本期我們掘考台灣與東亞視覺經驗裡，難以忽略的、由西方傳教士生產的巨量影像，剖析其產製歷程與文化政治，以及對現代身體與感知帶來的全面影響。
在專題中，陳偉智探究自十九世紀中葉以來西方傳教士在台灣的傳教網絡，從馬雅各、甘為霖、巴克禮到馬偕牧師等，如何間接或直接參與了台灣早期的攝影活動，並令宣教事工的見證影像，化為今日廣泛複製傳佈的台灣歷史圖景。賀威瑋考察在國共戰爭之後被迫離開中國的美籍傳教士過往攝製的大量照片、膠捲、相本與圖冊，從查禁到重塑，顯影二十世紀初傳教士視覺現代性在東亞的一段曲折軌跡。吳易叡尋訪基督教英國醫療傳教士蘭大弼家族自日本殖民時期以來的台灣照片收藏，論析早年傳教士影像對異文化與他者的再現和流通，以及照片與圖像在鞏固醫療傳教經典敘事中的關鍵角色，揭示醫學、宗教與影像間複雜的共構關係。黃乃琦探討天主教耶穌會士在台灣成立的「光啟社」，如何在二十世紀中期引進美國傳播技術，塑造台灣廣播電視節目、動畫與攝製的初期發展。尋跡解密檔案，李威儀追索傅良圃神父拍攝於戰後台灣、在1959年出版的攝影專輯《The Face of Taiwan》（台灣寫真）以及隨後他在台北美國新聞處舉行的大型攝影個展，何以在高壓管制的戒嚴時期得以發生，並成為冷戰年代裡傳教士攝影的代表之作。
為擴展影像與歷史的更多思索，我們特別專訪甫以紀錄片《由島至島》獲頒金馬獎的廖克發導演——該片以結合眾多影像資料與不懈追問，直面二戰末期台灣人參與日軍在東南亞施暴的暗面記憶而發人深省，本期訪談帶來更多對於「歷史」與「正義」的深切反思。而就在眼前，面對戰後仍在持續的帝國暴力史，阿莉耶拉．阿依莎．阿祖萊（Ariella Aïsha Azoulay）的專文細細分析了在歐美強權認可之下、自1948年起以色列政權對巴勒斯坦人所展開的驅逐，以及將他們呈現為難民的影像建置效應，如何系統性地擴大為此刻正在加薩執行的大屠殺，而亟需國際社會正視，並立即制止此一種族滅絕罪行。
此外，高重黎闡述其以帶著戰爭創傷印記的電影——雷奈《廣島之戀》（1959）之不完整底片拷貝，所重新編織為十二台幻燈機流轉映現逾九百張靜幀交錯運動的裝置作品《十六小時的情事》，巧妙拆解影音政治的時空構造。本期亦揭載陳傳興「個人精神史」三部曲系列的彩色終曲，探訪他在上世紀末的視覺行旅與暗房實驗中，對「光」與「色」的本質思辨，以及難得一見對其青年時期攝影經歷的回憶。
同時，我們也與近期以攝影書作品獲頒國際獎項的年輕藝術家林詩硯、蔡定邦與李俐亞進行攝影製書的創作對話，一探書頁編輯的內蘊氣場。而為紀念長期關注民藝、實踐田野調查攝影的先行者黃永松（1943-2024），特別收錄其早年攝影作品，以及奚淞追憶他們共同的文藝青春和《漢聲》報導攝影工作之記述。最後，本刊在此致敬遠行的藝術家張照堂（1943-2024），現正籌備專號，隨著新年開始再接續與大家分享。編寫路途漫漫迢迢，感謝讀者一直以來的支持與耐心等候。
We first take a look at Chen Wei-Chi’s exploration of how Western missionaries who have come to Taiwan since the mid-19th century, including James Maxwell, William Campbell, Thomas Barclay and George Leslie Mackay, had directly or indirectly participated in early photography activities in Taiwan, turning the photographic testimonies of missionary work into an image record of Taiwan’s history that is being widely reproduced and disseminated today. Joseph W. Ho examines the large number of photos, films, albums and illustrations left behind by the American missionaries who were forced to leave China after the Chinese Civil War to reveal the tortuous trajectory of modern visuality of the missionaries in East Asia in the early 20th century which were marked by censorship and reconstruction. Harry Yi-Jui Wu goes through British medical missionary Dr. David Landsborough IV’s family photo collection from the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan, and discusses the reproduction and dissemination of early missionary images to the others, and how photographs and images were key to consolidating the classic narrative of medical missionary work, revealing the complex relationship between medicine, religion and imagery. Hwang Nae-Chyi explores how the Kuangch’i Program Service set up by Catholic Jesuits introduced communication technology from the US into Taiwan in the mid 20th century, shaping the early development of the country’s television, animation and filming industries. With declassified files, Lee Wei-I follows the traces of Father Frederic J. Foley through his photographs taken in post-war Taiwan that were published in The Face of Taiwan in 1959 and how he managed to pull off a large-scale solo exhibition that he subsequently held at the US Information Service office in Taipei during the highly oppressive era of martial law which became representative of missionary photography during the years of the Cold War.
