第二屆「故鄉的路」中國少數民族攝影師獎作品選登

天下 07-07

攝影師大獎 The Best Photographer Award

俄亞大村 EYADA VILLAGE

蘇國勝 Su Guosheng

納西族 NAXI

俄亞大村，對我而言就是我的故土。在這裡我找到了精神的棲息之地，找到了我們族人的根與脈，彷彿就是我的前生與今世。

古老的習俗、傳統的的東巴儀式依然保持著生活的氣息，人們都還需要這些禮儀、禮規來維繫他們生活的方方面面。從一個剛出生嬰兒的取名，到步人少年時的成丁禮，到嫁娶時的婚禮，直至死亡時的葬禮等等都保持著完整的東巴教儀規，在這裡東巴教已日常化。

我雖然不是人類學研究者，但是作為一個納西人，我還是有責任和義務用相機記錄下我在這裡所看到的一些片段，有些人我記住了他們的名字，有些沒有記住，但我永遠不會忘記這些我的同族同胞。

或許我一直在尋找一個答案，究竟是什麼在促使我去拍俄亞大村。似乎找到了，但還是太牽強：我所尋找的生活的質感，儀式感，活著的尊嚴，與物質條件無關的平等與愛……這或許只是一段心路歷程。正如東巴經里所說的：「請各方的祌聖指引他一條回歸祖先的遷徙之路」，在這裡，我也找回了那條曾被我遺失了的「故鄉之路」。

Eyada Village is my home, and I have found a spiritual resting place here, the roots and veins of my people. It feels as if both my past life and my present life took place here.

The ancient customs and traditions of Dongba ceremonies still retain an engagement with life; people still need these ceremonies and rules to maintain various aspects of their lives. From the naming ceremony for a newborn infant to the coming-of-age ceremony for a youth to a wedding or a funeral, Eyada Village has maintained a complete set of Dongba rituals that are integrated into daily life.

I am not an anthropologist, but I am Naxi, so I have the responsibility and obligation to use my camera to record what I see here. I remember the names of some people and not others, but I will never forget these compatriots of mine.

Perhaps the search for an answer is what drove me to photograph Eyada Village. I have almost found it, but it is still too forced. I seek out the textures of life, the ceremonies, the living dignity, as well as equality and love that are unrelated to material conditions... I think that this may be an emotional journey. The Dongba scriptures say，「Invoke the spirits in order to travel the road back to the ancestors.」 Here，I have found the 「country road」 that I have lost.