In the series of “Reading the Islandy Culture”, the latitude is the compilation of the cultural landscape of Taiwan whereas the longitude is the exploration of the hidden ordinary arts. Every year, lectures are organized based on different life themes so that the public can get to know about the life culture and artistic aesthetics of the island – food, clothing, living, and all kinds of activities.
In July of this year, we launched the theme of “What does Art Eat? The Six Living Creative Works with Food” and invited six speakers of different fields – design, action art, curation, painting, literature, collection, and illustration – to share the nutrients of their creative works in Or Book Store (Hsinchu), Central Bookstore (Taichung), and Maison Temps-Rêves (Taipei).
Advisory Unit: Ministry of Culture
Organizer: The Cultural Taiwan Foundation
Essence of Food: “Interiology” of Food │Speaker: Gan Ke-ping
Group photo with the audience on July 4th
Memory of Food: How Art is Connected with Food and Environment │Speaker: Lama Motis and Tsai Ming-jiun
Group photo with the audience on July 11th
Food of the Mountain: The Taste of the Land – How Farm Life Nurtures my Artistic Creations │ Speaker: Lin Chuan-chu
Group photo with the audience on July 11th
Food of the Ocean: Fishermen and Fish – Seaman Speaking of Fish │ Speaker: Liao Hung-Chi
Group photo with the audience on July 12th
Food of the Meadow: The Meadowy Anecdotes in the City │ Speaker: Li Ming-feng
Group photo with the audience on July 18th
Painting of Food: Painting the Taiwanese Taste by Travelling Around the World │Speaker: Leslie Wang
Group photo with the audience on July 19th