Exhibition Introduction
In a city, how many similar stories are out there? And how many unfamiliar corners? As Taiwan’s most populous city, New Taipei City has undergone administrative re-zoning, bringing together diverse communities and serving as a repository of history and contemporary life. Within this landscape where rivers, mountains, and the ocean intertwine with human culture, time shapes the evolving relationship between city and countryside, community and individual, ultimately forging a multifaceted, symbiotic urban community. Whether passing through or staying, whether then or now, people continue to cross paths and reflect one another in this city. Through these encounters, memories and trajectories intertwine, weaving the ever-evolving story of New Taipei City.
“Encounters in Reflection” is an exhibition about seeing and revisiting the New Taipei City Art Museum’s collection. It is also a curatorial practice about how artists are present, and how they re-present the city. Spanning from the 1930s to the present, the exhibition consists of 50 works that trace the artistic and cultural evolution of New Taipei City, drawing on collections from the Taipei County Cultural Center and the New Taipei City Art Museum .
Through two sub-themes—Nature/ Landscape/ Boundary and Humanity/ Memory/ Urban Community—this exhibition explores how people, events, and objects interact and reflect one another across time and space, shaping memories, geographical experiences, and social landscapes. Between the encounter and reflection within the exhibition space, the viewer is invited to contemplate the practice of museum collection exhibitions, as well as the production, translation, and reconfiguration of urban visual culture. Guided by the curatorial approach, these artistic journeys unfold in varied ways—at times parallel, at times layered, and at times interwoven—yet always distinct in their temporal and spatial dimensions. They illuminate the unique collection context of the New Taipei City Art Museum, while revealing an artistic panorama of the city.
01 • Chen Shun-chu｜“On the Road”
02 • Atelier Hui-Kan & Hsu Yen-ting｜Flowing Sounds in a Landscape
03 • Lee Yung-two｜View of Tamsui from the South Window
04 • Yang San-lang｜Sound of Sea Waves
05 • Fu Chuan-fu｜Sound of the Surging Waves
06 • Lin Chang-hu｜Winter Waves
07 • Lo Cheng-hsien｜Expressing Emotions
08 • Li Yih-hung｜Story of Rocks IV
09 • Hsia Yi-fu｜Mountains in Morning Light
10 • Lee Chung-chung｜Verdant Harmonies
11 • Hung Rui-lin｜Tamsui Scenery
12 • Ni Chiang-huai｜Tamsui Street
13 • Richard Lin｜Without Beginning Without End Series: Infinite Mountains
14 • Tsong Pu｜The Monument of Labor
15 • Hu Kun-jung｜Untitled (Alien-Play of Space)
16 • Lin Chuan-chu｜Penshui
17 • Huang Tsai-sung｜Small Bridge Under the Moon
18 • Lo Huei-ming｜Athletic Field View: Soaring to the Heavens
19 • Lee Quan-pui｜View of the Freeway from Wugu
20 • Hung Tung-piao｜Taipei County Cultural Center
21 • Shih Tsui-feng｜Taipei County Cultural Center
22 • Liu Wen-wei｜Peculiar Rocks in Yehliu
23 • Yang Chi-tong｜The Banqiao Garden
24 • Ho Chau-chu｜Tamsui Scenery
25 • Chen Yueh-li｜Tourists in Tamsui
26 • Wu Tien-chang｜Homage to the Unknown Hero
27 • Yu Chin-chang｜Sunset Glow
28 • Dai Bih-in｜Scenery of Bali
29 • Posak Jodian｜Lakec (Crossing the River)
30 • Lien Chien-hsing｜Rising Deer
31 • Tang Tang-fa｜Ba-jiao Market
32 • Chen I-chun｜Goodbye Little Factory: Epidermis Factory
33 • Chen Chun-hao｜Temple of Nuwa
34 • Wu Hao｜The Musician
35 • Wu Li Yu-ge｜Childhood
36 • Idas Losin｜Puhungan
37 • Idas Losin｜Si Jinoboya
38 • Chang Chao-tang｜“Traces of Time Series”
39 • Lee Min-jong｜I Walk, Walk, Walk, Then... Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! What a Thrill
40 • Posak Jodian｜Misafafahiyan (Metamorphosis)
41 • Chen Shun-chu｜Image of Water
48 • Huang Zan-lun｜A304
49 • Yao Chung-han｜Feel the Space (Overlap in Time & Space Edition)
42 • Chiang Jui-keng｜Miners Using a Rock Drill
43 • Chang Chao-tang｜Dim Light
44 • Tsong Pu｜Tower of Spirit
45 • Cheng Shang-hsi｜“Chiu-Fen”
46 • Yuan Goang-ming｜Everyday Maneuver
47 • Wu Mali｜To Reconstruct 1 cm³ of Land, It Requires a Centennial
50 • Lee Tsai-chien｜The Seed
02 • Atelier Hui-Kan & Hsu Yen-ting｜Flowing Sounds in a Landscape
✦ This work was part of the “Lend an Ear to the Land” public art project at the New Taipei City Art Museum, created by Atelier Hui-Kan, Hsu Yen-ting, and Yang Yu-chiao.
“Lend an Ear to the Land”
I • Yingge: Stir Clay with Water
II • Rock Screaming in the Mist
III • Flowing Sounds in a Landscape
IV • The Future’s Past
V • The Call of the Water Ghost
VI • Forest, Riverbank, Home
VII • While Water Enters the City