Wanhua District, Taipei · Cultural venue in a historic market
U-mkt (新富町文化市場)
A historic market building on Sanshui Street in Wanhua, now home to exhibitions and market programmes.
街區浮現時
Lin Hsi Yu (林希羽)
Work: Lin Hsi Yu · Image: U-mkt, via BIOS monthly · Editorial use
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A few minutes on foot from Longshan Temple MRT Exit 3; closed Mondays.
The grey paper walls have warm pockets of light. Pink spheres sit alone, gather together or peer around an edge. I like how little Lin Hsi Yu needs to suggest company.
Her installation《街區浮現時》places market oral histories inside paper and light. The lighting lets words appear and disappear. In her BIOS interview, Lin describes answers arriving with pauses, hesitation and things people would rather leave unsaid. Giving those gaps a place in the work feels more honest than making a neighbourhood speak in one tidy voice.
Get there
Public transport
Longshan Temple MRT Exit 3, then a few minutes on foot into the market streets; open the directions for the approach.
Sources
- U-mkt: Made in Market (Chinese) ↗ — Dates, hours, room and free admission
- BIOS monthly: Lin Hsi Yu interview (Chinese) ↗ — The work and its oral histories; image source
- Lin Hsi Yu on Instagram: exhibition post ↗ — Artist's announcement
- Lin Hsi Yu on Instagram ↗ — Artist's account
- U-mkt on Instagram ↗ — Venue account