在這個俱樂部裡，每一位藝術家都是一名天氣預報員、推測者、旁觀者、評估者、預言者和占卜師。天氣預測師分析數據，使用各種儀器、列表和材料。這些儀器作為工具，有助於界定事實和信仰之間的界線。
資訊的處理旨在避免危險並能夠為變化做好準備。就像在現代生活中，抽象但可共享的數據環繞著當前的時刻一樣，它們也是一種工具。但作為天氣預報員， 我們必須考慮到預測的不確定性，質疑同步速度，有限的計算能力、以及科學 預測的限制。
在今日異常的天氣狀況下，我們不需要數字和圖形數據來感受大自然的異常。
人類的行為也常常受到自然的脈動影響，以位於地震帶的台灣為例(也就是我們所在的地方)，在撰寫這篇文章時，也正面臨著颱風杜蘇芮的襲擊。它也許會來，也許不會。正如我們所了解到的，它可能會改變方向，或在進程中停滯。
我們希望通過集體討論找到一個合適的工作模式，以了解彼此的關注點，確定迫切和可延展的問題，整理這些多樣且多面向的討論、差異甚至衝突，形成共識、但也在過程中保持靈活，制定出一些具有長遠目標的具體建議。
✦ COOKING AS A METHOD ✦
The black-greenish pumpkin seed oil flows in Styrian (southern Austria) veins. Or rather into the stomachs. Pumpkin has always been part of my daily diet. It surprises me that botanically speaking (like the cucumber or watermelon), pumpkin is a berry and one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world. Its flesh is used to make soups, cakes, jams, and it provides a lot of fibre for our digestion.
Pumpkins have healing potential. Some pumpkins improve insulin resistance. Especially orange pumpkins contain a lot of beta-carotene for eyes. Others have antioxidant effects, inhibit tumour growth, improve skin and cardiovascular diseases and our immune system. The vitamin C contained has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral effects. The vitamin B is good for nerves, metabolism and hormone system. Its potassium is also good for heart and blood pressure.
Above all, the seeds and oil are good for our prostate and bladder. They help killing parasites in our intestines, relieving depression and hair loss.
On top of all these hidden powers –Pumpkins taste fantastic!
中譯：
黑綠色南瓜籽油流動在斯圖里亞（奧地利南部）的血脈中。或者說，流入我們的胃。南瓜一直是我日常飲食的一部分。令我驚訝的是，從植物學的角度來看（就像黃瓜或西瓜一樣），南瓜是一種漿果，是世界上最古老的栽培植物之一。它的果肉用來製作湯、蛋糕、果醬，並且為我們的消化系統提供了大量的纖維。南瓜具有療效。一些南瓜可以改善胰島素抵抗力。特別是橙色的南瓜富含對眼睛有益的β-胡蘿蔔素。其他南瓜具有抗氧化作用，可以抑制腫瘤生長，改善皮膚、心血管疾病和我們的免疫系統。其中的維生素C具有抗炎、抗菌和抗病毒作用。維生素B對神經、新陳代謝和荷爾蒙系統有益。它的鉀對心臟和血壓也有好處。
最重要的是，南瓜的種子和油對前列腺和膀胱有益。它們有助於殺死腸道中的寄生蟲，緩解抑鬱和脫髮。
除了所有這些隱藏的力量之外，南瓜味道美味極了！
✦ LETTER EXCHANGE CLUB ✦
The founding idea: Following our first encounter,
members of the letter exchange club formulate questions, ideas, comments to
other members by mail: picking up loose or abandoned threads and trying to tie
them in a new way. It might seem a little outdated, maybe even romantic, to
start an analogue letter exchange in an art project in 2023, especially between
Taiwan and Germany/Central Europe.
On the other hand: when media start becoming
obsolete, they start revealing some of their qualities and implications in new
ways. The snail mail – as it once called as a contrast to the email – revokes
nice memories for those who have experienced pre-Facebook/google era, who are
old enough to experience when physical letters were the norm, but young enough
to be fully integrated with the internet nowadays. Pre-Email Times, for Fluxus
artists it was the way of being in touch, getting to know and updating each
other on own artworks and processes, building up networks which are open and
participatory.
