ANALYSIS THE GENIUSLOCIOF JIAO-BAN-SHAN INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC ART

Abstract

Jiao Ban Shan International Sculptural Park is the first exemplar in Taiwan development of creating international public art in different cities. By studying genius loci, or the 'spirits of a place', created by the public art in this Park. We will use confirmatory factory analysis and interviewing methods to explore the relations between people, objects, and space so as to understand and exercise local characteristics. In addition, the aspects of 'natural environment' and 'human cultural environment' plus the four facets of 'sky, earth, mortals and divinities', were discussed to examine the correlation between the environment and the sculptures in the park. Study result confirmed that Jiao Ban Shan provides an excellent model for how Taiwan can not only promote itself by establishing sites of international public art, but can also promote the sustainable development of regional culture in the future by using public art to convey the genius loci of certain places.