TUBIE TSAI HISTORICAL TRAUMA
Soap / 肥皂
Format: DCP Interop format 24fps
Aspect ratio: Flat 1.85:1
Resolution: 2K
Sound: Stereo
Running time: 18 mins
2021 Taiwan
Director: Chang Ting-tong / Tsai Hsuan-Kang
Format: DCP Interop format 24fps
Aspect ratio: Flat 1.85:1
Resolution: 2K
Sound: Stereo
Running time: 18 mins
2021 Taiwan
Director: Chang Ting-tong / Tsai Hsuan-Kang
Synopsis
SOAP takes the fake news event German Corpse Factory (Kadaververwertungsanstalt), which originated from the First World War, as its starting point. The German Corpse Factory was a false news that occurred during the First World War.
During the war, the function of soap factories began to be deliberately distorted by British intelligence agencies. They were depicted as secret facilities hidden deep within forests, where corpses were allegedly dissolved and processed into soap to supply the resource-strapped German army. This rumor quickly gained traction in mainstream media of the time, fueled by prevailing prejudices and conspiracy theories about Germany, and rapidly spread among the public.
Taking inspiration from this story, the artist team built a fictional factory within a real factory, and each scene in the video is a surreal combination of the actual factory and the artistic creation. It serves as both a soap production factory and an information production content farm.
The artist invited performers to play different roles in the production process, such as workers who mechanically inspect soap on the conveyor belt and long table, victims sinking in large mixing tanks, and indifferent managers. Both the factory and the performance refer to how information is mass-produced and consumed across different media and social platforms.
SOAP is an online interactive project by artist Ting Tong Chang, aimed at exploring the possibility of using the internet as the main platform for exhibitions. The artist has created a fictional factory that only exists on the internet. Through video recordings of performances that take place on the site, and with the help of engineers, the artist has created a site-specific installation that exists in the virtual space.
The short film is a re-edited single-channel video version.
During the war, the function of soap factories began to be deliberately distorted by British intelligence agencies. They were depicted as secret facilities hidden deep within forests, where corpses were allegedly dissolved and processed into soap to supply the resource-strapped German army. This rumor quickly gained traction in mainstream media of the time, fueled by prevailing prejudices and conspiracy theories about Germany, and rapidly spread among the public.
Taking inspiration from this story, the artist team built a fictional factory within a real factory, and each scene in the video is a surreal combination of the actual factory and the artistic creation. It serves as both a soap production factory and an information production content farm.
The artist invited performers to play different roles in the production process, such as workers who mechanically inspect soap on the conveyor belt and long table, victims sinking in large mixing tanks, and indifferent managers. Both the factory and the performance refer to how information is mass-produced and consumed across different media and social platforms.
SOAP is an online interactive project by artist Ting Tong Chang, aimed at exploring the possibility of using the internet as the main platform for exhibitions. The artist has created a fictional factory that only exists on the internet. Through video recordings of performances that take place on the site, and with the help of engineers, the artist has created a site-specific installation that exists in the virtual space.
The short film is a re-edited single-channel video version.
