2016 Pulima藝術節頌揚具有創造力的人之靈魂，經由創作與傳統相遇，與祖靈連結。主題「o loma no adingo 靈魂的所在」取其文化的共性和象徵意義，關注當今原住民創作者的雙眼如何理解與感知現世處境，並回溯祖先遺留的智慧，經由雙手產生藝術。
阿美族文化裡loma是家的意思，家應具備兩個條件，亦即生火、煮飯、取暖的爐灶(parod)，以及家人。loma既是儀式、生活、生產之空間，也承載人的經年智慧。儘管在南島語系中「家」的唸法和思維各異，卻均指向家是人類安身立命之所，兼具傳承與創造的動態場域。adingo為影子，喻為靈魂，更是祖靈所在。原住民族的靈魂，與祖靈精神共存。如此獨特的生命和宇宙觀，成就了儀式、樂舞、工藝等深具內涵的創造物。
全球化與殖民現代性的侵襲勢不可免，今日原住民族儘管面臨多方矛盾、誤解、衝突，保存與創新的種種課題，卻也逐步突顯、認知、確立自己所在的位置。因此，2016 Pulima藝術節以「傳統的未來、未來的傳統」的議題方向進行提問，邀集各族群藝術家共同展開心靈的儀式，並鼓勵新世代青年，透過創作重新省視個人與文化的連結。
 
About Pulima Art Festival 2016
Pulima Art Festival 2016 is celebrating the soul of artists who encounter tradition and connect with the ancestors through their works. The theme - o loma no adingo (home, where the spirits dwell) derives from the common ground of all cultures. We care how indigenous artists see their cultural heritage, how they perceive their present situation and make art works by their hands.
 
Loma in Amis culture means home that comprises two things: a stove (called parod in Amis) that could be used as a rice cooker and a heater, as well as family members. It is a space where rituals, daily life and production take place. Wisdom is passed down generation to generation. The pronunciation and exact meaning of home might not be the same in different Austronesian languages, but the concept is similar - it is a dynamic place where human beings settle down, inherit legacy and make new creation. Adingo means shadow and can be referred to soul, or where ancestral spirits rest. The indigenous people’s souls coexist with their ancestors’. Such unique philosophy of life and cosmology construct profoundly inspiring indigenous rituals, music, dance and crafts.
 
Impacted by globalization and colonial modernity, the indigenous people nowadays are dealing with all kinds of issues as conflicts, misunderstanding, tradition preservation and innovation. It also shows that they gradually acknowledge and confirm their positions. In Pulima Art Festival 2016, we focus on ‘the future of the tradition’ as well as ‘the tradition in the future’ to raise some important issues. We invite artists from various indigenous communities to step on a journey of self-discovery and encourage new generation to reflect their personal connections with their own culture through the artworks.