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傳統窯製木炭／ Traditional Kiln Charcoal 54×75cm

何 振宏 HO Chen-Hong

作咆說明 Description
臺灣早期有許多燒炭窯產業，即是俗稱的「黑金」， In the past, there were many charcoal kilns. People refer to charcoal as“black
但因辂口木炭價錢便宜，加上燒窯輬苦又賺不到 gold.”However, imported charcoal is cheap, and producing charcoal in kilns is
hard work and makes little money in return, this industry is now disappearing.
錢，木炭窯已在转漸消失中。
Traditional production of charcoal is very time-consuming, and takes a lot of
傳統製炭非常耗時、耗力，須轼燒一個月不斷火， efforts. The fire must be kept burning for an entire month. People need to stay
所以要守在窯旁緊盯窯火，維持溫度，封窯後再自 by the kiln and keep an eye on the fire to maintain the temperature. Once the
然冷卻 21 天才能開窯，相思樹幹才會蛻變成木炭。 kiln is sealed, it needs to be naturally cooled down for 21 days before it can be
opened. Then, trunks of Formosa acacia will transform into charcoal.

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