The “Voice of Rolling Tides” exhibition will take place Oct. 22-30 at Bizkaia Aretoa in the Spanish city of Bilbao to showcase Taiwan’s vibrant creativity in audiovisual art, artificial intelligence and new media installations.
With support from the cultural division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Spain, the event will feature works by artists Chen Yu-jung, Huang Han-po, Huang Yen-chao, Li Ying-jung and Lin Ya-hsuan, as well as collectives Dimension-Plus and CHW Lab.
According to the Ministry of Culture, the exhibition draws inspiration from the Spanish colonial outpost established in northern Taiwan between 1626 and 1642, inviting reflection on the historical context in which Taiwan became part of the global trade network.
At the opening, Chen will present the audiovisual performance “Flowing Boundaries,” while Huang Yen-chao will appear in the live act “March of the Dolls.” A workshop on Taiwan’s video art will also be held to foster exchanges with local artists, the ministry added.
The works on display are categorized into three distinct themes. In Fissures in the Landscape, Huang Han-po’s “Traces from the Edgelands” explores the boundary between land and sea from both macro and micro perspectives, while Chen’s “Blurred Shores” translates the physical sensations of cultural heritage sites into an interwoven virtual and real landscape that examines how external powers shape local spaces.
The Body Memory section translates life’s emotions and experiences into artistic expression. It features Li’s “Zatō,” which revisits her grandfather’s story during the 228 Incident through family memory, and Huang Yen-chao’s “Kingdom of Doll, Kingdom of Wawa,” which uses performative costume and absurd movements to challenge desire and deconstruct social norms.
In Technological Reverberations, CHW Lab’s “Botanical Scroll” draws inspiration from the history of Spanish forts in Taiwan, using AI to trace the migration of plants as a metaphor for the flow of culture and identity. Lin’s “Eighteenth Space” revisits the 2003-2004 white rice bomber incidents, while “Project Patching” of Dimension Plus exposes how AI bias can lead to cultural monopoly by analyzing misinterpretations in searches for Indigenous imagery. (SFC-E)
Write to Taiwan Today at ttonline@mofa.gov.tw
With support from the cultural division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Spain, the event will feature works by artists Chen Yu-jung, Huang Han-po, Huang Yen-chao, Li Ying-jung and Lin Ya-hsuan, as well as collectives Dimension-Plus and CHW Lab.
According to the Ministry of Culture, the exhibition draws inspiration from the Spanish colonial outpost established in northern Taiwan between 1626 and 1642, inviting reflection on the historical context in which Taiwan became part of the global trade network.
At the opening, Chen will present the audiovisual performance “Flowing Boundaries,” while Huang Yen-chao will appear in the live act “March of the Dolls.” A workshop on Taiwan’s video art will also be held to foster exchanges with local artists, the ministry added.
The works on display are categorized into three distinct themes. In Fissures in the Landscape, Huang Han-po’s “Traces from the Edgelands” explores the boundary between land and sea from both macro and micro perspectives, while Chen’s “Blurred Shores” translates the physical sensations of cultural heritage sites into an interwoven virtual and real landscape that examines how external powers shape local spaces.
The Body Memory section translates life’s emotions and experiences into artistic expression. It features Li’s “Zatō,” which revisits her grandfather’s story during the 228 Incident through family memory, and Huang Yen-chao’s “Kingdom of Doll, Kingdom of Wawa,” which uses performative costume and absurd movements to challenge desire and deconstruct social norms.
In Technological Reverberations, CHW Lab’s “Botanical Scroll” draws inspiration from the history of Spanish forts in Taiwan, using AI to trace the migration of plants as a metaphor for the flow of culture and identity. Lin’s “Eighteenth Space” revisits the 2003-2004 white rice bomber incidents, while “Project Patching” of Dimension Plus exposes how AI bias can lead to cultural monopoly by analyzing misinterpretations in searches for Indigenous imagery. (SFC-E)
Write to Taiwan Today at ttonline@mofa.gov.tw
from Taiwan Today – Top News