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這個背包跟了我許多年
第一次北上唸書背的是它
第一次出國背的是它
第一次環島背的是它
第一次流浪背的是它
我和它之間似乎存在著某種革命情感
背靠著背
嘗試著用我的雙腳和它
征服每個我想去的地方

這張攝於303車次竹田往枋寮的普快上
我很愛這裡的配色
車廂內充滿了溫馨的橘色色調
帶點油漬及厚厚髒髒灰塵的原木地板
裡面只有兩張固定的單腳小椅子和一個長板凳
椅子和長板凳的墊子是墨綠色的
旁邊還有一只藍色的木箱
黑色的包包靠在橘色單腳椅上
是這麼的和諧
這節充滿魔力的橘色車廂
就如同一個巨大的囊袋
包裹著自己前進
From Mo

Suitcase

This is a leather suitcase my neighbor gave to me. He brought it toBoston from Hawaii when he moved here for college about 50 years ago.He coincidentally came from the same place I was born. I use it tostore my stash of wool yarn.

From Lei-Sanne

Become very conscious of what you bring

Backpacking around Australia, you become very conscious of what you bring and what you carry it in. Here are my two steady cruisers. On the left is a bag that I made for toothbrush, soap, shampoo etc. It's made from two cargo pockets sewn together, with a velcro top and a nylon strap that i found. On the right is a shoulder bag that I picked up at a thrift store after arriving in Sydney. I found that I couldn't get along without my ever present messenger style bag, so I had to find a replacement, this one was cheap and works great. It carries the essentials (for me at least) Camera, water, laptop, pens and pencils, sketchbook, and whatever bits and pieces settle towards the bottom.
My larger backpack now fits into these compartments called 'hard bags' like saddle bags, but hard. It's my first time using these, but they are extremely handy, stuff-able, lockable, and waterproof.

From Jon

我媽的一個花布包

心中有愛不要遺棄，換裝、給它穿新衣服、讓它生命重新活起。
這是媽媽的一位姊姊本來要丟棄的舊帆布包，有次媽媽去看他姊姊時，要帶一些小東西不好拿，姊姊順手拿給媽媽說，本來要資源回收的東西剛好可以拿來裝取，媽媽拿回家後看看其實質材還蠻堅固的，只是樣式陳舊且上面印的花色文字隨著時間漸漸脫落，外型實在不討人喜歡，靈機一動，拿出漂亮的客家花布（爸媽都是客家人所以這種花布對我們來說特別熟悉），動點巧手與心思，以縫紉機用花布把原先的帆布包整個的包裹起來，宛如一件全新的花布包。
當媽媽出去時，經常帶著這個美麗的包包，有時會吸引一些投注的目光。

媽媽說，這是惜福、環保資源再利用，雖然它非真正的生命，但能充分發揮而被利用，雖不起眼被遺棄，還可隨時跟在身邊，對被人遺棄的流浪狗人經常充滿關懷與愛的媽媽說，這就像是行為反作用力，只要多去關懷、給它換裝，它也會同時回饋你。
現在的人感時髦，用過就丟掉，妳帶給它新的面貌，有一份盡力，就有份感情。

花布包製作/口述：張滿五

印象最深的囊袋

這是我印象最深的囊袋,
不但裝過便當,零食還有漫畫書,
也承載著我童年的回憶,
可惜童年一走，它也跟著不見了.

By Money

Portfolio bag

I bought these portfolio bags in kuala lumpur near the collage I went to. this was back in 1998. So I guess its been a decade. It was quite convenient for job interviews back then when most things were in hard copy not so conveniently digital like now. I don't know i always felt it offered me security somehow cause' it's huge and if I wanted to hide from someone i could always duck behind it, charming i know. Anyway, although I use them mainly for storing things now, Their relatively in good condition given the age just like how they still take me back to that time period sometimes.

By Mariyam

Broken suitcase

I think this suitcase is about 6 years old. my dad got it at a discount cause he'd bought another suitcase on one of those special offer days at a store in kuala lumpur. i've had it ever since, he figured it was more my color and gave it to me. anyway, i've loved this bag for 6 years mostly bacause the expandable zipper thing it has so that i don't have to worry about sitting on it to get it to shut after packing. after i got back home this time, and actually got out of the airport, i found out that someone had broken into it at one of the airports. in a way its god that i didn't realize sooner at the airport, i would have gotten so paranoid thinking that someone was trying to smuggle something in it, maybe i watch the news too much. i guess whoever broke in realized that there was nothing much worth stealing, ironically all that went missing was a leaflet that i really wanted to keep from my last workshop, a few cds, and my deodorant. i thought it was awfully tragic but hilarious at the same time, cause someone realized that they needed deodorant!. i can't decide if i should move on from this suitcase or get a new one altogether. but new ones are just like getting an underwear that doesn't fit for me. i don't know how to explain it i guess i want something that's almost like an extension of my fingers like a cigarette, a paining knife or something comforting that's always there but something you don't notice.

