—— The present forum is an artwork's introduction of the exhibition collection 《Last Words》 ——
2022 - 2024《Red-brick Cylinder & Wooden Dice》
© Courtesy of Kuo I-Chen During the site survey for the project, STUPIN Art Residency- Doing Nothing at Temples, commenced at Qiao Tou District, Kaohsiung City, I discovered a few three-section residential compounds and red-brick houses that have been long deserted. By an alley were piles of bricks, where a cylinder stood out due to its shape different from its companions around. The cylinder was also made of red bricks, probably the leftovers from walls built with machines, making the column a legacy of bricks and tiles used in the construction. Before I noticed, this dispensable piece was sitting in our studio in the Qiao Tou compound, where we work on the residency project. I leaned the column against old window frames to keep them from detaching, which, in a way, created a space for energy flow from the inside out. Sitting just next to the window was a wooden dice, with its sex sides carved with one Chinese character each- “Wu (無),” meaning “nothing;” “Suo (所),” meaning “to; at;” “Shi (事),” meaning “things;” “Shi (室),” meaning “space; room;” “Shi (視),” meaning “sight; viewing;” “Shi (寺),” meaning “temple.” The random combinations from throwing the dice deconstruct the phrase- “doing nothing,” and the red-brick column stands for the idea of “spacing out.”
Note: “Doing nothing” and “spacing out” here elaborate on the idea of “dispensable”
Dice text: Wu Chi-Chen from Iamhandtonight
2021，Metamorphose-working in progress
© Courtesy of Fu Ya-Wen Fu Ya-Wen, who has been traveling in Germany for years, presented her solo exhibition -
Metamorphosis at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in 2021. The artwork centers on power rivalry among humans. Behold the hand on display, for it went through several mold casting and it is the one that remains after experiencing ups and downs. Despite its imperfection, an unknown power flows within. Power is everywhere and should be handled with care.
Fu Ya-Wen received her diploma and Meisterschüler's degree in media art from the HGB Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig. Her work was im Künstlerhaus Bethanien Solo Exhibition“so absurd“, Berlin, Schlossmediale Werdenberg 2022 "Echo", Schweiz, Städtisches Kunstmuseum Taipei (2021), im smac - Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz(POCHEN Biennale 2020), “CYNETART-Festival“, in der HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste (2020), in der ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien (2018), in der Kunsthalle Exnergasse (KEX) WUK/Wien. (2017).
2022，I Have Always Prayed for You
© Courtesy of Hung Yun-TingIn 2022, Hung Yun-Ting created
I Have Always Prayed for You , a heartfelt piece of art. She embroidered the memories of her grandmother's rosary onto a piece of fabric. Through hand embroidery, she experienced a profound sense of time passing, while also preserving the memories of her departed loved one. This artwork serves as a medium to convey emotions and warmth, as it carries the artist's heartfelt connection with her grandmother.
Hung Yun-Ting was born in 1981 and resides in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She graduated from the Meisterstudium Program at Kunsthochschule für Bildenden Künste in Dresden, Germany. Currently, she works as an associate professor at the Department of Fine Arts at CJCU in Tainan. Additionally, she is the founder of tamtamART and the organizer of OSMOSIS Audiovisual Media Festival in Taipei.
2023，Life of Spectrum
© Courtesy of Lee Chi-Wei Seven colors incubate white light transparent just like air. With a certain color fades, others on the spectrum stand out. Colors are rather outstanding with mid-saturation. The artist also learned from the spectrum that it is sometimes better to keep things light.
Lee Chi-Wei devoted himself to dancing with stage lighting design as the media. A former member of the Technical Department of the City Contemporary Dance Troupe. Recent works:
The Center by Chou Shu-Yi and Cheng Chih-Chung;
Almost 55 , choreographed by Chou Shu-Yi, City Contemporary Dance Company;
Never-never Land by Ong Yong Lock and Chou Shu-Yi.
