Capturing the Moving Faces of Taiwan’s Houses Through Film
Every house has its own story, and the "face" it wears after years of weathering holds its own unique charm. Li Weixun and Jian Lixuan, both involved in film art design, formed the “Keelung People Watching Houses” team and traveled around Taiwan to seek out old bungalows and apartment buildings across the island. By photographing these “faces of houses,” they documented Taiwan’s locally distinctive and regionally unique residential imagery, uncovering the unique visual aesthetics of its aged dwellings.
Li Weixun and Jian Lixuan initiated a project to photograph and document aged houses around Taiwan. Their proposal, titled “The Face of Houses – Recording the Era of Taiwan’s Most Ordinary Residences,” was selected for the Youth Travel Taiwan – Finding Your Own Emotional Map project, organized by the National Youth Commission as part of its second edition. In March and July, they traveled across Taiwan using a van and two bicycles as transportation, staying with relatives, friends, churches, fire stations, or temples. With introductions from locals and their network, they used a portrait-style photography approach to capture images of aged houses and shared small stories of interaction with residents on their website.
During the project, they unexpectedly received a response from an internet user currently living in Miaoli. The user not only shared photos of characteristic “faces of houses” near Xiangbi Tribe in Tai’an Township, Miaoli, on the website but even warmly invited them to participate in the tribe’s grand event in August—the Ancestral Spirit Festival.
The original aim of the “Faces of Houses” project was to compile their work into a book—an in-depth visual collection that bridges travel, documentary photography, and filmmaking techniques. Although they haven’t yet secured a publisher, the images they captured have inspired people to start observing the beauty of Taiwan’s aged houses. For more photos and stories about “The Face of Houses,” please visit the dedicated project webpage: http://youthtravel.tw/taiwantrekker/
“Faces of Houses” Campaign Website: http://youthtravel.tw/taiwantrekker
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