Mach number is a unit of speed that represents the ratio of flow velocity to the local speed of sound. Accordingly, the creator of this artwork used Mach number to illustrate the influence of space and time.
The invention of airplanes has narrowed the distance between land and brought people closer. The creator of this artwork used musical notes and sheet music to tie music, flight control and services together, creating a global village where people, merchandise, and resources can easily “interact.”
Airplanes in flight are like concertos, the contact between winds and steel plates as well as that between winds and mosaic gravel generate refreshing sounds that symbolize people moving towards a future of hopes and dreams.
速度的量詞是「馬赫 (Mach number)」，指的是當下飛行速度和飛行音速之比值，藝術家以此飛航速度的量詞訴說時空差距的影響力。
因為飛機的問世，地與地之間距離縮短，人與人之間緊密相連，飛航管制與服務正如同「樂曲」的創作，使用一組飛行符號樂譜，輕快地彈奏出生活近乎同步的地球村，打造一個人口、商品、資源都熱絡交流的全球化國度。
飛機的航行就像一場演奏會，一片片的鋼板如風的吹奏，地面的馬賽克洗石子也隨風跑動起來，乘著希望與夢想迎向人類的新未來。
作品名稱：翱翔Soaring
作者：洪明宏Ming-Hung Hung
創作年份：2013
材質尺寸：鋁、烤漆 / 60×80×100 cm
設置地點：國立高雄師範大學燕巢校區