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Friday, 1 September, 2023

The book entitled “The Food is good, the weather is nice, what have you been up to?” (shorted for 食時事 Shishishi) is the result of a co-working process of fifteen artists from Taiwan, Germany and Austria. Our approach is interdisciplinary and intercultural, using traditional and modern means of communication to bridge different cultures, practices and issues. 

The book embodies transcultural art in the digital age. Three main topics define our project: Letter Exchange, Cooking as a Method and Weather Forecast. They serve as a means of reflection on art, history, aesthetics, and communication. Letter Exchange represents intimacy, interaction and reflection on digitalisation, Cooking as a Method explores culture, colonial history and identity, and Weather Forecast illuminates the processing of information with global perspectives. 

This project has left many traces between Taiwan and Germany for nearly four years with the coordination of SUAVEART. Through physical meetings, postal mails and online collaborations, exchanges and discussions have been established to conceptualize the book. It also formulated trust and friendship. What is the definition of an art book? What will happen to the established division of labor when the artists are playing the main roles in the book production?

Decentralization and transparency played an important role in transnational communication involving artists from Taiwan and Germany. Diverse artist backgrounds also stimulate discussions on history, media, aesthetics, and methodology, all of which are intertwined with the artistic experience. This served not only as an archive for events and communication processes, but also as an invitation for readers to delve deeper into the issues that artists put at the heart of their work.

With the support of institutions such as the NCAF, Kunststiftung NRW, Taipei Artist Village and Kaohsiung Literary Museum, our publication “食時事 Shishishi” aims to engage the reader in an ongoing dialogue, foster deeper intercultural discussions and serve as a template for future projects.

For more information, contact: SUAVEART, itssuaveart@gmail.com.

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《食時事 Shishishi: The food is good, the weather is nice, what have you been up to?》

Authors: Sera Yu-Wen CHEN, Ting-Ting CHENG, Anna EHRENSTEIN, HSU Che-Yu, Yipei Lee, LI Kuei-Pi, Dawid LIFTINGER, Esther Yi-Chun LIN, Kuo-Wei LIN, Pei-Ying LIN, Evamaria SCHALLER, Arne SCHMITT, Maria WILDEIS, WU Chuan-Lun, and Wan-Yin CHEN.

Publisher: ISLANDSET  https://www.islandset.com
Spec: Hardcover / 192 pages / 13 x 19 cm / Full-color  / Edges printed with blue sky and white clouds
Price: NTD1,200 / Euro 40

ISLANDSET, established in 2013, has been cultivating the publishing industry for over a decade. It serves as a publishing laboratory that utilizes various forms as media to assist creators in disseminating their ideas to the public. The books published by ISLANDSET have received accolades such as being selected for the “Ministry of Culture’s Recommended Reading for Elementary and Middle School Students” (2023-2022), being nominated for the Taiwan Publishing Design Awards “Golden Butterfly Award” (2017), and achieving the top position in the “National Central Library’s Taiwan Publishing TOP1” (2014).

SUAVEART, a research-based curatorial institution which takes care of the cultural value and life, and focuses on environment, nonhuman perspectives and nonplaces issues in islands, art and life. Established in Taiwan in 2015, it creates experimental and interdisciplinary artistic practices and possibilities. Artistic research, art residency, curation, and transnational exchanges are carried out with support from industry networks, consultants, and communities. SUAVEART currently is a member of Climate Heritage Network. The recent project “Wagiwagi”, has been invited to documenta 15 in Kassel, Germany, and “Asia NOW” public project at Monnaie de Paris.

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新聞稿

2023年9月1日 星期五

這是一本由近十五位不同背景的德國、奧地利及台灣藝術家，在他們開設的俱樂部中，經跨國線上會議與線下面對面，使用去中心化的權力下放方式，討論關於歷史、媒體、美學及方法論，發展出一套框架，所留下的隨筆和想法。

書中涵蓋藝術家們發展出來的三條主線：透過實體書信於台灣與歐洲間的寄送，傳遞了彼此的回應 (LETTER EXCHANGE CLUB)；藉由烹飪、探討橫跨阿爾巴尼亞、德國、奧地利、台灣的食材所啟發的異國食譜，探討國家主義、去殖民、創建新聯合國度 (COOKING AS A METHOD)；最後藝術家藉由不同角色的帶入，如預報員、推測者、指導員、旁觀者，或與天氣專家間的非典型互動中建構出關於自然的資訊處理 (WEATHER FORECAST CLUB)。

這個計畫在細着藝術組織下，將近四年的時間，於台灣和德國之間留下了許多痕跡，彼此間通過實體見面、郵件和線上協作，建立起交流和討論，製作這本書的同時也建構出信任和友誼。美術書？藝術家書？我們是否能因為這本書是由藝術家製作而定義它？藝術書籍的定義是什麼呢？儘管參與藝術家們都知道這本書將由他們來完成，然而製作書籍之外的其他分工又會演變成什麼情況呢？

權力下放 (去中心化) 和透明化，對於涉及歐洲和台灣近十五位藝術家的跨國溝通，發揮了重要作用。多樣化的藝術家背景，同樣觸動關於歷史、媒體、美學、方法論的討論，這些都與藝術家自身的經歷交織在一起。

若想了解更多資訊，請聯絡細着藝術，itssuaveart@gmail.com。

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《食時事：The food is good, the weather is nice, what have you been up to?》

作者：陳郁文 (Sera Yu-Wen CHEN)、鄭亭亭 (Ting-Ting CHENG)、安娜・埃倫施泰因 (Anna EHRENSTEIN)、許哲瑜 (HSU Che-Yu)、李依佩 (Yipei Lee)、李奎壁 (LI Kuei-Pi)、老李虎 (Dawid LIFTINGER)、林怡君 (Esther Yi-Chun LIN)、林國威 (Kuo-Wei LIN)、林沛瑩 (Pei-Ying LIN)、伊娃瑪麗亞・夏勒 (Evamaria SCHALLER)、 阿爾內・施密特 (Arne SCHMITT)、瑪麗亞・王爾德 (Maria WILDEIS)、 吳權倫 (WU Chuan-Lun)、陳琬尹 (Wan-Yin CHEN)

出版社：島座放送 https://www.islandset.com
規格：精裝 / 192頁 / 13 x 19 cm / 全彩 / 刷邊藍天白雲
定價：新台幣1,200元

關於出版社
島座放送成立於2013年，耕耘出版產業已超過10年，是一間善用各種形式作為出版媒介，協助創作者將他們的理念擴散給大眾的出版實驗室。出版之書籍曾獲「文化部中小學生讀物選介」(2022)、入圍台灣出版設計大獎「金蝶獎」(2017) 及「國圖臺灣出版TOP1」 (2014) 等殊榮。

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細着藝術，是一家以研究為基礎的策展機構，細心著墨藝術與生活日常的文化價值鏈結。專注於島嶼、藝術和生活中的環境、非人類視角和非場域。2015年成立以來，提供並創造實驗性文化實施和跨學科合作的可能性，進行文化研究、藝術駐留、策展和國際交流等計畫。目前為國際組織氣候遺產網絡 (Climate Heritage Network) 成員。2022年《瓦集瓦籍》同時於第15屆德國卡賽爾文件展和印尼馬賈連卡地區呈現，亦受邀至巴黎鑄幣美術館《Asia NOW》巴黎藝術博覽會公共項目。

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