C U LT U R E S C E N E
Until 11/05
National Museum of Taiwan History
Until 10/29
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
The New Tai-ker: Southeast Asian Immigrants and Migrant Workers in Taiwan 東南亞移民工在臺灣特展 Website: www.nmth.gov.tw
Time Machine: “Moment, Light, Camera” 時。光。機—從古典到當代攝影藝術教育展
From an outside perspective, the population of Taiwan might look like a fairly homogenous people. Upon closer inspection, however, one soon finds that this country has an astonishingly diverse make-up of people, with a wide range of ethnic backgrounds. Waves of immigration over the centuries have brought new arrivals from distant shores. This exhibition presents a fascinating look at the latest waves over the last 50 years, predominantly from Southeast Asia, including ethnic Chinese, migrant workers, and those coming for marriage, study, or simply pursuit of their dreams.
Website: www.ntmofa.gov.tw
Today, about 350 million photos are uploaded to Facebook daily, 60 million to Instagram. This exhibition takes you back to a time when photography was a domain for scientists and artists, not universal. How did it all start? What is a camera obscura? What happens in a darkroom? What is the essence of photographic art? These and more questions are answered, and visitors are presented with an amazing variety of contemporary works by photographic artists from Taiwan.