MAM Screen 009

Hsu Chia-Wei (b. 1983 in Taichung, Taiwan) researches the political and social history of different locations from multiple angles and gives visual form to the unconscious lying in the gaps between history and memory, past and present. In this screening, by shining a light on the personal history of a man whose life was at the mercy of East Asian politics, and the history of Japanese rule in Taiwan, he throws into relief a dynamic aspect of the region’s history not evident in more official accounts. Finalist of the 2013 HUGO BOSS ASIA ART Award; Grand Prize winner of the 15th Taishin Arts Award (2017).