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礦工日誌／ Miner's Log 46×61cm

劉 月梅 LIU Yueh-Mei

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臺灣於 2000 年左右陸續關閉煤礦坑後，多數礦場 Taiwan started closing down its coal mines around 2000. Many mines
即消失或隱沒在荒煙蔓草間，但礦工的身影，從照 are disappearing or abandoned among weeds and grasses. But the
images of miners can still be revisited in pictures. For life, regardless of
片中依稀可回顧。為了生計，每天不管颳風、下雨
the weather, they worked every day underground at a depth few hundred
都要上工，在低於海平面幾百公尺的地底工作，濃 meters below sea level. The mine is filled with coal dusts, and it is pitch
濃的碳層，伸手不見五指的天日，彷彿人間地獄； dark, like hell on earth. Smoking a cigarette, or having something to drink,
抽支煙、唌小酒，是單調生活中哃一的樂趣。 are the only enjoyments in the boring life.

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