嘉義舊監宿舍群已有百年歷史，有珍貴的住民、有濃濃的生活味。2016年10月， 筆者到宿舍群進行田野調查，看到高空屋率的荒涼原貌、聽到住民深感不被重視的心聲…。後來政府與民間力量投入，實行「以修代租」以及「重現木都再造歷史現場計畫」，讓宿舍群的空間得以活化，舊住民重獲土地認同感。 如今的舊監宿舍群，既有舊住戶安住的生活空間，亦有進駐戶為老屋賦予新意，透過接力與傳承，空間的運用更為多元。然而當尚存的住民隨著時間而凋零，這裡曾獨有的生活樣貌，恐將不復見。本論文嘗試透過訪談與影像紀錄，保存舊監宿舍群的庶民記憶，也為堅守宿舍群的舊住民致意。 The old dormitory of the Chiayi municipal prison has the history more than one hundred years. It has the value of residents and the authentic life style. In October, 2016, I did the field research in the actual site of the cluster dormitory. The desolated face of the hight empty house rate presented the unheard voice of the residents. Later on, the combined power from both the government and the civil folks practices the program “repairing for renting” and the program “The site of represent the history created by the wooden city”. Through these programs, the space of the dormitory is back to life and the old residents get back the cognition of the land. Right now, the old dormitory cluster provides the place for old residents to live, and the new ideas created by the new residents. By the continuty and passing on, the space used for more multiple purposes. However, following by the passing away of the old residents, the once unique life style is no longer exist. This thesis is meant to reserve the memories of the old residents about the old cluster dormitory and also to salute the old residents who insist to hold fast it.
