The Penghu Manufacturing Exhibition held a lively opening ceremony at Wang’an Zhongshe. (Provided by Penghu County Government Cultural Bureau)
[Reporter Liu Yuqing/Penghu Report]The National Tainan Museum of Lifestyle Aesthetics and the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Penghu County Government cooperated to organize the “Made in Penghu” exhibition. The opening event was held today (23rd) at No. 136 Huazhai, Wang’an Township. Among the attendees were the Art Transforming Community Project Host Wu Mali, Penghu County Government Cultural Bureau Section Chief Jian Youcheng, Wangan Township Mayor Xu Xiande, Chairman of the Zhongshe Community Development Association Ye Changgen, National Tainan Life Aesthetics Museum Team Leader Yang Yaqi, art team Soil Experiment Studio Zhang Kaiting, Hu Shuchun and others Participate in the grand event together.
The National Tainan Museum of Living Aesthetics stated that it is promoting the “Art Transforming Community Project” in seven southern counties and cities, and openly recruiting artists to enter the community. This year, the art team Tutu Experiment Studio will be stationed in Wang’an. It would like to thank the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Penghu County Government for providing creations and exhibitions. Going out of the field, let artists use local wind, water, soil, stone and other materials to create together with community residents.
The fish stove becomes a kiln, where works of memory from the past are fired. (Provided by Penghu County Government Cultural Bureau)
The Cultural Bureau of the Penghu County Government stated that the Huazhai settlement is one of the relatively well-preserved traditional settlements in the Penghu area. There were approximately 47 fish stoves during its peak period. Nowadays, the industry of using fish stoves as a fish processing industry has declined. I am very pleased that Tutu Experimental Studio has transformed an idle fish stove into a kiln stove, and led residents to experience creation together, jointly explore the region and customs of Wang’an, and re-understand the relationship between themselves and the land.
The Soil Experiment Studio stated that in 2023, the studio will begin to conduct material experiments with soil from various parts of Wangan Island. Through co-creation with residents, they will collect soil, sift soil, refine soil, knead molding, and wild-fire to re-establish and recover. residents’ memories of the land. This year, the team came to Wang’an with the art-turning community project and discussed with Mr. Zheng Zhonghe, a senior kiln maker and kiln maker. They used the restored fish stove on the island, which has fire resistance and ventilation characteristics, to fire clay, and the results were quite successful. This exhibition uses clay materials and fish stoves as kilns, which is truly “Made in Penghu”.
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Source: China