Taroko Arts Residency Project III: Weaving A Road Home

「Tminun kingal elug ssaan alang nniqan mu」 Hnkwasan 2019 plawa keaguh ta seejiq miyah msupu qempah euda nii,《Seejiq dgiyaq-empsluhay klgan qpahun III》niqan 8 hiyi ka alang kikuyuh msupu lmnglung qempah nii. Phiyug mdka saw「Tminun kingal elug ssaan alang mowsa nniqan na」ka lmnglungan dha. Mniq kska klwaan nii o. Lmnglung ta ni mllutut ta euda nkiya ta nanak ni euda prwayan mseusa.

Tduwa name pstmay saw ini pndka saw nii lnglungan. Ana ima mtluwa spung powsa mataw patas teuman qmpahan nii, jiyax paah sayang bitaq 2019/01/25 24:00 ka mangal nimi patas. 8 hiyi ka alang kikuyuh msupu gmaaw yamu saw miyah mtmay yami. Mtduwa miyah mtay ka seejiq o asug kingal idas kndsan djiyun, tqiyan ni pgkla na nddan nniqun na slhayan hini.

*Taroko translation was assisted by Ms. Nac Hijiyu and Ms. Yaya Huwat.

Weaving a road home and open call for 2019 mountain residency Taroko Arts Residency Project III invites eight tribal women as group curators, starting with the concept of “Weaving a Road Home” and continuing the imagination of the relationship between nature and art in indigenous traditional realm of national park. The program is expected to happen in June this year. Contemporary artist, curator and art critic are welcome to apply. The deadline of application will be at 2019/01/25 24:00 and the results will be individually notified after the resolution of the eight tribal women. The selected projects will provide one month of living expense, research fee, accommodation space and the opportunity of showcase.

About the Resident Researchers

Shih-Yang Lee (Taiwan)

Shih-Yang Lee is a pianist from Taiwan who has dedicated many years to improvisational performance. He collaborated with the Horse Dance Theatre on “Two Men’s Relationship,” serving as the composer and performer. The production was selected as one of the top ten annual performances at the 11th Taishin Arts Awards. In the summer of 2013, he was invited to perform at the Milus Meteorological Music Festival in France, collaborating with the European improvisational piano maestro Fred Van Hove, making him the first Taiwanese person to be featured in the festival in three decades. He has collaborated with numerous artists from various fields, including painting, theater, multimedia, and dance. Currently, he is the convener of the Carduon Improvisation Ensemble. He and his ensemble have been invited to perform in various countries, including China, the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Japan. In 2018, he was selected as an artist for the “South to South – Nanhuai Art Project,” Taipei Performing Arts Center’s “Adam Project 2 – Artist Lab” residency program, and the 15th Cloud Gate Wanderer Project. In addition, he has curated events such as “Chaos Resonance” and “Improvisation Ensemble Gathering.” Currently, he co-founded the “Taiwan International Improvisation Music Festival” and serves as the musical director.

Candice Jee (Australia)

Candice Jee (余曉冰/Biang) is an Australian-born Malaysian Hakka artist currently residing in Taipei. She investigates the processes of displacement, movement, and reassembly, considering them as part of cultural identity. Based on this, she produces rich and diverse works, including installations composed of sculpture, sound, architecture, and organisms (such as plants, soil, and insects). These constantly changing materials and meanings reflect the intermediacy and adaptability in the experience of mobility.

Marianne Villiere (France)

Marianne Villiere, born in Nancy, France, currently resides in France and Luxembourg. Her works often exhibit intertextuality, attempting to provide critical perspectives on people’s familiar daily lives. She aims to initiate discussions on norms, questioning what is considered normal and abnormal, and why.

Kok Chung Cheong + Tseng Ling Chiao (Malaysia)

Tseng Ling Chiao is a painter born in 1974 in Malaysia, graduated from the Art Department of the Malaysian Art Academy, focusing mainly on abstract depictions of nature.

Kok Chung Cheong is a photographer born in 1975 in Malaysia, graduated from the Art Department of the Malaysian Art Academy, and was the art director of the Kuala Lumpur Arts Plaza before deciding to dedicate himself full-time to professional photography in 2011.

Marta Roberti (Italy)

Marta Roberti uses hand-drawn animation, projection, and lightbox painting installations as the basis for her series of research projects. She is particularly interested in how Western identity is derived from animals, nature, exoticism, the East, and prehistory. In her latest works, Marta Roberti is attempting to deconstruct representations of nature.