The spatial installation narrates theshifting dynamics between coast al human activities and the land scapes they produce.
The abandonment of tradition al activities such as salt farming and fish farming, which broadly shaped the water-landscape of the South-Western coast of Taiwan, and the gradual conversion of the remaining activities into touristic hubs is dictating the production of new spaces, architectural and behavioural languages. New, hybrid landscapes appear and they bring a new array of activities and interactions. Reproducing lost traditions, documenting intimate moments, displaying one’s presence, just being, existing, or simply staring at water while waiting for a fish to bite
the hook, lands of stray dogs, of scooters flashing by, blinding spots and whitened soils, piles of oyster
shells and pressed tires. The landscape turns into a mosaic,
the same that paved the Jingzaijiao salt pans.
The project was supported by
Stimuleringfunds, Taipei Dutch
office and Taiwan government.