2015.9.29

After two years of full-steamed operation, it is time to rethink the sustainability of Taoyuan Landscape Festival and its future direction. Just before the forum, 6 artists from Taiwan and abroad are invited for a short residency into various communities in Taoyuan. They are Sakarin Krue-on (Thailand), Arya Pandjalu (Indonesia), Marvin Minto Fang, Jui-mao Huang, Julie Chou and Yuyo Pan. They will lead the communities to observe their hometown with alternative perspectives, hence to re-discover the correlation of people and their environment. “Art as Strategy: actions on instilling value to local culture landscape” Taoyuan Landscape International Forum aims to investigate art as way to open dialogue for strategy towards a sustainable society. We are honored to have French curator and critic Catherine Grout and Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata as keynote speakers to share their best practices. We will also hold panel discussions with participation of Taiwanese curator Margaret Shiu, Mali Wu, Hai-ming Huang, resident artists this year and communities activists to talk about how Taoyuan Land Art Festival could be of help for local development, and make Taoyuan a site of choice to present creative ideas.