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REPORT03: 2025.04.19
概念面持續閱讀與推進，本期開始閱讀海德格《存在與時間》。文本方面持續擴寫，亦開始發展視覺方向，先為每期報告製作不同風格之視覺海報作為嘗試。
The conceptual work continues through reading and expansion. This period begins with the reading of Being and Time by Martin Heidegger. Textual writing progresses in parallel, and initial visual directions are also explored, starting with poster designs of distinct styles for each project report.
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經上期的滑台結構研究後，決定同時從日常生活中與滑台運動相近的結構著手，思索後選定由掃描印表機開始。除結構因素之外，掃描印表機在前作《DOOME: Null Gods》中亦擔任呼應實體數位化概念的角色（圖3），將掃描歸檔視作意識的轉化，掃描印表機就像通向數位場域的祭壇，物件在其之上透過宛若儀式的光照流程格式化，成爲數位訊號。
Following the previous phase’s research on linear stage structures, the project moves toward structural systems found in daily life that resemble the movement of linear stages. The scanner was chosen as the starting point. Beyond its mechanical relevance, the scanner also appeared in the earlier work DOOME: Null Gods as a symbolic device reflecting the digitization of physical forms (img.03). In that context, the act of scanning and archiving was viewed as a transformation of consciousness. The scanner resembled an altar through which physical objects were ritualistically illuminated and formatted into digital signals.
img.03-screenshot from DOOME: Null Gods
img.04-disassembly processimg.05-disassembled component
本期的重點是拆解。為了研究機構運作及搜集材質，我徹底拆解了掃描機、音響等計畫相關物件，並將所有零件建檔，依循不同型態、材質等元素分類，也簡單嘗試一些重構方式，為下一步的材質試驗作準備。拆解過程的同時也揭露各種隱沒的樣態：反面積塵、連接終止、嵌合復位、邊界糾構、裏外偏轉等，這些面貌給予了我許多創作靈感，像是一個場域的崩落，少了內部的外結構與脫離本體的遺落物，使我重新思考物的構成及其偏離的邊界。
The focus of this phase is disassembly. In order to study mechanical operation and gather materials, devices such as scanners and speakers were dismantled entirely. Every component was documented and categorized based on form, material, and other attributes. Some initial reconstructions were attempted as a preliminary step toward future material experimentation. During the dismantling process, various concealed states were revealed: the accumulation of dust on hidden surfaces, the severing of connections, the resetting of interlocks, the entanglement of edges, and the inversion of internal and external parts. These aspects provided rich sources of inspiration, evoking a collapsing field of fragmented remnants. The absence of internal structures, the detachment of outer shells, and the scattered remains prompted a reconsideration of how an object is constructed and where its boundaries begin to drift.
img.05-Medium to large components extracted from dismantled devices
而這些卸除後零散的部件亦透出了其不同的姿態，它們將作為下一步材質與結構分析實驗的材料 — 先拆解，接續分析，然後重構。同時也依循拆解結果與心得著手推進與改良裝置設計，試圖將滑台結構與異材質部件整合。
The scattered components, once removed from their original assemblies, revealed distinct postures and identities. They will serve as the primary materials for upcoming experiments in material and structural analysis. The process will follow a sequence of dismantling, analyzing, and then reconstructing.
Simultaneously, insights gained from the disassembly process inform refinements in the design of the installation. The current aim is to integrate linear stage mechanisms with disparate material components into a coherent system.
img.06-assorted small parts removed during disassembly
・Cheng Daoyuan, 0419, 2025