Tabakfabrik Linz
Opening: Thu 5.9. 17:00
Thu 5. 9. 17:00 – 24:00
Fri 6. – Mon 9. 9. 10:00 – 21:00
In Taiwan, opposites coexist: the most advanced technology and traditional culture, the ubiquitous Chinese and 17 Austronesian tribes, democracy and corruption, a relatively small country (1/15 of the size of France) and an economic powerhouse for global high-tech industry. The conflict between Taiwan’s strong sense of national identity and its ambivalent national status in relation to China hovers in the air, charging it with a tension that can best be described as ‘Taiwan’s schizophrenia’.
Permanent digital Revolution
Schizophrenia Taiwan 2.0 also sketches the Taiwan Machine, which is based on Heiner Müller’s postmodernist drama, Hamlet Machine (1997). Technology revolutionizes the world by breaking down the traditional narrative structure and placing media at the center of the economy. Machinery is omnipresent and omnipotent for Müller, but also a universal and permanent revolution. We zoom in and focus on such digital revolution in the works of young Taiwanese new media artists, born between the eras of color television and smart phones in a country that manufactures 80% of the world’s electronic goods. These artists are fully aware of the risks and of the potential of globalization and cybernetics and their works reflect the challenges facing Taiwan and the world as a whole.
With Works by Li-Ren Chang, I-Chun Chen, Liang-Hsuan Chen, Wan-Jen Chen, Chao-Tsai Chiu, Yen-Yin Huang, Yen-Chu Lin, Yu-Hsien Su, Yu-Chin Tesng, Pei-Shih Tu, Jun-Jieh Wang, Chi-Yu Wu, Goang-Ming Yuan (all TW)
Curators: I-Wei Li (DE/TW/CA), Pierre Bongiovanni (FR), Ching-Wen Chang (TW), Chien-hung Huang (TW).
Interview with the curators at the Ars Electronica Blog.
http://www.schizotaiwan.net/
Tabakfabrik
Opening: Thu 5.9. 17:00
Thu 5. 9. 12:00 – 24:00
Fri 6. – Mon 9. 9. 10:00 – 21:00
