個人簡歷/Resume 蔡顯國

台灣金門人 1960

‧2000年瓊林寫真情-攝影展於故鄉瓊林裡

2000 , photos of Quion Ling, KinMen County

- photography exhibition in Quion Ling, KinMen County , Home

‧2002年島鄉顯影-黑白攝影展於烈嶼島

2002 , Homeland Island

- black and white photography exhibition of Lie Yu Island, KinMen

county, Taiwan

‧2002年前線在台北-黑白攝影展於台北

2002 , The Leading Taipei

- black and white photography exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan

‧2005年失落的島嶼-黑白攝影展於泉州

2005, The lost Island

- black and white photography exhibition in QuanZhou City, China

‧2005年金門人-黑白攝影展

2005, Kinmenian

- black and white photography exhibition

‧2005年島鄉顯影_金門人文黑白攝影集出版

2005, Homeland Island

- Black and White Photography Collection published by KinMen Humanities

‧2005年消失的戰地-金門於中國平遙攝影節

2005, The Lost Battlefield

- Exhibition in Chinese Ping Yao Photography Festival , KinMen County,

Taiwan

‧2006年金門酒英雄-黑白攝影展於金門坑道

2006, The Hero of KinMen white wine

- black and white photography exhibition in the KinMen Tunnel , KinMen

County, Taiwan

‧2006年泉州，石獅攝影家參展

2006, The QuanZhou City

- ShiShi (Stone Carved Lion) Photographer Exhibition

‧2006年兩岸三地攝影家浙江24小時攝影活動

2006, Taiwan and China photographer 24 hour photographic affair

‧2008年台海雜誌-兩門兩家（金門，廈門）對視互拍

2008, TaiHai Magazine - KinMen and XiaMen cross shooting

‧2008年金廈（兩門）黑白人文6人攝影展-召集人

2008, Convener of the KinMen and XiaMen black and white Photography

Exhibition of Six

‧2008年兩岸攝影家紀實攝影聯展於廈門鼓浪嶼

2008, Taiwan and China Photographer Documentary Photography Exhibition

- GuLan Islet, XiaMen, China

‧2009年（廈門）台海新聞攝影大賽組委會委員

2009, Committee member of (XiaMen) Taiwan and China Photojournalism

contest Organization Committee

2012年金門縣攝影學會理事長

2012, Chairmen of KinMen Photographic Society

2012年兩岸攝影家金門24小時攝影活動

2012, Taiwan and China photographer 24 hour photographic

affair

2012年（廈門）台海新聞攝影大賽評審委員

2012, Adjudicator of (XiaMen) Taiwan and China Photojournalism contest Organization Committee

2012年中國第四屆海峽(霞浦)攝影節參展

2012, The fifth Channel (XiaPu) Photographic Festival

2012年台北攝影節參

2012, Taipei Photographic Festival

2013 日本 沖繩美術博物館“標語老兵”攝影展

2013 Japan Okinwa Art Museum: Tattoo veterans Photography Exhibition

2014 台灣攝影家眼中的澳門24小時拍攝計劃

2014 Taiwan photographer in the eyes of Macau 24 hours shooting plan

The heavy baggage is the camera in the haversack. Ecstatic feelings origin from inner beautiful memories, footprints in familiar or foreign lands, capturing photos, setting upon numerous strange lands, Kinmen is still the homeland that ignites my heart. The people in the island that is surrounded by sea are pure honest without glitter, hardworking, putting their feet on the ground and taking the secure days on their stride.

The clicker is soothing and smooth, continuous without rest, I believe this arises from the honest intentions of every character. These series of fast moving images portray Kinmen people’s firm footsteps and self-worth. They witness the world’s misfortunes and vulnerabilities. However, courageous Kinmen people’s persistence attribute brings them a future of their own, leaving behind the grieves of war.

Now, the new generation living in the island is lucky. They have enjoyed the richest and stable era in the century. To the older generation locals who have experienced unstable times, Kinmen is an unneglected homeland in their lives. Which land would leave them an enduring impression in relation to blood thicker than water? Undergoing hardship days makes them cherish this piece of pure island rural feelings.This is Kinmen people’s Kinmen that people of China and Taiwan cannot comprehend the feelings for the home soil.

Because of cherish, I have chosen my way to record Kinmen, registering the island’s humanity and appearance, documenting the changing times, honor and insults. All these command respect and glory. I don’t anticipate every picture will become a classic. However I believe every bit of recorded event will remain in the hearts of Kinmen people forever.

After the abolishment of military rule in the island, travelers come and go. Kinmen may have to rely on tourism to strengthen her economy but accompanying with tourism are the changes of ecological structure. Old nanny’s way of wearing ill-fitting shoes is in the past, century old Ku Tso slowly declines, the tree roads could not resist the time and typhoon attacks. Our familiar Kinmen island is in the mist of rapid changes. Distant travelers, What did you see? What would you want to enquire?

Although the outlying island is small, the stories are touching and exciting, through the recording memories of the clicker, heart warming and tinted with sadness. Unable to slash away from the historical wound marks and the spiritual grieves brought by family ties separation. This is the older generation Kinmen people’s destiny. I strive to fill another time dimension hole with my photography messages, inside are packed with furious gunfire in the tunnel echoing heavily, fighting resistance notoriously.

Half a century latter, the old military defence work has become an untidy black hole. Every minute and second nervous war preparations have ceased, the war settings follow the history footsteps’ progress, there is no territory differentiation in the frontline. War zones slowly disappear, old soldiers shrivel but not dead, glorious days, still remain in one deep corner, echoing with the moving wind and grass.

Walks into the photography records

I have chosen photography, to record my island, my yearnings. of Kinmen , experience vanishing times, memories and growling gunfire bonding together into secret horizon.