Latest Check-in Hotspots — Don’t Miss These Six Major Installation Art Exhibitions Across Taiwan

Text by / MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team

Installation art has become a must-visit photo spot for today’s youth. Below are six selected installation art exhibitions across northern, central, and southern Taiwan. Each location features unique artistic creations. Visitors are encouraged to take a holiday trip to appreciate and photograph these works, immersing themselves in a different artistic atmosphere.

1. New Taipei Wetlands Art Festival
The Dahan Creek area in New Taipei is home to eight artificial wetlands, strung together like emeralds along the river. This autumn, the first “New Taipei Wetlands Art Festival” was held under the Crescent Bridge in Banqiao. Three artists were specially invited to create art centered around the theme of water purification in artificial wetlands, using natural materials from the wetlands.

2. Taoyuan International Driftwood Art Festival
The first Taoyuan International Driftwood Art Festival debuted in 2017 at Taoyuan’s Fenghe Park. The Taoyuan City Government invited eight domestic and international artist teams to participate. Using driftwood on-site, they created artworks, turning the urban area into an open-air art museum without walls.

The Driftwood Art Festival focuses on improvisational creation and on-site exhibitions, actively using driftwood that comes from the forest and travels with the water to engage in dialogue with nature through installation art. The exhibition not only explores and uncovers these natural resources but also showcases their artistic energy. Through the establishment of this artistic platform, it opens up new opportunities for shaping urban aesthetics and local artistic characteristics.
 
Venue: No. 688, Cimin Road, Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City (Fenghe Park)
Time: October 26 to November 12, 2017

3. Taichung Story-based Installation Art Exhibition
The “2017 Taichung Story-based Installation Art Exhibition,” organized by the Taichung City Government, is currently being held along the Liuchuan River in Taichung. The work “Dream Fields in Our Hearts,” jointly created by students from Wenhua High School, Dajia High School, and Zhishan Junior High School, represents a dream garden crafted within bamboo embroidery frames, symbolizing the collective dreams of many coming together to build an ideal urban pastoral scene.