/ The Luminous Chapter & The Formative Chapter: Sonic and Kinesthetic Synesthesia

Not every act of viewing requires sound, yet sound will arise here.

In Dust and Gold, the Luminous Chapter and the Formative Chapter respectively invite musicians and dancers to enter into dialogue with the works of Makoto Fujimura and Shozo Michikawa, through gestures of sound and movement. Like fleeting traces of light slipping through fissures of space — flowing outward, diffusing, and spreading — light and sound, force and dance, illuminate one another within the exhibition.

Through their observation and affective response to the works, musicians and dancers improvise. These improvisations are not meant as performances, but as acts of listening, attunement, and resonance — responding even to emotions that resist articulation.

Dust and Gold is an exhibition of profound stillness, yet it harbors energies awaiting release. Visitors are invited to sense the converging forces within the act of shaping, and to perceive the resonances of tension, rotation, and release.

PUZZLEMAN © courtesy of the artist

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| Date | 2025.10.31 | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
| Event Name | ALIEN Art Night Out
| Music Performance | Finger Drumming Musician | PUZZLEMAN
| Registration Link | Follow ALIEN Art Centre on Instagram to get to learn more.
| Event Programme |
19:00 – 19:30｜Guest Arrival
19:30 – 20:00｜PUZZLEMAN Finger Drumming I
20:00 – 20:50｜Night Tour of the Art Museum
20:50 – 21:25｜PUZZLEMAN Finger Drumming II
21:25 – 21:30｜Artistic Exchange

PUZZLEMAN
As a leading Finger Drumming music artist in Taiwan, PUZZLEMAN excels at using MPC electronic sounds and everyday recorded samples, piecing together unique urban rhythms and life’s grooves. His works blend styles such as lo-fi, hip hop, jazz, and funk, featuring lively rhythms full of live performance energy and free spirit. Beyond music creation, PUZZLEMAN is also a promoter of outdoor lifestyle culture. He founded the "Kuma Tribe" music festival, which integrates music, camping, and markets, continuously exploring multiple possibilities between sound and life, expanding the boundaries of art.


許郁瑛 yuying hsu © courtesy of 高敏智

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｜Date｜2026.01.24｜2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
｜Music Performance｜Piano Improvisation｜YuYing Hsu
｜Exhibition Tour｜Yaman Shao
｜Registration｜Follow ALIEN Art Centre on Instagram. Registration link will be announced on December 19.
｜Event Programme｜
14:00 – 14:30 Guest Arrival
14:30 – 15:30 Exhibition Tour
15:30 – 16:00 Improvised Performance
16:00 – 17:00 Artistic Exchange

Yu Ying Hsu
A Taiwanese jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and music producer, she holds a Master’s degree in Jazz Piano Performance from the State University of New York at Purchase. Her style blends classical training with jazz improvisation, and she actively participates in cross-disciplinary collaborations, performing widely across Europe, Asia, and the United States.
In 2019, her composition PROJECT 3 | CHAPTER III：INDIA, ITALY AND I won the 30th Golden Melody Award for Best Composer in the Instrumental Category. Her 2018 album happened, happening earned three Golden Melody Awards.
“Dust” embodies the weathering of matter and the sediment of time; “Gold” represents glimmers of light and echoes of conviction. Hsu’s music mirrors this contrast: deep, resonant piano tones carry temporal weight and emotional strata, while sudden bursts of improvisation shimmer like golden light across space.


蔡雯慧 Wen-Hui Tsai © courtesy of Hailing Wang

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｜Date｜2025.01.31｜2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
｜Music Performance｜Experimental Musician｜Wen-Hui Tsai
｜Exhibition Tour｜Yaman Shao
｜Registration｜Follow ALIEN Art Centre on Instagram. Registration link will be announced on December 26.
｜Event Programme｜
14:00 – 14:30｜Guest Arrival
14:30 – 15:30｜Exhibition Tour
15:30 – 16:00｜Improvised Performance
16:00 – 17:00｜Artistic Exchange

Wen-Hui Tsai
Wen-Hui Tsai graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with a major in Jazz Studies. She is now an active jazz vocalist, composer, and educator performing across Europe and Asia. Having spent many years living, performing, and creating in Europe, Tsai is regarded as one of Taiwan’s most distinctive jazz singers, known for her unique musical language and aesthetic sensibility. Her performances blend jazz standards, stylistic reinterpretations, original compositions, and experimental sounds, expanding the expressive boundaries of jazz.
In recent years, she has led the a cappella sextet Vestige, releasing an album and touring extensively across Europe to critical acclaim. Tsai is known for liberating the “human voice” from melodic confines, allowing music to flow through raw and instinctive energy. Her approach to improvisation resonates with the abstract spatiality found in the works of Makoto Fujimura and Shozo Michikawa, evoking an inner dialogue with light — a true resonator of space.


胡嘉 Hu Chia © courtesy of the artist

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｜Date｜2026.04.15｜2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
｜Dance Performance｜Butoh Improvisation｜Hu Chia, Founder of Miè Theatre
｜Exhibition Tour｜Yaman Shao, Jenny Lee, Richard Chang
｜Registration｜Follow ALIEN Art Centre on Instagram. Registration link will be announced on March 13, 2026.
｜Event Programme｜
13:30 – 14:00 Guest Arrival
14:00 – 14:30 Exhibition Tour
14:30 – 15:00 Butoh Improvisation
15:00 – 16:00 Artist Dialogue
16:00 – 16:30 Tea Gathering & Exchange

Hu Chia
Hu Chia is a third-generation artist and descendant of Taiwan’s Monkey-Crane Double Form Chuan Qigong, a nearly 200-year-old martial art. As founder and artistic director of Miè Theatre, he uniquely blends traditional martial arts with modern dance to express life’s resilience and vulnerability. His work combines resistance to fate with the quest for love and freedom, embodying martial arts' selfless spirit. Hu Chia also integrates calligraphy with contemporary art, addressing traditional and social themes with openness. Having performed and exchanged culturally in over 20 countries, he continues to expand his artistic vision globally through a rich and distinctive creative practice. His unique corporeal language and spiritual vision converge seamlessly with Dust and Gold’s exploration of silence and eruptive force. Through his body’s resonance with the inner dynamism of sculpture, audiences are invited to experience the flowing energies embedded within the works.