With Paths Crisscrossing
saw on Google Maps. Han s Path, the artwork built on the
event The Sound of the Wetland and the community-based
bamboo poles, attracts viewers to look at the actual paddies
project Adventure Time in Shezi echo the concern of With
in the form of bamboo art, inviting them to enter the field
Paths Crisscrossing in their own distinct voices, including
and observe it in a different sense. The Spanish artist Jordi
showing how noise has impacts on the habitats and
NN s Donde se cruzan los caminos (Where the Paths Cross) built
what inhabitants think about their own hometown. Other
a helical structure with four entrances at the base, forming
educational activities such as Guandu Walk, Nature, Art &
the space for people to listen, talk and reach a consensus.
Life, and Natural Fun for Little Kids are designed respectively
UUendy Lau, the artist from Hong Kong, uses the image
for viewers of different ages to learn about this land and
of windows to develop a series of closely associated
experience the beauty of nature. The volunteer program,
workshops that bring visitors closer and encourage them to
on the other hand, endeavors to make a memory about life
share their thoughts and feelings with one another.
in Guandu out of unique experiences including experiential farming and collaborative creation activities,
One of our artists, Yannick Dauby, has lived in Taiwan for years and has frequently used environmental acoustic
The transformed Guandu International Nature Art Festival
recordings in his works. As one of the volunteers for frog
has focused on Listening, Connection and Symbiosis during
conservation in Guandu, the French artist has been quite
2016-2018. The theme of the 2016 Festival, Based on A True
familiar with the rich diversity in the park. Dauby picks
Story, highlighted comprehending as the first step toward
the species most closely associated to paddies to present
land care by reading messages and stories about and from
his acoustic installation Something about the Inaudible
Nature. With Paths Crisscrossing aims to help people perceive
Hunting Calls of the Bats and the Voices and Breathes of Aquatic
the connections between their inner selves with the outer
Organisms: bat and aquatic life. He collects and displays the
nature as the paths crisscrossing the fields do. The ultimate
unknown voices to speak for the unobtrusive creatures
goal is to help viewers feel that they belong to the land
that truly exist and tells the story of how they struggle to
and find their place in it. Admittedly, an art project alone
survive. On the other hand, Kaling Diway, the artist from
cannot guarantee a substantial or dramatic transformation.
Hualien, is another artist-in-residence that we invited
However, it will definitely bring people from all corners to
a little bit later. He is especially good at using bamboo
meet in the way that interweaves their stories in the web
and shares with viewers his knowledge and care about
of life. What would the sensational surges bring? This is
Guandu through his work Habitat. His artwork serves as the
something we hope to discover through the power of art.
metaphor for the park s role as the guardian of habitats, hoping to remind viewers of the importance of habitats for all things great and small in Nature. For the educational program, the soundscape series of 15