陳明德，1970 年生於台中市
2004年 國立台南藝術大學 造形藝術研究所 碩士
1998年 國立台灣藝術大學 美術學系 學士

我的作品所要表現的是，堆疊生活在這座島嶼移動的印象，用一句話形容則是:「路過台灣的感覺」。一種走在這片土地熟悉自在的行旅。

這個世界越來越快，即便如此在到達目的地之前的旅程還是覺得漫長，我試著在其中找到意義，在行進的過程裡將心放慢，感受周圍世界裡的許多細節。

作品是從現實世界的景物提取感受與感覺的再造 ，自己一直在做的事情就是紀錄台灣的樣子，那種經過它的感覺。在路上，可能是自己開車或者坐車，可能是公路或者鐵路，路邊的風景一直往後跑，森林、房子、樹林、河流；人造的痕跡分隔出文明與自然間的一道隔閡，好像是人為與自然的界線，這條水平的界線像是一個舞台，站在前方好像是觀看上帝造就萬物自然演出的劇場，然後我在某一個剛好的時刻裡將片段的時間切片標記將之成形。

人的一生吃喝玩樂，酸甜苦辣到頭來只剩下記憶可以回憶，很多平凡普通的事情都會忘記，鋪陳這些值得慶賀的美好事物其基底就是我們平凡無奇的日常，像是到達目的地的旅程才是我們移動的意義，所以我把這個意義放大成目的本身，相信再怎麼簡單平凡的東西慢慢的咀嚼就能夠嚐出它的滋味，我在這座島嶼中漫行，跟所有的人在一起！

Ming-Te Chen, Born in Taichung City in 1970.
2004　Master's degree in Fine Arts from National Tainan University, Graduate Institute of Visual Arts.
1998　Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from National Taiwan University of Arts.

The essence of my works aims to portray the shifting impressions of life on this island, encapsulated in the phrase "the feeling of passing through Taiwan." It captures a sense of familiarity and ease while journeying through this land.

This world is becoming faster, yet the journey reaching the destination still feels lengthy. I try to find meaning in it, slowing down my heart in the process, and savoring the many details in the surrounding world.

Art is the recreation of feelings and sensations extracted from the scenes of the real world. What I’ve been constantly doing is documenting the essence of Taiwan, the feeling it evokes. Whether driving or riding in a vehicle, on a highway or a railway, the landscapes along the road keep running past – forests, houses, groves, rivers. Man-made traces create a divide between civilization and nature, as if marking the boundary between the artificial and the natural. This horizontal boundary is like a stage, standing at the forefront feels like watching a theater where God orchestrates the natural performance of all things. In a particular moment, I slice and mark fragments of time to give them form.

In a person’s lifetime of eating, drinking, playing, and experiencing the ups and downs, memories are all that remain in the end. Many ordinary and mundane things are easily forgotten. Celebrating the beautiful aspects of life is built upon the foundation of our unremarkable daily routines. The journey to the destination is the true essence of our movement. So, I magnify this meaning into the destination itself, believing that no matter how simple or ordinary, slowly savoring things can reveal their true flavor. I wander through this island, together with everyone!