By / MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team, compiled and reported
"We are now in an era of cross-boundary integration," said veteran curator Hu Chao-sheng bluntly. The Taiwan Cultural and Creative Arts Expo, to be held on January 1, 2017, at the DALI ART Art Plaza in Taichung Software Park, will gather over a thousand works from domestic and international artists, 51 dynamic pop performances, and more than 500 cultural and creative shops over a two-month exhibition period. Through cross-industry collaboration across art, cultural creativity, architecture, installations, 3D digital media, performance, and food, the event will engage all five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch—to promote local cultural creativity and share it with the world.
Yayoi Kusama. Pumpkin A Pumpkin GB-D 2004 Screen print 24x28.5cm (80). (Image provided / Taiwan Cultural and Creative Arts Expo)
New Media Art Shakes the Senses
Hu Chao-sheng, curator of the "New Media Art Exhibition" at this year’s Taiwan Cultural and Creative Arts Expo, said: "Cultural creativity stems from originality, and art itself is a form of original creation." Some people still have the stereotype that art is limited to viewing paintings in galleries. In reality, as technology evolves, the medium of creation has long since moved from drawings and photographic paper into the virtual realm. Virtual reality, computer projection, heat-sensitive devices, and sound installations offer creators far greater freedom, while audiences shift from passive observers to active participants. In this innovation-driven cultural expo, 14 artists from Taiwan, the US, Japan, India, and other countries were specially invited to create with new media materials—as Hu Chao-sheng put it: to truly integrate creativity into everyday life.
Hong Jiang-bo _ Trickle of the Spring Source _ 65x91cm _ mineral pigment on silk _ 2015. (Image provided / Taiwan Cultural and Creative Arts Expo)
"This exhibition might be a completely new experience for you," said Hu Chao-sheng. "The theme is empathy, where artworks interact with the sounds and reactions of visitors, turning the audience into part of the work." For example, Taiwanese artist Tao Ya-lun’s piece
Yao Zhong-han’s work, Time. (Image provided / Taiwan Cultural and Creative Arts Expo)
Follow Emperor Qianlong into Qing Dynasty Chic
This year’s Taiwan Cultural and Creative Arts Expo specially features seven major special exhibitions jointly presented by institutions including the National Palace Museum, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, National Caotun Craft Research Institute, and Chaoyang University of Technology. The National Palace Museum brings its award-winning "Qing Dynasty Chic New Media Exhibition" to central Taiwan, with the coolest ambassador of the Forbidden City—Emperor Qianlong—taking the stage. Using cutting-edge technology, the exhibition takes visitors on a journey into the creative life of the Qing imperial court. The highlight of Qing Dynasty Chic is how interactive exhibits transform the museum’s collections, immersing visitors in the ambiance of royal treasures and enabling them to truly grasp the spirit behind the artworks through participation.
-fareast;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin''>display, standing on a motion platform makes you feel as if your soul has left your body, allowing you to examine the time and space around you in a virtual realm. This spatial reflection leads to contemplation of one’s own existence, sparking deeper imagination. Additionally, Lin Chun-ting’s work
The Qing Dynasty Chic special exhibition offers visitors more 3D interactive experiences. (Image provided / Taiwan Cultural and Creative Arts Expo)
Visitors first pass through a time tunnel composed of the
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