Curated by The Place Hotel

Theme Show No. 5: Return

Homecoming

An annual group exhibition that tells the story of Nangang, an emerging tech and financial hub once known as ‘Black Smoke Town,’ a declining industrial district.

This work narrates the scene of air pollution during the industrial period, utilizing the form of a light box to depict the timeline of the land,  leveraging light to penetrate the darkness of the stark night, bringing about a process of regeneration and healing to regain the original appearance of Nangang. The patchwork curtain is made of discarded fabric from a recycling plant, using voluminous waste materials to recreate the black smoke-covered air pollution scene back then. The heavy patchwork sets off the divided egg-shaped light boxes. At the brink of division, history and vision find a new meaning of home.

mediums | printed textile, LED lights, woodboxes, recycled clothes, fabric

size | 150 x 52 cm (x2), 350 x 200 cm (x2)

exhibition organizer | The Place Hotel

program director | Roni Hung

guest curator | Huang Zi-Dong

location | 10th Floor, The Place Hotel, Taipei

date | Sep 1, 2022 - Feb 28, 2023

associates |

Muja woodwork studio

Ching-Chee Textile Printing

Jiutai Recycling Plant

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