Sometimes it took weeks for a letter to travel from Germany to
the Netherlands. Surprisingly, sometimes it took only days for such a letter to
reach Taiwan. My memory of the post office in Taiwan is filled with sensory
experiences, particularly the tactile nature of the process. When sending a
letter, it involves sealing the envelope with a composite made of sticky rice
and water. I would often bring an open letter and use the rice glue provided at
a side table in the post office. The unique scent of this rice glue added to the
overall experience. In our connected digital world we want answers right away.
Often we are overwhelmed by the feeling of not being able to keep up with the
expected speed. The moment of the analogue letter gives us the opportunity to
breathe, to contemplate, to respond in our own time. One's own sense of time
expands by waiting for letters from the other artists. The letters are not only
paper. These papers are light as a medium but carrying friendship, care, life
and love to the others. The stamps, envelopes, stickers, questions, typography,
feathers, catalogs, etc. are the presence of the past and a witness of the
future. We would not pray for an email to arrive safely, but we would do so for
physical letters.
Perhaps it is a bit romantic. And it’s wonderful to be
romantic with a whole group of people. Partly echoing the melody of remedy for
me, healing the intensity between Germany and Taiwan, and bringing out the
beauty of cultural exchange. We could explore different materials through our
sense of touch and hear the rustling, tearing and crackling of papers when
opening an envelope. A multi-sensory approach to our artistic counterpart.
Let's keep celebrating these treasures from the mailbox.
中譯：
創始理念：在我們的首次相遇之後，信件交換俱樂部的成員會通過郵件向其他成員提出問題、想法、評論：捡起散落或被遺棄的線索，試圖以新的方式將它們結合起來。在2023年的藝術項目中啟動一個類似的模擬信件交換，或許看起來有些過時，甚至可能有點浪漫，特別是在台灣和德國/中歐之間。
另一方面：當媒體開始過時時，它們會以新的方式顯示出一些質量和影響。慢郵件，一度被稱為與電子郵件形成對比，會為那些經歷過Facebook/Google時代之前的人帶來美好的回憶，他們足夠年長，經歷過物理信件是常態，但又足夠年輕，完全與互聯網融合。在Email時代之前，Fluxus藝術家以這種方式保持聯繫，了解和更新彼此的藝術品和過程，建立開放和參與的網絡。
有時一封信從德國到荷蘭需要幾個星期。令人驚訝的是，有時這樣的信件只需要幾天就能到達台灣。我對台灣郵局的記憶充滿了感官經驗，特別是過程的觸覺性質。發送信件時，需要用糯米和水混合的膠水封口。我常常會帶著一封未封的信，然後在郵局的一張側桌上使用提供的糯米膠水。這種糯米膠水獨特的氣味為整體體驗增添了色彩。在我們連接的數字世界中，我們希望立即得到答案。
我們常常被無法跟上預期速度的感覺所淹沒。類似信件的時刻讓我們有機會呼吸，思考，在我們自己的時間內回應。等待其他藝術家的信件，我們的時間感也隨之擴展。這些信件不僅僅是紙張。這些紙張輕如媒介，但攜帶著對其他人的友情、關懷、生活和愛。郵票、信封、貼紙、問題、排版、羽毛、目錄等等，是過去的存在，也是未來的見證。我們不會為一封電子郵件的安全到達而祈禱，但我們會為實體信件這樣做。
或許這有點浪漫。與一群人一起變得浪漫是美好的事情。在某種程度上，我個人認為這是一種療愈的旋律，療愈了德國和台灣之間的強度，展現了文化交流的美。我們可以通過觸覺探索不同的材料，並在打開信封時聽到紙張的沙沙聲、撕裂聲和爆裂聲。這是我們藝術對等的多感官方法。讓我們繼續慶祝郵箱中的這些寶藏。
