This artwork was purposely made for an exhibition project as part of the Xanadu Project II – A Place without Boundaries. The exhibition was located in the city district of Bali and Kuandu, only separated by Tamsui river that runs through Taipei and divides the city in half. In order to experience both locations one had to cross Kuandu bridge. For my artwork I created a fake memorial for imaginary people that, according to my fabricated historical record, tried to cross the river in ancient times. The idea rose from a need to have my own struggles acknowledged, both as an ‘invisible’ foreigner in Taiwan as well as an individual trying to cross boundaries.
Exhibited on Xanadu Project II – A Place without Baoundaries, Kuandu,Taipei, Taiwan.
Memorial statement
八關紀念碑
這件作品是為了《仙渡莊計畫ii：想像的地理中心》而製作，該展覽位於八里和關渡，淡水河將城市分隔成兩半，人們必須經由關渡大橋去通往兩個區域。作品中我創造了一個假紀念碑，根據我捏造的歷史記錄，有這樣的一個人在古代試圖過關渡河。這個想法源於自身為台灣的“看不見的”外國人，試圖跨越某種邊界。
