Summary

Flying Fish

Flying fish live in the warm waters of the tropical and subtropical surface waters. They live in groups and have a habit of swim. They are mainly fed with zooplankton, but they are also an important food source for a large migratory fish. In the spring, with the Kuroshio northward, it is one of the important fish species in Taiwan's fisheries. It is also a species of the traditional cultural significance of the natives of Orchid Island in the southeastern Taiwan.

Orchid Island is known as the "Hometown of Flying Fish". The island's indigenous Dao (Tao) has an inseparable relationship with the flying fish. When the black tide passes through Orchid Island, it brings the flying fish which is the beginning of the Orchid Island flying fish season. Flying fish is one of the traditional foods of the Dawu people. The Dawu people have strict traditional norms for catching the flying fish. During the season, Dawu men stopped capturing deep sea and the benthic fish, and only used manpower to draw a boat to catch them. From the perspective of modern marine conservation, in a such cultural traditions have the effect of restoring deep-sea benthic fish and coral reef fish. In recent years, with the effort to promote the flying fish season in various parts of Taiwan have resulted in excessive commercial fishing. What is worse, is that a large number of flying fish eggs are used for consumption and export. Flying fish eggs are exported to Japan in the name of "Marine Gold", and some are sold to the EU. The sales volume has reached 40 containers per year. However, this behavior severely broke the chance of flying fish, resulting in a decrease of number of flying fish. Under the temptation of commercial interests, people seen to ignore the importance of sustainable marine operations. The Dawu people have controlled over flying fish and marine resources, by not over-capturing, and integrate the concept of marine conservation into inheritance and life, ensuring that the future generations can continue to enjoy marine resources. May everyone learn from them. The way to the ocean.

[Flying Fish] is the most difficult design after my [Pangolin]. In the works, I combine three elements, the flying fish that fly upwards, the tortoise of the Dawu people, the boat eye, and the pedestal with the wave rolling shape. In the process of designing creation, with all the shapes, mechanisms, material resilience, combination procedures, printing optimization, etc., must be carefully considered. Since every factor affects each other, all parts need to be coordinated. The flying fish can take off normally. Although the process takes a lot of effort, I enjoy this kind of creative fun.

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Matte Steel Blue/Matte Dark Slate Gray/Matte Orchid Purple/Matte Kraft Brown

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Design Software SketchUp
Print / UP BOX

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Layer height 0.2mm
Do not reduce the print

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【飛魚】
飛魚生活在熱帶及亞熱帶表水層的溫暖海域中，群居並具有洄游習性，以浮游生物為主食，卻也是大型洄游魚類重要的食物來源。春季隨黑潮北上，是台灣漁業重要魚種之一，也是台灣東南外海上，蘭嶼原住民深具傳統文化意義的物種。

蘭嶼有「飛魚的故鄉」之稱，島上原住民達悟族（Tao）與飛魚有密不可分的關係。當黑潮流經蘭嶼，帶來洄游的飛魚，就是蘭嶼飛魚季的開始。飛魚是達悟族傳統食物之一，達悟族對於飛魚的捕抓，有嚴格的傳統規範。在飛魚季期間，達悟男人停止捕抓深海與底棲魚類，僅能用人力划著拼板舟，出海捕撈飛魚。從現代海洋保育的眼光來看，這樣的文化傳統，有復原深海底棲魚類與珊瑚礁魚的作用。近年來台灣各地努力推廣飛魚季活動，卻造成過度商業性捕撈，更糟的是大量的採收飛魚卵，用以食用與外銷。飛魚卵以「海上黃金」之名大量外銷日本，部份銷往歐盟，外銷量曾達到一年40貨櫃。這種行為嚴重阻斷了飛魚繁殖的機會，導致飛魚族群數量的降低。在商業利益誘惑下，人們似乎忽略了海洋永續經營的重要。達悟族對飛魚及海洋資源的取用節制，不濫捕，並將海洋保育的觀念融入傳承與生活當中，保障了後代子孫能繼續享用海洋資源，願所有人能從他們身上，學會正確面對海洋的方式。

【飛魚】作品是我繼【穿山甲】之後，設計難度最高的作品。在作品中我融合三個元素，張翅向上起飛的飛魚、轉動的達悟族圖騰-拼板舟船眼、有著海浪捲動形態的台座。在設計的創作過程中，舉凡造形、機構、材料彈性、組合程序、列印的最佳化......等，都要深思熟慮，由於每個因素都相互影響，需要所有的零件都協調，飛魚才能正常起飛，雖然過程花費許多的心力，但我很享受這樣的創作樂趣。

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使用材料 SpiderMaker PLA
消光鋼青色、消光岩灰色、消光蘭紫色、消光原皮色

設計軟體 SketchUp
列印 UP BOX

列印建議
層高0.2mm
不可縮小列印

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