By Mariyam

小李

這個小背包背到哪裡都很酷，從小朋友口中，我才知道這個包包上的人物名叫小李，是火影忍者卡通裡的人物之一，大家看了總是引起高度的興趣並覺得很可愛。然而，只有我知道這個包包裡面有一些深藏的記憶，還記得那年的一個畢業旅行，一個活力充沛的孩子，早上還坐在我的旁邊一起吃飯，因為他跟我一樣是少數吃素的孩子，到了傍晚就因沒遵守遊樂設施的安全規定而意外溺斃了，原本開心的旅行，頓然一下子陷入一種不知名的悼念中，這是上我美術課的學生，我事後還為他特別去念佛堂寫了一個大牌位並念了一天的三時繫念，或許也沒人知道，我也為他將全校小朋友送他的愛心卡片祝福語貼滿拼了一大張的超大型海報，不知道這樣子他能不能接收到，總之就是盡可能想為他作些什麼。這個小李是來自於他發生事情的當天早上，一位畢業旅行帶隊的大哥哥幫我用抓娃娃機抓到的，我很少跟別人說起這個故事，這個小孩就像小李一樣滿有個性，因此，這個看到包包會提醒我這件事情。但是，這個記憶有機會在這裡跟大家釋放覺得滿好的，可以是一種記憶與情緒的一種紀錄，拍攝這件作品時，我特別將包包放到這孩子以前上課時習慣坐的地方作為紀念。已經有四年了，這個包包還是常常有機會跟著我跑東跑西，繼續吸引一些大人小孩的注目眼光，而真正的故事只能在此才能閱讀的到喔。
By ChunChu

It has traveled with me to many places

This bag was a gift from my mother for my graduation. It is a handmade bag from a woman in Chicago...made of toile print cotton and is very nicely made. I love this style of black and white fabric which is kind of feminine and classic, but the type of bag is more utilitarian. It is a very comfortable size for me and I like wearing the cross body strap. I have used this bag for so many things and it has traveled with me to many places. In fact, it has suffered from its use a lot...the strap is tearing and the fabric has discolored and faded from so much use. Most often I have used this bag as a very nicely sized book bag. I have carried this bag during many exhibition installations so many times is has become a tool bag, holding tape measures, screwdrivers, pliers, materials and hardware, etc. I carried this bag on a trip to Hungary a couple summers ago....this bag was so valuable to carry anything I needed....translation dictionary, fan, mosquito repellent, sketchbook, camera. It was also useful to hold collected things...I found many interesting natural objects like leaves and thistles...but also enjoyed shopping for beautiful embroidered linens and small souvenirs (paprika is a Hungarian specialty spice!). In Hungary, the grocery store does not provide bags, so many, many times my bag was used to carry our food home which was a long hot walk. So, this bag has carried many sausages, breads, fruits, peppers, chocolates, vodka and even a few beers!I love this bag very much, but it looks so sad these days...In the future I will try to repair it and make it look fresh again.

By Kristina

Memorable

This is a very important bag which I used in my fine arts life.
There are many memorable things around this bag.
By Sohel

My mom's handmade bag

A small, my mom's handmade bag. She made it for my daughter Vakare, but wearing 3 of us: my daughter Ugne 6 , daughter Vakare 12 and me her mother Loreta.We love that bag and don't care about season.
By Loreta

超強韌和無限大

鮮豔的外表下有著"超強韌"和"無限大"的內涵，七年的時間，陪我從淡水的夕陽，到英國的綠茵，至今我還是幾乎天天使用它，來裝載好多小朋友們的笑聲，我好感激擁有這個囊袋，也感激送我這個囊袋的人，我繼續帶著很多的回憶，也製造更多回憶!

By Bark

Biggest challenge

I won this bag last summer for swimming in a race in New York Harbor. It was a .5 mile race in the Hudson River. I swam it in 12 minutes and 53 seconds. I came in 78th place. I was very scared about this race. The biggest challenge for me was not getting too nervous. The water was a bit dirty. Overall the experience was very fun and exciting. When I walk around with my bag I feel very strong and proud and confident.
By Cara

This project is still going on

這個計劃仍然進行中，如果你尚未參予，請加入!!如照片所示，我將大家的囊袋故事與記憶轉化為作品裝置於空間中，目前已有36個故事但希望可以收集更多。此計劃將在三月底結束，你還在等什麼?拍下你的囊袋並寫下幾句話，然後寄給我，我會非常感激。謝謝!!

This project is still going on. If you haven’t participated, please join with me. As you see from this image, I transformed the memories and stories from people’s bag and installed them in the space. I have 36 stories now and wish to collect more. This project will finish in March. What are you waiting for? Shoot a photo of your bag right now and write something then send them to me, I will be appreciate. Thank you so much.
yachu

Inside the drawer

Every time
When I open the drawer
It always lies on quietly
The pattern on the leather was ignorant but pretty
Show the past time and memories
Never has real thing inside
Just keeping the empty space and collecting more past time
Why not Perhaps the news cover again and again

新旅程

原本的用途不得而知

每每背上都像是早班的小弟
要去按門鈴送牛奶

陳舊的皮革外表
透漏年久的歷史

錫製拉鍊已經脫落
被送到二手貨古董店的命運

就是期待新主人帶來的旅程

下雪的黃昏

容量極小

皮革堅挺

下雪的黃昏

成排的市集攤位

零零落落的人們

大塊頭老闆手工製作

在沒有LT的狀況下

以歐元帶走

褪色

這是我小時候

我媽媽做給我姊姊跟我的小提包

已經過了二十幾年了

還一直被收藏在家裡的櫃子裡

聽說小時候提起來很可愛

但時間久了

原本的線條也都褪色了

但還是可以從中感受到媽媽對我們的愛

by阿瑜

編織的囊袋

旅行總會遇見許多朋友

這些朋友

就像編織的囊袋互相交結
形成一段段記憶的篇章

車站的送別與禮物

道出不捨的情感與未知的哀愁

塑膠布

舊的塑膠布剪裁的簡單樣式
將簡潔勤僕的特性描繪得淋漓盡致

看到過去的生命及即將展開的新生活