【Tree Hug 樹抱 】
2025 / 04 / 22 日 台北市東區馬路
East District Roadside, Taipei, Taiwan
Performance art/ video
行為、影像
Live Art | photograph
Photo ： PangPang｜應學堂
《Tree Hug 樹抱》是一件發生於台北東區主幹道旁的行為藝術，藝術家以身體作為媒介，
擁抱街道邊即將被移除的樹木，並邀請路人一同參與一場「1 分鐘擁抱行動」。
在車流不息、城市喧囂之中，這個看似簡單的擁抱，成為人與自然、情感與記憶之間重新建立連結的瞬間。
作品中，藝術家將自己的呼吸、皮膚與心跳貼近樹幹，使身體成為自然的延伸，
開啟一種非語言的交流。觀眾透過觸碰、嗅覺與安靜的凝視，喚起對自然的感知與情感投射。擁抱的過程既是療癒的，也是政治的——它不只是面對個人情緒與壓力的身體實踐，
更是一場針對城市規劃與人與自然關係的集體行動。
Tree Hug is a site-specific performance that took place beside a major roadside in Taipei’s East District. In this work, the artist used her body as a medium to embrace a tree—one slated for removal—and invited passersby to participate in a shared, one-minute hugging action.
Amid the unceasing traffic and the noise of the city, this intimate gesture became a moment of reconnection—between human and nature, between emotion and memory. The artist pressed her breath, skin, and heartbeat against the tree, allowing her body to become an extension of its form, creating a space for non-verbal exchange and deep listening.
許多參與者留下了深刻的感受，有人說：「當我用皮膚貼近樹幹，呼吸跟著它的節奏，一切喧囂都被隔絕。」也有人在得知這棵樹即將被拆除時說：「也許它正在跟我道別。」這些片段性的語句，構成了作品中的集體敘事，也讓《Tree Hug》成為一場溫柔的社會詩。
這件作品提醒我們：城市中的樹不只是背景或裝飾，而是擁有氣味、節奏與記憶的生命體。透過一場擁抱，藝術家邀請每一位路過的人重新思考：我們與自然的距離、我們與感覺的關係，以及我們願意為未來留下什麼樣的觸碰。
Participants responded with unexpected emotion. Some felt calm, others were moved to tears. One person said, “When my skin touched the rough bark, my breath followed its rhythm. The noise disappeared. All that remained was stillness and nature.” Another shared, “I didn’t know why I was emotional. Maybe the tree was saying goodbye.”
Tree Hug is more than performance art—it is an ecological ritual and a form of embodied resistance. It calls attention to the often-overlooked lives of urban trees and offers a moment to slow down, to feel, and to remember our relationship with the natural world. The tree is not just scenery—it is breath, memory, and presence.
By hugging a tree, we are not only touching bark, but also touching ourselves—and sensing the future we long to create with our surroundings.