形塑克里斯提翁．波東斯基（Christian Boltanski）處處透出沈重與憂傷的作品風格者，乃是其對死亡的深刻領略，而其根源，就在猶太大屠殺的創傷記憶，波東斯基面對與詮釋這段歷史悲劇的態度與方式，爲本文所關注的重點。文中將首先論述波東斯基特殊的創傷體驗，以探討其創作的主體位置及其作品的歷史語境；繼而由波東斯基的作品及其訪談中之自白的分析與參照，探究他如何不同程度地深入此創傷、如何表現猶太大屠殺的大量死亡意象、以及其中所呈現的個人記憶與集體歷史的互動；最後則將討論此創傷記憶的意義與精神價値，並勾勒波東斯基的歷史想像與批判意識。
波東斯基、猶太大屠殺、創傷記憶
The heavy and sorrowful style of the works of Christian Boltanski derived from the artist's perfound awareness of death, which originated from his traumatic memory of the Holocaust. Boltanski's attitude toward this historical tragedy as well as the way how he delt with it is the main concern of this article. In the article, Boltanski's special traumatic memory is stated in the first place so as to explore and to discuss the historic environment of his creations. The article also explores how Boltanski penetrated his traumatic memory in different degrees, how he used a large number of images of death to represent the Holocaust, and the interaction between his personal memories and the collective history shown in the images. In the end, the article discusses the meaning and the spiritual value of such traumatic memory.
Christian Boltanski, Holocaust, traumatic memory
