Nesting Plan VII Formosan Wild Boar
2024
Nesting Plan VII Formosan Wild Boar
Nest Plan is a long-term artistic series by Cheng Tsung FENG, in which the artist learns directly from the “animal architects” who inhabit a site. By studying their instinctive methods of nest building, and then reinterpreting them with human construction materials and craftsmanship, FENG creates installations that pay homage to the remarkable creativity and survival wisdom embedded in nature.
At the Danongdafu Forest Park in Guangfu Township, Hualien, FENG built an outdoor installation inspired by the nesting behavior of the Formosan wild boar. Using locally sourced Japanese cedar and Makino bamboo, he translated the animal’s intimate and instinct-driven practice into a work of architectural imagination. The design draws from two key observations: first, the way wild boars pile up dry grass and branches to create their nests; and second, their peculiar habit of entering the shelter, turning around, and facing the entrance with their snouts — a gesture of constant vigilance and alertness to the world outside.
FENG expressed these behaviors through a layered structure of interlocking pentagons and hexagons. The forms overlap front to back, gradually shaping a semi-spherical enclosure that resembles the curled body of a small boar hidden within the nest. Around this wooden framework, he added bamboo branches wrapped in white tape, evoking the tangled yet ordered beauty of wild grasses. The result is an environment that feels simultaneously chaotic and harmonious, organic and architectural.
Visitors who step inside the installation are invited to sit along a ring of benches that encircle the inner space. From this vantage point, they can experience the sense of concealment and cautious observation that characterizes the wild boar’s life. The space offers both the physical comfort of shade and seating, and the imaginative experience of entering another creature’s perspective.
As part of the forest park, this work functions as a small gathering place for outdoor activities, while also serving as a quiet resting spot for those who pass through. More than a shelter, it becomes a poetic reminder of how human life is interwoven with the instincts, shelters, and habitats of the animals who share the land.
2024 | Danongdafu Forest Park | Hualien
adviser｜Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Hualien Branch
curator｜Sen Shen Studio, Kao Kung Chi Studio
artist｜Cheng Tsung FENG
project designers｜Ching Cheng CHANG, Chan Wei HSU
structural analysis｜Jian Quan Engineering Consultants
woodwork｜Yi Chuang Timber Structure
metal work｜Rui Yang Laser
lighting design｜OuDe Light
lighting engineer｜Beamtec Lighting
photography｜FIXER Photographic Studio
2024
築巢計畫VII 台灣野豬
藝術家范承宗的《築巢計畫》系列創作向棲息在基地中的動物建築師學習牠們的築巢方式，並以人類的構築材料與技藝詮釋，向牠們精采的天賦本能致敬。
他在花蓮光復鄉的大農大富森林園區，以國產柳杉和桂竹搭建了一座以台灣野豬巢穴為主題的戶外空間裝置。構想來自野豬以乾草和樹枝堆砌巢穴的方式，以及牠們進入巢中會轉身將鼻子朝向入口，隨時保持警覺的有趣行為。
范承宗以木材搭出五角及六角型的層狀結構，前後疊合，構出包覆的半圓球體空間，似一隻躲藏小野豬的身形。木造結構之外，搭上以白色膠布纏繞的桂竹枝條，表現野草雜亂，卻又保有秩序的美感。走進作品，可以坐在周圍環繞的座椅，感受野豬躲藏在巢穴裡的視角與體驗。這座作品不僅作為園區內的小型戶外活動空間使用，也為行經的人們提供一個乘涼休憩的所在。
2024｜大農大富森林園區｜花蓮
主辦單位｜農業部林業及自然保育署花蓮分署
企劃單位｜森深試務所、考工記工作室
藝術家｜范承宗
專案設計｜張景程、許展維
結構分析｜建全工程顧問
木作工程｜藝創木構
金屬工程｜銳陽雷射
照明設計｜偶得設計
照明工程｜丞逸照明
攝影｜定影影像