裝置作品說明 / Artwork Description
《飛舞的蝴蝶》Butterflies in flight
安東尼娜．其馬蒂 Antonella Cimatti（義大利 / Italy）
安東尼娜．其馬蒂於新北市鶯歌陶瓷博物館駐村兩個月期間，創作了《飛舞的蝴蝶》牆面裝置。作品以紙瓷土塑造蝴蝶，並安置於彩色壓克力板上，設置於博物館售票處，從街道亦可清晰可見。
藝術家長期致力於探索陶瓷的輕盈與幻象之美，藉由裝置揭示陶瓷與光影之間的詩意對話。作品的一側翅膀以瓷與壓克力構成，另一側則透過光線投射而生成，虛實相映，展現短暫卻動人的瞬間。
在神話中，蝴蝶象徵靈魂、輕盈與生命精神的流動；同時亦是脆弱、短暫與幸福的化身。蝴蝶的陰影喚起無常的意境，使觀者感受到生命的美麗與易逝。
奇瑪蒂以瓷土實驗開發出獨特技術，以針管描繪泥漿形塑蝴蝶翅膀；花朵則取自駐村期間每日拾得的雞蛋花，以紙瓷土覆蓋後經高溫燒製，將瞬間凝結為永恆。
Italian artist Antonella Cimatti created Butterflies in flight during her two-month residency at the yingge ceramics museum. this wall installation of paper-clay butterflies mounted on colored plexiglas is located in the museum’s ticket office, and can also be viewed from the street.
Cimatti’s artistic research focuses on the illusory and ephemeral qualities of ceramics. in this work, one wing of each butterfly is crafted from porcelain and plexiglas, while the other is generated only by its shadow, cast by side lighting. the interplay of light and material emphasizes both the tangible and the fleeting.
In mythology, the butterfly symbolizes the soul, lightness, and the vital spirit; it is also a metaphor for fragility, beauty, impermanence, and joy. Shadows, elusive yet expressive, reveal an emotional and metamorphic world.
As a ceramic artist, cimatti has developed her own personal techniques, working extensively with porcelain and paper clay. The butterflies are shaped using a slip-filled syringe, while the flowers were created by applying paper clay onto fallen frangipani blossoms found daily in yingge, then fired — capturing their delicate form forever in clay.
創作過程：
藝術家將瓷土與紙纖維以攪拌器混合後，使用針管擠壓塑形，逐步形成蝴蝶的翅膀與身體。這種技術使蝴蝶呈現出精緻而輕盈的質感，也展現出紙漿土在當代陶藝中的實驗性與可能性。
Working process:
during her residency, the artist mixed porcelain with paper fibers using a mixer, then shaped the butterflies by extruding slip through a syringe. this technique gives the butterflies a delicate, lightweight appearance, highlighting the experimental and innovative potential of paper clay in contemporary ceramics.
花朵製作 / Flower creation
安裝過程 / installation process
