Top 15 Must-Photograph Highlights of the 2017 Taoyuan Land Art Festival

By the MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team

Taoyuan’s grandest art exhibition, the “2017 Taoyuan Land Art Festival,” was held from August 18 to September 3 in the Guanyin and Bade districts of Taoyuan. This year’s event revolved around the concept of “Discovering Land Art in Hidden Realms,” integrating exquisitely designed artworks by artists into Taoyuan’s unique natural landscapes such as irrigation ponds and melaleuca tree-lined pathways, showcasing the beauty of Taoyuan’s scenery. Below is a sneak peek at the 15 must-photograph highlights of this year’s festival.

1. Melaleuca Green Tunnel (Art Market)
The melaleuca tree-lined pathway in Taoyuan’s Guanyin District is a green tunnel formed by nearly 700 towering melaleuca trees. This lush, serene woodland is nestled within vast fields of farmland, making it a beloved hidden gem for locals to stroll and enjoy an active lifestyle.

2. Supplement Mushroom Maitake
Made primarily from driftwood—originally rooted in the earth but carried to other places—this artwork extends across a luminous settlement sprawled atop natural pasture. With its shimmering and swaying presence, it offers visitors a touch of fantasy.

3. Sprouting Seedling
Located in a rice field, this piece draws inspiration from farming movements to create a massive artistic formation. It offers varying aesthetic rhythms when viewed from above or the side. Cloth ribbons tied to the tops of bamboo poles evoke the image of rice ears, fluttering colorfully in the wind with rhythmic vibrancy.

4. Peach Blossom Spring Wonderland
This artwork takes the shape of a mountain as its starting point, crafting a colossal hollowed-out mountain silhouette using brushstroke-like lines reminiscent of traditional Chinese landscape paintings. The overall form enhances the subtle interplay between the real and the illusory, as well as the relationship between the artwork and space, together constructing a poetic realm that reaches into the clouds.