2019，Loop of the Ocean
© Courtesy of Lafin Sawmah The sculpture
Loop of the Ocean comes from my respect for the sea. Rebirth from the sea is an idea to have people notice the continuation of life in the sea and nature. Through working hands and wood pieces, as well as the power in sculpture and body, we stay on the land and observe life in the distant ocean from afar.
Lafin Sawmah (1983 – 2023), an Amis from the Ciwkangan Tribe in Changbin Township, Taiwan. He grew up in a city in western Taiwan, where his parents worked. What he looked forward to the most for every winter and summer vacation was returning to his hometown in Taitung, where he managed to stay for long starting when he turned 26 years old. Lafin had always been interested in woodworking, but it was not until he met Siki, an artist from the Dulan Tribe in Taitung that Lafin found what he wanted to pursue in life. In addition to wood carvings, Lafin had also been working on large-scale outdoor installations since 2014, and has presented in the 2016 East Coast Land Arts Festival. In recent years, Lafin focused on a shipbuilding project. He got the idea from his journey back to Taitung in the search for his own culture and identity. The quest was driven by his interest in knowing whether the Amis, as a large ethnic group of the Austronesian peoples, could ever find their way back to their life as voyagers of the seas.
Laboratory Gallery, founded by artist Lafin Sawmah and Heidi Yip in 2012, is located in the east coast of Taitung. Each year, there are collaborations with artists and professionals from abroad for exhibitions at this space.
2023，Uneasy Movement
© Courtesy of Su Che-HsienThe video content in Uneasy Movement came from
The Last Day of Mr. Chou in 2012, echoing the unknown of life in the face of death and the changing scenery of emotions in daily life. Ten years have passed; with the great turning of the world, how do human beings face their own demise? In a regular hotel room, how does the body interact with messages found in the space and the artwork? On the last day of the exhibition, responses, through occasional live performances, to the anxiety of life and the disappearance into the unknown shall be revealed.
Su Che-Hsien, born in Taiwan, used to sojourn in Beijing. Major: Film Directing (MFA), Applied Media Arts School, National Taiwan University of Arts. First film "Hip-hop Storm "was awarded for Best Documentary in Taipei Golden Horse Award in 2010, which made Su Che-Hsien the youngest person to be awarded in this category.
Su Che-Hsien has directed a lot of TVCs and short films covering Taiwan and mainland China markets.
Su Che-Hsien used to live in Beijing from 2011 to 2014 with works exhibiting fineness and humanity. After years of living in the Mainland and overseas, his productions started to become more direct and heavier, and gradually developed a tendency of modernism to explore the movie language.
2023，Zhizimom
© Courtesy of Lin Li-Chi 65-year-old mother
Memory of work done with her hands for over 40 years
To her 25-year-old self, a message was sewed into fabric
Those were days of fighting with no fear
Full of power that is of expectations, but also the unknown
2019，Made in China - Practice
© Courtesy of Chou Shu-Yi Made in China - Practice is an unpublished work made in 2016. The piece touches on creations through self-inquiry into the ambivalence regarding self-identity and cross-strait relations. The bundle of ropes serves as the thread that leads viewers into the exhibition space, where they can only wander around in a limited space like prisoners in confinement, which will eventually build up a scene with bystanders watching an incident.
A Camera
© Courtesy of Lin Wan-Yu 
2021，Sensory Weaving
© Courtesy of Tsai Wan-Shuan
2020，Wooden Paddle
© Courtesy of Tam Kam-tsuen 
Break & Break! - Shoes
© Courtesy of Chou Shu-Yi Footprints in the sand show where one has been.
Osmanthus Branch
© Courtesy of Yaman Shao Osmanthus Branch, a gift for Yaman Shao from her father; a symbol of resilience of life.
Sunset and Sunset
© Courtesy of Mercy Yeh A message from Chou Shu-Yi:
When breathing the last breath, what light of view would you trade for?
Under the light of sunset, feeling arises from the memory for our body image at different times- sad, lost, fragile, shaken, blank, gazed, surprised, warm, and calm.
Collected in Jinguashi Town with Chou- wooden window frames, window sills, and old glass pieces, these were objects to rebuild an eight-corner pavilion, before they were dismantled.