《肥皂》以第一次世界大戰的假新聞事件「肥皂工廠（Kadaververwertungsanstalt）」作為起始點。肥皂工廠事件是第一次世界大戰期間發生的一起假新聞事件。
在戰爭期間，肥皂工廠的功能開始被英國情報機構刻意扭曲，被描繪為在森林深處設立的秘密工廠，其目的在將屍體溶解再製成肥皂，以供物資缺乏的德國軍隊使用。這個謠言很快在當時的大眾媒體上得到推波助瀾，並結合當時對德國的偏見和陰謀論，迅速在群眾中流傳開來。
藉此故事為藍本，藝術家團隊在真實工廠當中搭造了一虛構工廠，每個影片中出現的風景均是真實工廠與美術場景所交融出的超現實景象，其既是肥皂生產的工廠，也是資訊產製的農場。
藝術家邀請表演者扮演產製過程中的不同角色，諸如在輸送帶與長台上機械式地檢查甫出爐肥皂的工人、沉浮於大型攪拌池中的受難者，與冷漠觀望的管理者。無論工廠或是表演，都指涉了資訊如何被規模化生產吞吐，在不同媒體與社交平台恣意流竄的狀態。
《肥皂》為藝術家張碩尹的網路展覽計畫，旨在探索使用網路作為主要展演平台的可能性。藝術家在網路上創造了一個虛構的工廠。他透過錄像捕捉場域內發生的演出，並經由工程師編碼，成為在網際網路上存在的「現地製作」。
本短片為重新剪輯的單頻道錄像版本。
在戰爭期間，肥皂工廠的功能開始被英國情報機構刻意扭曲，被描繪為在森林深處設立的秘密工廠，其目的在將屍體溶解再製成肥皂，以供物資缺乏的德國軍隊使用。這個謠言很快在當時的大眾媒體上得到推波助瀾，並結合當時對德國的偏見和陰謀論，迅速在群眾中流傳開來。
藉此故事為藍本，藝術家團隊在真實工廠當中搭造了一虛構工廠，每個影片中出現的風景均是真實工廠與美術場景所交融出的超現實景象，其既是肥皂生產的工廠，也是資訊產製的農場。
藝術家邀請表演者扮演產製過程中的不同角色，諸如在輸送帶與長台上機械式地檢查甫出爐肥皂的工人、沉浮於大型攪拌池中的受難者，與冷漠觀望的管理者。無論工廠或是表演，都指涉了資訊如何被規模化生產吞吐，在不同媒體與社交平台恣意流竄的狀態。
《肥皂》為藝術家張碩尹的網路展覽計畫，旨在探索使用網路作為主要展演平台的可能性。藝術家在網路上創造了一個虛構的工廠。他透過錄像捕捉場域內發生的演出，並經由工程師編碼，成為在網際網路上存在的「現地製作」。
本短片為重新剪輯的單頻道錄像版本。
Trailer
Festivals
Jury Prize, Proyector - Festival de Videoarte, 2023
AVIFF Art Film Festival, 2023
BIDFF Bucharest International Dance Film Festival, 2022
Dracula Film Festival
AVIFF Art Film Festival, 2023
BIDFF Bucharest International Dance Film Festival, 2022
Dracula Film Festival
演員 Cast：陳武康 Chen Wu-kang、林家麒 Lin Chia-chi、姚吉慧 Yao Chi-hui、廖銘和 Dino 、陳靚 Chen Ching、陳嫺靜 Hsien-ching｜ 導演 Director：張碩尹 Chang Ting-tong、蔡弦剛 Tsai Hsuan-kang｜ 副導 Assistant Director：洪靖安 Hung Jing-an｜ 製片 Producer：林君翰 Lin Chun-han｜ 執行製片 Production Coordinator：洪靖安 Hung Jing-an｜ 製片助理 Production Assistant：李添進 Li Tien-chin、蔡欣甫 Tsai Hsin-fu、王妍文 Wang Yen-wen｜ 攝影指導 Director of Photography：陳冠宇 Chen Kuan-yu｜ 攝影大助 1st Assistant Camera：楊哲奇 Yang Che-chi｜ 攝影二助 2nd Assistant Camera：林依頻 Lin Yi-pin｜ 美術指導 Production Designer：張軼峰 Chang Yi-feng、廖音喬 Liao Yin-chiao｜ 美術執行 Assistant Art Director：劉邑琳 Liu Yi-ling｜ 美術助理 Prop Master： 劉柏言 Liou Bor-yan、張洳靜 Chang Ju-ching、蕭家棋 Hsiao Chia-chi、陳怡蓁 Chen Yi-zhen、謝家恩 Hsieh Chia-en｜ 燈光指導 Gaffer：游凱翔 Yu Kai-hsiang｜ 燈光大助 Best Boy：林建志 Lin Chien-chih｜ 燈光二助 Lighting Technician：羅煒 Lo Wei｜ 