2018年以「Micawor 翻動」為命題，以視覺藝術、表演藝術、電影、論壇、講座、工作坊等方式呈現，並跨國連結原住民藝術社群，攜手翻動原住民文化藝術的沃土，期許為未來原住民社會創造盎然生機。
數千年前，原住民族的祖先隨著大海翻動的浪潮登陸台灣島，發展出多元豐富的文化。但在近四百年，原住民經歷不同政權的移轉，傳統領域被剝奪、文化和語言逐漸消失，原住民被迫在自己的土地上流浪。直到1980年代原住民族運動興起，族人開始重新面對及重視祖先生活的方式。在這歷史的演變中，「藝術」的能動性見證著原住民社會的發展，也激發人們以創新的方式觀察、思考和行動。
「Micawor翻動」重新翻閱歷史的長河，試圖從族群的內在經驗中找尋未來出口。原住民當代藝術則在時間和空間的翻動中，為未來的發展留下一絲線索。「Micawor翻動」試圖揭示著時代的局變下，一股持續翻動的正向力量：社會的改革是為人類發展開闢新的途徑，而藝術在此刻洞查纖毫，探索著人類存在的意義，並為世界描繪全新的願景。
About Pulima Art Festival 2018
The festival in 2018 adopts “Micawor” as the theme and aims to turn over fertile soil of the indigenous culture and arts through visual arts, performing arts, films, seminars, talks and workshops to connect international indigenous art communities and create brimming vitality for the future indigenous society.
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the indigenous people’s ancestors had already inhabited the island of Taiwan. After several eras of the great floods, they developed rich and diverse cultures despite much hardship symbolized by the towering sea waves. However, starting from nearly four hundred years ago, the indigenous peoples underwent changes of the colonial governments, deprivation of traditional territories, disappearance of cultures and languages, and were forced into exile on their native land. It was only until 1980s that Taiwan witnessed the rise of the Indigenous Movement. The indigenous people began embracing and valuing their ancestral ways of life. Throughout the course of history, the reflexivity, creativity, integrity and motivation in “art” have been part of the developing indigenous society, encouraging people to observe, think and act in an innovative way.
“Micawor” starts with the highly spiritual era of the mythology, revisiting the source of the long indigenous history to understand how indigenous arts have inherited and passed down the legacy while transcending historical limitations to gain an independent site for future development through the evolving time and space. “Micawor” refers to the sustained positive force that is turning everything over within the context of the dramatic changes of the times. Reforms in society are opening up new paths for the development of the human race, and art is gaining detailed insight into the meaning of human existence while helping to cultivate a new vision for the world.