To broaden our thinking on imagery and history, we conducted a special interview with director Lau Kek-Huat, whose film From Island to Island just won the Best Documentary Feature at the Golden Horse Awards. By combining extensive image archives and relentless questioning, the film confronts the dark memories of Taiwanese people participating in the Japanese military’s atrocities committed in Southeast Asia during the final days of World War II. The interview will bring more thought-provoking reflections on “history” and “justice”. As we face the history of imperial violence that continues even till this day, Ariella Aïsha Azoulay’s essay provides an in-depth analysis of the displacement of Palestinians by the Israeli regime since 1948, endorsed by Western powers, and the systematic portrayal of Palestinians as refugees through imagery. She argues that this has escalated into the genocide that is happening now in Gaza, calling for global attention and immediate action to stop this heinous act.
In addition, Kao Chung-Li explains how he gives a new spin to French director Alain Resnais’ Hiroshima mon amour (1959), a work that bears the mark of trauma from war, turning the incomplete film prints into an installation piece of the same title, featuring twelve projectors that are constantly cycling through 900 interwoven still frames, cleverly deconstructing the spatiotemporal structures of audiovisual politics. This issue also features the colorful finale of Cheng Tsun-Shing’s trilogy series “A Personal Passage” that delves into his profound reflections on light and colors from his visual explorations in the late 20th century including darkroom experiments, as well as rare recollections of his experiences with photography from his younger days.
At the same time, we also engaged in creative dialogues with young artists, Lin Shihyen, Tsai Ting-Bang and Lee Liya, who recently received international accolades for their photobooks on exploring the subtle dynamics of photobook editing. We also included the early photographic works of late Huang Yung-Sung (1943-2024) to commemorate his efforts as a pioneer in field research photography and as an advocate for folk arts, as well as Shi Sung’s reminiscences of their shared artistic youth and their photographic documentary work on the Echo Magazine. Finally, we pay tribute to artist Chang Chao-Tang (1943-2024), who had embarked on his final journey with a special issue that will be ready in the new year. The process of putting everything together is a long one — here’s a special thanks to all our readers for your continued support and patience.
本期目錄 Contents
見證．攝影——十九世紀末台灣傳教攝影史筆記
Witness and Photos: Notes on the History of Missionary Photography
in Taiwan in the late 19th Century
陳偉智 Chen Wei-Chi
潛像——美國傳教士在現代中國之視覺實踐的此生與轉生
Latent Images: Lives and Afterlives of
American Missionary Visual Practices in Modern China
賀威瑋 Joseph W. Ho
傳教士的凝視——蘭大弼醫師家族的台灣早期影像收藏
Missionary Gaze: A Collection of Early Taiwan Images
from Dr. David Landsborough IV’s Family
吳易叡 Harry Yi-Jui Wu
傳播使徒——光啟社與台灣電視發展
Media Apostles: Jesuits’ Kuangch’i Program Service
and the Development of the Taiwan TV Industry
黃乃琦 Hwang Nae-Chyi
冷戰散記——從傅良圃神父到《The Face of Taiwan》
Cold War Reflections: From Fr. Frederic J. Foley to The Face of Taiwan
李威儀 Lee Wei-I
由島至島——訪廖克發
From Island to Island: An Interview with Lau Kek-Huat
李威儀 Lee Wei-I
看見種族滅絕
Seeing Genocide
阿莉耶拉．阿依莎．阿祖萊 Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
十六小時的情事
Hiroshima Mon Amour
高重黎 Kao Chung-Li
色——陳傳興
Color: Cheng Tsun-Shing
色處云何——訪陳傳興
Color: The Eternal Question of Being
An Interview with Cheng Tsun-Shing
李威儀 Lee Wei-I
影像與書的事情——攝影／製書的對話筆記
林詩硯 ⫹⫺ 蔡定邦 ⫹⫺ 李俐亞
Images and Books: Notes on Photobook-Making
Conversations with Lin Shihyen, Tsai Ting-Bang and Lee Liya
紀念．永松——與《漢聲雜誌》發行人黃永松談報導攝影
In Memory of Yung-Sung:
Exploring Photojournalism with Huang Yung-Sung of Echo Magazine
奚淞 Shi Sung
編輯後記
Epilogue