聲音設計 Sound Designer and Mixer：馮志銘 Feng Chih-Ming｜ 現場收音Sound Recordist：吳峟賢 Wu Yu-Hsien、戴向諶 Immanuel Dannenbring｜ 造型指導 Costume Designer：范玉霖 Fan Yu-lin｜ 造型助理 Assistant Costume ：吳定盛 Wu Ting-sheng｜ 妝髮造型 Makeup Artist：洪丌涵 Edna Hung｜ 平面攝影 Still Photographer：劉哲均 Liu Che-chun｜ 工作側拍 Behind the scense：王思淳 Wang Szu-chun｜ 剪輯 Editor：蔡弦剛 Tsai Hsuan-kang｜ 調光 Colorist：詹謹嘉 Chan Chin-chia｜ 動畫 Animator：莊仲凱 Kyle Jhuang｜
視覺設計 Graphic Design：Shauba Chang、黃正亞 Huang Zheng-ya｜ 網站建置 Web Development：周嘉銘 Jonas Chou、蔡易洋 Taylor Tsai、周嘉隆 James Chou｜ 張碩尹工作室 TTC Studios：王芮瑀 Ray Wang｜
國立臺北教育大學 北師美術館 MoNTUE, Museum of National Taipei University of Education｜ 總策劃 Producer：林曼麗 Lin Mun-Lee｜ 工作人員 Staff： 王若璇 Rocean Wang 、王欣翮 Elanor Hsinho Wang、王怡心 Wang Yi-hsin、徐珮琳 Hsu Pei-lin、陳俐臻 Chen Li-jen、劉聞宜 Liu Wen-yi ｜
指導單位 Supervisor：文化部 Ministry of Culture｜ 主辦單位 Organizer：國立臺北教育大學 北師美術館 MoNTUE, Museum of National Taipei University of Education 創作補助 Sponsor：國家藝術文化基金會 National Culture and Arts Foundation 、台新銀行文化藝術基金會 Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture｜ 活動補助 Sponsor ：台北市政府文化局 Department of Cultural Affairs Taipei City Goverment｜
特別感謝 Special Thanks：賴俊良Lai Chun-liang、陳晞Chen Hsi、台灣糖業股份有限公司 虎尾糖廠Taiwan Sugar Corporation Huwei Sugar Factory
視覺設計 Graphic Design：Shauba Chang、黃正亞 Huang Zheng-ya｜ 網站建置 Web Development：周嘉銘 Jonas Chou、蔡易洋 Taylor Tsai、周嘉隆 James Chou｜ 張碩尹工作室 TTC Studios：王芮瑀 Ray Wang｜
國立臺北教育大學 北師美術館 MoNTUE, Museum of National Taipei University of Education｜ 總策劃 Producer：林曼麗 Lin Mun-Lee｜ 工作人員 Staff： 王若璇 Rocean Wang 、王欣翮 Elanor Hsinho Wang、王怡心 Wang Yi-hsin、徐珮琳 Hsu Pei-lin、陳俐臻 Chen Li-jen、劉聞宜 Liu Wen-yi ｜
指導單位 Supervisor：文化部 Ministry of Culture｜ 主辦單位 Organizer：國立臺北教育大學 北師美術館 MoNTUE, Museum of National Taipei University of Education 創作補助 Sponsor：國家藝術文化基金會 National Culture and Arts Foundation 、台新銀行文化藝術基金會 Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture｜ 活動補助 Sponsor ：台北市政府文化局 Department of Cultural Affairs Taipei City Goverment｜
特別感謝 Special Thanks：賴俊良Lai Chun-liang、陳晞Chen Hsi、台灣糖業股份有限公司 虎尾糖廠Taiwan Sugar Corporation Huwei Sugar Factory
