
A video of an ice lolly melting in the sun has creeped out students at an all-girls high school in Tainan, for its sexually suggestive nature. That’s because the video is an artwork at an exhibition by a male master’s student, titled “Rub’n it comes out.” The video is taken from the point of view of the artist, who is holding up the frozen treat outside the high school. But the focus of the video is the underage female students walking back and forth in the background. The connotations of the work are crystal clear, and even back at the time of filming, school security was called to stop him. Let’s hear more.
- I focused on the
middle school girls in the back
moving around.
In this work of art, the artist stood at the entrance to an all-girls school, and filmed himself holding an ice lolly melting in his hand. The process was… interesting to say the least.
- When I was filming,
some parents were waiting
for their kids to get out.
Some were scared,
they thought I was a weirdo,
so they called security.
The video was shot outside National Tainan Girls’ Senior High School without prior permission. The artist faced some pushback while filming, but that didn’t stop him from ultimately putting up the work in his solo exhibition, titled: “Rub’n It Comes Out.” Needless to say, the sexually- charged work has grossed out many students.
Voice of student
National Tainan Girls’ Senior High School
He filmed students passing by, holding the ice lolly, which was white. It’s creepy.
Voice of student
National Tainan Girls’ Senior High School
And the focus is on the girls walking in the background. As students and girls, we feel like he’s objectifying us.
Member of public
Weighing in on artwork
I think he’s trying to pass off his indecent behavior as art. He didn’t even get consent from any of the students.
The Tainan Cultural Affairs Bureau ultimately determined that the exhibition violated the rights and privacy of minors. The works by the artist in question were removed, and the government revoked subsidies for the first half of the year for the gallery holding the show.
Huang Ya-ling
Tainan Cultural Affairs Bureau
We contacted the art gallery and told them to take down all his works. We’ve also decided to revoke the subsidy.
The artist, who is a master’s student at Tainan National University of the Arts has released an apology. But Tainan Senior High has refused it, reported the case to the police and filed a gender equality report against the university. Police say the case is being handled in accordance with the Child and Juvenile Welfare and Rights Protection Act.
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台南一個藝術展中展出一個作品,一名男子一隻手拿著冰棒,讓融化的白色冰棒在手上流淌,拍攝地點刻意選在台南女中,不但經過的學生長相都被拍的一清二楚,個展名稱還充滿性暗示,讓學生覺得相當不舒服。不但校方針對侵害學生隱私的部分直接報警,文化局也要求撤展,將作品下架。
- 我全部的焦點都放在
後面那些女學生的女學生
然後來來回回
站在女校門口,男生大手拿著一隻白色冰棒,讓融化的冰棒流到手上。作者侃侃而談介紹自己的作品。
- 在拍的時候
就有引起某些旁邊附近
在等同學放學的家長
一些恐慌
然後他們覺得這個人很可怕
所以他們通知警衛
拍攝地點在台南女中校門口,拍攝過程沒有經過申請,製作當下也遭到質疑,但作者不為所動,個展名稱還叫"弄一弄就出來了",充滿性暗示,搭配白色冰棒融化的畫面,讓學生覺得好不舒服。
[[聲音來源:台南女中學生]]
“因為他有拍到經過的學生,又拿著冰棒,又是白色的,就很怪”
[[聲音來源:台南女中學生]]
“而且他聚焦是聚焦後面的女學生,會讓我們女生覺得說,他其實是在有點物化女性”
[[其他民眾]]
“覺得他用藝術包裝自己不當的行為,甚至沒經過女學生的同意就拍攝”
文化局認定,展覽內容涉及未成年人權益及個人隱私,不只碩士生在藝廊展出的作品遭到全數下架,甚至藝廊上半年度的補助也被取消。
[[台南市政府文化局長 黃雅玲]]
“我們主動跟藝廊來聯絡,先把所有的作品通通都先下架,目前補助我們就決定撤除這樣”
雖然這名南藝大的碩士生,發出道歉聲明,但台南女中不接受,正式報警並對該創作者所屬學校提出性平檢舉,警方表示,該案朝《兒少法》方向偵辦中。
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