首頁 ⁄ English ⁄ Outdoor Exhibition <> Let's Dance! Animals - Art and Design Exhibition Let's Dance! Animals - Art and Design Exhibition invited 23 artists and designers from Taiwan and around the world to take part. They incorporated two important major elements found in both nature and artistic conception —diversity and creativity. All pieces shown at the exhibition were considered at length and in depth by the artists. They wish to convey their concerns for both the animals and the natural environment. Through their artworks, they hope to encourage dialogue on the issues of how should human beings - coexist harmoniously with animals and the natural environment.2016/1/27～2016/8/31PAST EXHIBITION Introduction Curatorial Concept and Participating Artists Exhibition Map Outdoor Exhibition Indoor Exhibition This exhibition is not limited to indoor spaces, it is also extended to the outdoors. Upon entering the courtyard of the museum park, you are greeted with 10 animals protected in Taiwan. Dressed in holiday outfits and holding signs with the title of the exhibition, they welcome visitors to the museum. This is the work of the young Taiwanese designer Han Li. Li took the internet by storm in 2013 with his Tiny People Holding Signs, and later became a favorite of many. He says, "Holding a sign up to cheer someone up is something that stirs the human spirit." Perhaps it is this positive and warm feeling that has made Li a designer everyone likes. In this work, Li uses humor to depict 10 protected animals in Taiwan – Formosan Macaque, Formosan Pangolin, Formosan Wild Boar, Yellow-throated Marten, Formosan Sika Deer, Formosan Black Bear, Clouded Leopard, Chinese Leopard Cat, Formosan Muntjac, and Mikado Pheasant. Clad in tourist clothing and holding the exhibition signs, they are, on the surface, supporting the exhibition, but reflecting, at the same time, the sorrowful state of animals. Li conveys in his art that animals travel because they have been forced to. Travel, for them, is actually a matter of survival. The work points out the current ecological issue in Taiwan. Standing tall on the northwest of the museum building is a pink French bulldog of 6.5-meter in height. This is the work of Taiwanese designers Ya-wei Wang and Pei-chun Shih's Libertè Design Studio. The design company focuses on improving and developing items for daily use, and has chosen wire as its medium and animals as the theme. Completed works are not only useful but also decorative. For this exhibition, the French bulldog was enlarged and installed on the lawn of the museum, appearing more amusing than before and more therapeutic to the viewers. Its designers hope to provide viewers the perspectives of animals, with humans looking up at dogs, instead of dogs looking up to humans. This not only gives viewers a different visual perspective and psychological take-away, but also serves as a reminder that dogs are humans' best friends. Dogs interact closely with us and provide numerous psychological and even biological benefits. A dog is a member of a family, and is not to be discarded lightly. In Muse Lake, there is a family of hippopotamuses. They are the creation of Kaohsiung steel sculptor Yi-chang Chen. Floating on the ceiling of the entryway of the museum, the cartoon-like sheep, though of a completely different ilk, are also his work. Accustomed to working in hard materials, Chen says, "The past few years, I have been trying to use soft materials for sculptures, and creating some new styles. I hope to really bring all the potential of sculpture into full play." Between the two works in this exhibition, the sheep is Chen’s existing work, while the hippopotamuses are commissioned specifically for Muse Lake. Both of these works have round, protruded forms, representing charming figures that satisfy the need people have for cute and adorable animal figures, and potentially awakening the innate love of animals in all humans. On the lawn around the edges of Muse Lake is a work by another Kaohsiung artist, Ding-zan Liu. He excels at creating works from discarded metal. For this exhibition, he chooses to display his pots and pans series, turning the discarded into magical allure. Liu's creative inspiration comes from life. He takes unwanted kitchen utensils, such as spatulas, spoons, and forks, and makes them into sculptures of dragonflies. Liu’s work manifests a gender breakthrough, hinting a story of a housewife stuck in the kitchen who breaks loose from her mundane life and flies free like the dragonflies, just as the dragonflies have broken free from being discarded kitchen utensils. Placing them on the lawn by Muse Lake, the metal dragonflies shine along with the reflection of sunlight and sway along with the blow of the wind. Whether viewed from close up or far off, the sight is exciting and unusual, full of creativity and cleverness. All are a tribute to Liu's ability and aesthetics.