring blessings. Little An is now a Pier-2 Art Center landmark.

來到熱情洋溢的高雄，駁二是許多旅人的「必排行程」。漫步於駁二倉庫中，一個轉身，赫然目擊牆邊居然有一個小男孩！
這件與大義倉庫牆面完美結合的作品有個俏皮可愛的名字「小安」，創作發想也同樣有趣。當時藝術家黃敬中在駁二大義倉庫找尋靈感時，發現倉庫牆上有著一根根水龍頭，於是想出將作品與水龍頭結合的提案，以義大利古典馬賽克鑲嵌技法，做出一尊台灣「小安」，與比利時布魯塞爾市標的「尿尿小童」一樣，成為駁二的新地標。
駁二倉庫過去用來儲放魚粉及砂糖，因而最忌火災，有了這位定時尿尿的小男孩守護倉庫，不僅祈求倉庫萬事平安順利，也為遊客增添許多笑容！

作品名稱：小安─馬賽克環境創作計畫Little An: A Plan for the Creation of a Mosaic Environment
作者：黃敬中Jing-Jhong Huang
創作年份：2016
材質：馬賽克
設置地點：駁二藝術特區大義倉庫

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