KANG NIEN PING

Category: Footwear

Competitions: Taiwan Region

The work "Human & Human nature" takes human personality and interpersonal interaction as its core concepts. The various shapes of shoes symbolize people's inner state and emotional changes when facing different situations. The reorganization of mouths and eyes, the changes in faces and the stacking of layers symbolize observation, disguise and internal and external contradictions in interpersonal interactions, and present people's pursuit of self-identity and emotional flow in society. This work uses leather as the main medium. Leather is not only able to correspond to the rich inner layers and appearances of "Human & Human nature" due to its flexibility and plasticity, but also because leather is recycled as a by-product, it symbolizes the sustainable spirit of continuing the value of life. The natural texture and traces of time of leather are further extended into a visual metaphor of human emotion and memory, as if every texture tells the inner emotions. Through the use of such materials, the work not only responds to the complexity and reality of human nature, but also conveys respect for and sustainable care for the environment, allowing design to return to nature and establish a deeper connection with life. The overall design uses visual impact to express the complexity of interpersonal relationships and psychological contradictions, echoing modern society's rethinking of self and sustainable values. 作品《人．性》以人類的個性與人際互動為核心概念，鞋子的各個形態象徵著人們在面對不同情境時的內心狀態與情緒變化。嘴巴與眼睛的重組、人臉的變化與層次堆疊，象徵人際互動中的觀察、偽裝與內外矛盾，呈現人們在社會中對自我認同的追尋與情緒流動。 本作品以皮革作為主要媒材，皮革不僅因其柔韌性與可塑性，能夠對應「Human & Human nature 」人們內在豐富的層次與樣貌，也因皮革為副產物再利用，象徵著延續生命價值的永續精神。皮革天然的紋理與時間痕跡，進一步延伸為人類情感與記憶的視覺隱喻，彷彿每一道紋理都訴說著內心的情緒。透過這樣的材質運用，作品不僅回應人性中的複雜與真實，也傳遞對環境的尊重與永續關懷，讓設計回歸自然，與生命產生更深層的連結。 整體設計以視覺衝擊表現人際關係的複雜與心理矛盾，呼應現代社會對自我與永續價值的重新思考。