荷蘭東印度公司於台灣台南興建熱蘭遮城，至今年(2024)將屆滿 四百年。每時期的文化樣貌，在這城市不斷堆疊，交融與翻新，塑造出今日的「台南」，像是座博物館的文化古都。由白鷺鷥文教基金會與臺灣藝術時尚協會主辦「給台南的一封情書」郵遞藝術展，由榮譽董事長陳郁秀與林磐聳教授共同策展，號召國內外共六百位，橫跨美術，音樂、文化、時尚工作者的巧思，開幕嘉賓包括廖修平 、吳晟 、謝里法 ，參與者從賴清德總統、詩人席慕蓉、畫家吳炫三 ＆霍剛 、導演蔡明亮、垂直花園之父Patrick Blanc、前森美術館館長南條史生、紅球計畫的Kurt Perschke、義大利時尚品牌 Armani設計總監Dominick Forte 等重要級人物，與大師們一同見證歷史！

「祝福台灣--給台南的一封情書」郵遞藝術展，是一個精心策劃的邀請展， 我們邀請來自世界各國及國內的藝術家、文學家、詩人、設計師、建築師、文史 工作者們，在制式的明信片上「創作」，再以郵遞的方式寄到國立臺灣文學館， 參與 2024/5/18 至 8/31 的特展。本次策展具以下四種特殊的意義:它是一個文 化盛事，邀請到全球文化藝術人士透過書寫、繪畫、攝影、剪貼、雕刻等不同方 式，傳遞祝福的文化盛事;它是一個文化印記，透過實際郵寄明信片的遞送，創 造郵遞藝術的旨趣，每張明信片的郵票上面都蓋有藝術家居住地的郵戳，紀錄了 時間、空間的印記與歷史見證;它彰顯了文化交融，是展現跨區域、跨領域、跨 文化的交融及輝映;它更是寶貴的文化資產，這些親筆書寫或繪製郵寄的明信片 藝術品，將是本次展覽留給臺灣未來珍貴的文化資產。

每個時期的文化樣貌，如何在這座城市不斷地發生及堆疊，交融與翻新，塑造出今 日的「台南」，像是座博物館的文化古都。參展者來自不同的國家、不同的領域，卻擁有同樣對台灣、對台南熱愛的心; 這份心意，透過巧思與藝術創作，將滿滿的祝福送給台南!這是多麼美好的心靈 禮物啊!不可諱言，我們在等待郵寄作品之時，心情有期待也有焦慮，但在接到 作品那一刻，那份驚喜，說實在，是一種享受，也是一種「美」的體驗!每份作 品的精彩及對台南這座城市和台灣所表達的滿盈之「愛」，實在令人動容!

最後，祝福台南，天佑台灣!

Love Letters to Tainan: 400 Mail Art.- An Artistic Postal Exhibition

In 2024, Fort Zeelandia, built by the Dutch East India Company in Tainan, Taiwan, will celebrate its 400th anniversary. The cultural landscapes of each era have been continuously layered, intertwined, and renewed in this city, shaping today's "Tainan" into a cultural ancient capital like a museum. The "Love Letters to Tainan" postal art exhibition, organized by the Egret Cultural and Educational Foundation and the Taiwan Art and Fashion Association, is co-curated by honorary chairman Yu-Chiou Tchen and Professor Pan-Song Lin . They  invited 600 artists, musicians, cultural and fashion important figures from Taiwan and globally to create their ingenuity. The participating masters include important figures such as A-Sun Wu, Ho-Kan, Patrick Blanc, Fumio Nanjo, Kurt Perschke, and Dominick Forte. These works of art will undoubtedly become precious gems of future generations! 

The "Blessings to Taiwan - Love Letters to Tainan" postal art exhibition is a carefully planned invitation exhibition. We invited artists, writers, poets, designers, architects, and cultural workers from all over the world and Taiwan to "create their work of art" on standardized postcards and send them by mail to the National Taiwan Literature Museum to participate in the special exhibition from May 18 to August 31, 2024. This curation has four special meanings: it is a cultural event, inviting cultural and artistic people from all over the world to convey blessings through writing, painting, photography, collage, sculpture and other methods; it is a cultural imprint, creating the interest of postal art through the actual mailing of postcards. The postmarks on the stamps of each postcard are stamped with the postmarks of the artist's residence, recording the marks of time, space and historical witness; it demonstrates cultural integration, and it is a display of the integration and brilliance of cross-regional, cross-disciplinary, and cross-cultural exchanges; it is even more a valuable cultural asset. These postcard works of art are precious cultural assets that will be a part of Taiwan's future through this exhibition.

How did the cultural landscapes of each era continue to occur, layer, intertwine, and renew in this city, shaping today's "Tainan" into a cultural ancient capital like a museum? The exhibitors come from different countries and different fields, but they all have the same love for Taiwan and Tainan.  This intention, through ingenuity and artistic creation, will send full blessings to Tainan! What a wonderful spiritual gift this is! It is undeniable that when we are waiting for the mailed works, we feel both anticipation and anxiety, but the surprise we feel when we receive the works is really an enjoyment and a "beautiful experience!" The brilliance of each work and the full "love" expressed for the city of Tainan and Taiwan are truly touching!

Finally, blessings to Tainan, God bless Taiwan!

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