駁二藝術特區 The Pier-2 Art Zone

• 2022,07.07

駁二藝術特區的前身為高雄港倉庫，建於1973年，過去儲放魚粉與砂糖，隨著產業轉型，一度遭遺忘閒置；直到2000年高雄市政府因尋找國慶煙火施放地點的機緣下，才讓這些舊倉庫起死回生、開創新生命，見證高雄港的繁華、沒落、再起與轉型。

因倉庫位於高雄港第二號接駁碼頭，藉其意涵而命名為「駁二」有傳承之意。一路走來，有公部門與民間齊心努力，才得以成為現在的「駁二」，成為臺灣最成功的文創園區之一，開啟高雄一股南方藝術的新潮流，帶動高雄城市轉型契機。

從過去到現在，駁二藝術特區都是高雄人不可缺少的倉庫群。過去儲放貨物供應港口，現在改頭換面成為藝術家的創作天堂，匯集滿滿的設計與創意能量；過去有港邊載送貨物的西臨港線鐵道，現在則是高雄最熱門的水岸輕軌。

駁二藝術特區向民眾、在這個城市開展創意發想，透過各種公共藝術作品，向民眾互相親近對話，民眾可漫步、搭乘水岸輕軌穿梭其間，感受創意街區裡的悠閒與美學，是連高雄人也愛的創意基地。

2022,05.27

The Pier-2 Art Zone, formerly known as the Kaohsiung Port Warehouse, was built in 1973. It used to store fishmeal and sugar. With the industrial transformation, it was once forgotten and idle. It was not until 2000 that the Kaohsiung City Government was looking for the location of the National Day fireworks display. Let these old warehouses come back to life, create a new life, and witness the prosperity, decline, resurgence, and transformation of Kaohsiung Port.

Because the warehouse is located at the No. 2 connection terminal of Kaohsiung Port, the name "Pier 2" by its connotation has the meaning of inheritance. Along the way, with the concerted efforts of the public sector and the private sector, it was able to become the current "Pier II", becoming one of the most successful cultural and creative parks in Taiwan, opening a new trend of southern art in Kaohsiung, and driving the opportunity for urban transformation in Kaohsiung.

From the past to the present, the Pier-2 Art Zone has been an indispensable warehouse group for Kaohsiung people. In the past, the port for storing goods and supplying goods has now been transformed into a creative paradise for artists, which is full of design and creative energy.

The Pier-2 Art Zone develops creative ideas for the people and the city, and communicates with the people through various public art works. People can stroll and ride the waterfront light rail to experience the leisure and aesthetics of the creative district. A creative base that people also love.