Image courtesy of rijksmuseum.nl
偽網頁*，呈現來自 rijksmuseum.nl** 的版畫，當中原標題改為「一位福爾摩沙人被活埋」。
該版畫來自荷蘭雕刻家的想像，並作為書籍插圖出版。它是最早的台灣視覺描繪之一，也是我國未擁有的檔案之一；2011 年，收藏其的荷蘭國家博物館將該版畫數位影像釋入公共領域，供所有人查詢與使用。
作品暗示缺乏技術之人的歷史被逐步埋葬，凸顯資料控制者——今日的歷史學家——背後的權力及其風險：人們只有在知道「原文」時，才可能注意到偏差，這在當今自動化世界罕見（例如，網站經常根據用戶位置自動導向或變換語言、或根據用戶使用習慣個人化畫面），且即便處於同樣的「開放」網絡，連結的多寡和類型決定可見性（例如，網站數以億計，僅極少數被點閱）。
*本影像亦來自我的想像（沒有實體網頁被架設），並印於出版品。
**nl 是荷蘭的國家頂級域名，tw 則是台灣，古稱福爾摩沙，曾被荷蘭殖民。
✿ 感謝 Colectivo editorial opencall 在智利建築與都市化雙年展中分享
Colectivo editorial opencall 是超低預算的建築出版團體，總部位於智利康塞普西翁（一人在巴塞隆納）。
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A pseudo web page* of a print from rijksmuseum.nl**, where I modify its original title into “A Formosan is being buried alive.”
That print came from the imagination of a Dutch engraver and was published as a book illustration. It is one of the earliest visual depictions of Taiwan and one of the archives Taiwan doesn’t own. In 2011, its collector, the Rijksmuseum, released the digital image of the print into the public domain, making it accessible and usable to everyone.
The work suggests the history of people who lack technology is gradually buried, highlighting the power behind data controller—historian today—and the potential risks involved. Only when people know the “original” can they notice the deviation, a difficult condition to fulfill in automation world (for example, it’s common for the site to redirect based on user location, or personalized based on user preference). Meanwhile, even in the same “open” network, the number and type of links determine visibility (for example, there are millions of websites, but only a handful of them are clicked).
*This image came from the imagination of me (no actual web page was build), and printed in the publication as well.
**nl is the country-code top-level domain of the Netherlands while tw is Taiwan, whose ancient name is Formosa, was once colonized by the former.
✿ With gratitude to Colectivo editorial opencall for sharing it at Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile
Colectivo editorial opencall is an ultra-low-budget architecture publishing collective based in Concepción, Chile (and one in Barcelona).