/ 《Dear ____》

—— The present forum is an artwork's introduction of the exhibition 《Echoes of All The Flowers》 ——


《Dear ____》

Joe Fang X Liang Su


Multimedia installation, Dear ____, is created by Joe Fang, the curator of this exhibition, and photographer Liang Su. Sitting at the center of the gallery room, the massive installation, like a giant of time, extends its feelers to connect with other works on display in the space and assumes the physical manifestation of time.


The photographic subject, Fang’s maternal grandfather, whose images serve as interpretations of the ever-changing time, has been the key figure of These Flowers, a project that Fang has worked on for eight years. Upon seeing these images, elders in the audiences’ families or people missed by them are brought to mind; and through this character, everyone is encouraged to reflect upon the origin of one’s existence and value. Fang returned to his hometown, Gong-He New Village, in Donggang, Pingtung to photograph this series. Throughout the creative process, each subtle change of his grandfather’s inner world, along with all his feelings and emotions, is revealed and captured by the camera. In this multimedia installation, the slow-motion video is projected onto a tulle screen. As the tulle screen flutters in the air, the photographic images resting on an indistinct interface fall into an elusive state and are only discernable intermittently. Their ambiguous existence evokes the memories that soon fade away as the images disappear into oblivion. The work serves as a thought-provoking reminder about oneself. At the same time, it guides the audience with its extending feelers to listen to the other five works, which the audience can isolate themselves in an invisible, personal space separated from the surrounding by listening through headphones. Listening to the other works around the installation, physical distance is replaced by an intimate and encompassing experience. Which made music as an art of time, and the overflowing images will remain fluid in their constant motion….

※ Precaution in the Exhibition : (Another form of viewing may be suggested in the afternoon) You may try a different way of viewing the exhibition: enter the backyard from the back door of the atrium on the ground floor and go to the back of the exhibition room. Thus, you may enter the exhibit, becoming a part of the exhibition, while simultaneously enjoying the view of the backyard of the ALIEN Art Centre.


Provided by MoCA Taipei