Yingge Poery & Ceramics Studio

A couple of decades ago, almost everyone knew the skill, traditional kiln ceramic making is a very common profession. But modernization in the area means that people can now mass-produce porcelain with factories and electronic ceramic kilns, consequently, many of these practices are already lost. The loss of traditional knowledge is a loss of culture.

There isn’t any existing place for people to revive the craft and pass on skills and awareness to young people in Yingge. As a result, we decided that it would be best to integrate the cultural heritage of Yingge—Ceramic Kilns, with the platform to train pupils who wish to practice and learn the porcelainmaking skills from practitioners that were invited to pass on this intangible cultural heritage.

Program

In this ceramics studio, practitioners can demonstrate methods of making, burning, decorating porcelain to pupils or visitors. To pass down the craftsmanship to the younger generation.

The two generations of potters will have the opportunity to exchange experiences concerning studio practice, aesthetics,

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Located at the northern tip of Taiwan, Tamsui is located along the north coast about 40 minutes from Taipei by very accessible as a day trip, especially popular with locals during the weekend. Home to a variety of western colonial, Japanese, southern Fujianese, and native Taiwanese cultural and architectural attractions, Tamsui is a must-visit location for all visitors to the Taipei area.

Most renowned for its amazing sunset landscape, Tamsui is home to a large array of restaurants, cafés, shops, hawker stalls, street performers, traditional cultural performances, and is the gateway to Taiwan's scenic North Coast.

After the end of Tamsui reverted to being a small town as the township the expansion of nearby slowly became a center for tourism along Taiwan's northwest coast. In the last ten years, the city has become popular as a suburb of Taipei in the local real estate market.

After visiting Tamsui, I discovered that the most famed scenery of Tamsui—the Sunset river view, couldn’t be easily viewed from the busiest streets of Tamsui. The sight of the river is fractioned and one could only get a glimpse of it through the streets that connect to the riverside.

Ironically, this town prospered because of its location close to the river, yet as time went by, access to the Tamsui river becomes harder than ever, we could only get sight of it by building higher luxury apartment complexes.

This unique relationship between the town and the river inspired me to design this cultural center by orchestrating visitors’ sight, and integrating the cultural elements of Tamsui, to present Tamsui’s culture as a visual feast.