Simulating Dereliction in Taiwan: An Interview with visual artist Yao Jui-Chung

Focus: Beyond the Pale, Architecture in Taiwan

Yao Jui-Chung (姚瑞中) discusses his interest in derelict buildings as well as the marketing in recent years of these"derelict" spaces which had previously provided creative space for art, like for example, the redevelopment of HuaShan from derelict stage for alternative art to a commercialized business front for middle-class consumption.

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Interview and filming by Wu Si-wei and Cerise Phiv. Video edited and subtitled by Conor Stuart.

 

 

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