GLOBAL PUBLICS
How on Earth can we live together?
Well, no one is quite sure of the answer. Often what makes news headlines is so distressing that it is natural to feel uncertain, even frightened, about the state of the world today. Massive climatic changes are sweeping Mother Earth: undeniably the causes are our own doing, yet the effects are out of our control. Despite all the knowledge there is, terrorist attacks take place in peaceful parts of the world and the struggles for equality continue.
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All of this is true. Even so, I believe that this is also the most exciting time in human history. We are now citizens of the largest country on the planet, Facebook: 2 billion of us live there! This has given us unprecedented social powers to positively impact a community, a place, a city… a world. The artists in ART TAIPEI 2017 GLOBAL PUBLICS exhibition demonstrate how such expansive ways of thinking can be applied to art practice.
Kit WEBSTER combines sculpture, light installation, and new technologies to create mesmerising artworks for architectural and urban spaces. His projects highlight the impact technology has on our sense of perception and experience. Challenging current trends of urban planning that is geared towards making our cities more regulated, Troy INNOCENT posits the idea that to be more enjoyable cities need to be more playful. His location games and street codes lead to spontaneous discoveries of the cultural building blocks of public places. Achim MONHÉ & Uta KOPP create large scale installations on rooftops of cultural institutions. These are documented via satellite photography from Google Earth or Bing Maps and made visible on the Internet, giving us a global perspective of local experiences. Qualified as a simulation astronaut & diver, Dr Sarah Jane PELL redefines art practice by performing in extreme environments, such as deep sea and Mt Everest. She is the first female artist in the world to train for a space mission, and is contributing to current dialogue between science and culture about the future of humanity. We all hope that these public artworks and ideas will inspire you to consider a new global social order with boundless possibilities for creativity, connectedness, and change for the betterment of all. Annie Ivanova |
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