The possibilities of the island
For Curator Yipei LEE, she has been spending years of times to explore the concrete and intangible context of the islands which is relatively regarded as the concept opposite to continental. Nature is the truth, however what make her more interesting is encountering people around the world, trying to observe and analyze the mindset behind the behaviour.
The nerves of the brain and the unconscious thoughts are composed of a series of trajectories, sometimes unnoticeable even to the human beings involved. Therefore, she began to collect and interact with the opinions of people from island countries and the thoughts of people living in continental countries. As a role of reproduction, translation, and interpretation, she tries to gradually transform language, words, and ideas into visualized or reproduced texts that continue to collide next journeys.
Here are several format of output, some are from different contributors, some are generated by free writing workshops, some are responded by collaborative artists. During the dialogues between Yipei Lee and others, the relationship has dynamic degradation and reconstruction; Disconnect to RECONNECT; It’s recognized by difference; You live there, We write here; go with the flow; Hybrid; Keywords etc are revealed but not limited to the languages we select.
The similarity and insularity is accompanied by continuous animation of life. What remains after the embodiment towards the condense of beauty, a kind of alternative philosophy and methodology, where the free of factoids. We know something about – we know it has been flavored a certain way. Thus, starting from the certain points, the mindsets are sublimated towards flows.
What is the island for you?
你認為島嶼是什麼?
If islands had consciousness, how should they communicate with each other?
倘若島嶼有知，它們之間應該透過什麼形式溝通?
How would you interpret the concept behind this form?
你會如何解讀這個形式的背後概念系統?
Phyllis Zhang
“Islands to me are the edges of a wonderland. They exist independently from the mainland, allowing you to witness both the ocean and the forest coexisting.”
Hannah Chen
“The communication between islands seems to hint at the wisdom of nature, a capability to create connections through independence, to forge links through separation. This is a revelation to humanity.”
Argus
“The ideal living for civilized society in a specific island should be not allowing corruption. By mean that the society allows to select the member of society who can live in the island. The individual who has its own specialization with his/her profession.”
Martina Leone
“The island is identified, in my particular case, since I am Sicilian, with the idea of a volcano: Sicily itself, with its Etna, volcano, or even the Aeolian Islands, among which, the ‘volcanoes’ have supremacy over the territory. Therefore, a sacred fire, as I said before, holds up the existence of an island, which sometimes comes out.”
Sharo Chi-Chu Liang
“The island is a geographical concept that does not distinguish between national boundaries, and in the context of history, it is a staging ground for drifters.”
Sophie
“Groups of islands are interconnected, yet each maintains a relationship of tolerance and independence. The islands are not easily assimilated and do not have a narrow view of the world.”
Cyrene Tsai
“Migratory birds are flocking across the border, and side by side, the sun is setting. Although there are occasional wind and rain and occasional turbulence, these are the most unique and interesting parts of the island, because change means growth.”
Wei Ting Xu
“I think the island exists independently of the mainland. It is lonely and full of life. It is formed by the hand of nature and accumulated over the years.”
Chia En Chen
“The communication between the islands is more straightforward, as they use boats to exchange goods and materials. However, there are also highly developed islands where the inhabitants are wealthy, probably because of the geographical location, climate, natural ecology, and other factors.”
Anchi Lin Ciwas
“Perhaps it is because the language reveals an invisible view of the world that I am slowly coming back to how people used to see everything around me.”
Island Keyword
The keywords are collective and collaborative engagement with islanders, participants, artists, cultural practitioners, and local communities. Each keyword is defined by the participant or creator and displayed as footnotes.
Island Writing
Scent, as a special medium, transcends time and space, and territorial boundaries, becoming an opportunity to reconnect us with nature and with each other. This collection is not just a sensory exploration; it inadvertently triggers therapeutic writing about the sharing of memories and the growing environment. Scent guides us into these intangible memories, reading herbal aromas, connecting our past, present, and future with those of the participants.
Island Residency
During the Pandemic, SUAVEART and Jalan Besar Salon cohosts Internet-based residency project, with a focus on research and decentralization of knowledge production worldwide.
Island Story
The keywords are collective and collaborative engagement with islanders, participants, artists, cultural practitioners, and local communities. Each keyword is defined by the participant or creator and displayed as footnotes.
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