Adrian Pacres b. 2000 (Philippines)
2026
Sculpture
Used wooden chair, clay
Dimensions variable
Artist bio:
Adrian Pacres is a Filipino visual artist and researcher. His work explores the intersections of body, memory, and identity through installations, portraiture, and fieldwork, engaging with concepts of displacement and temporality. Grounded in research and community immersions, he is currently pursuing his master’s degree at Taipei National University of the Arts.
Adrian Pacres 是一位菲律賓視覺藝術家與研究者。他的創作透過裝置、肖像畫與田野調查，探索身體、記憶與認同的交界，並與流離（displacement）和暫時性（temporality）等概念展開對話。他的實踐紮根於研究與社群沉浸，目前正於國立臺北藝術大學攻讀碩士學位。
Artwork description:
Someone Sat Here Before You presents a used chair carrying layered meanings and traces of presence, cradling a pillow sculpture formed through sitting while the material is still soft. The work reflects on memory embedded through touch and transformation, allowing the chair to function as a witness to lived encounters and accumulated histories.
本作品呈現了一把承載著層疊意義與存在痕跡的二手椅子，其上悉心抱持著一個在材質尚且柔軟時、透過坐壓塑形而成的枕頭雕塑。作品反思了透過觸碰與轉化而嵌入的記憶，讓椅子得以作為親身遭遇與累積歷史的見證者。