The Taichung City Museum of Fiber Arts launched the international exhibition "Crossing the Intersection - Thousands of Thousand Threads" today (13th). A total of 17 sets of works by 16 artists from Taiwan, Indonesia and South Korea are displayed, ranging from traditional crafts such as flower entanglement, indigo dyeing techniques, also combined with installation art and audio-visual works, present the beauty and form of diverse fiber materials, as well as the wonderful dialogue between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary art. During the exhibition, three Lectures about "Fiber Creation " will be held, inviting participating artists to share their creative processes. Before June 9, the public is welcome to experience the beauty of multicultural convergence through fiber crafts.

         Chen Jiajun, the city's cultural director, said that "fiber" is a traditional yet modern material for life craftsmanship and creative medium that inherits rich historical and cultural significance. The Taichung City Museum of fiber arts is the only fiber-themed museum in the country. In addition to promoting the inheritance of traditional crafts, it also encourages modern art innovation. This exhibition is in collaboration with the Aspirin Project Studio. The works on display span different national boundaries, cultures and professional fields. Artists from Taiwan, South Korea and Indonesia are invited to participate in the exhibition. Among them, the work "Memory Builders" located in the lobby is by Korean artist Yun Suyong, collaborated with nearly a hundred children from Tamsui Elementary School on-site, weaving cloth to create large-scale fiber artwork through depicting various imaginations of families.

         In addition, it includes the works of many local Taichung artists, living national treasure artists, and two precious collections from the Museum of Fiber Arts. It can be described as a cross-border exchange, which is very rare. Curator Wu Shanglin explained that "Crossing the Intersection Zone -Thousands of Thousand Threads" is inspired by various species from nature. The "ecological intersection zone" is where different species compete with each other or coexist for mutual benefit. From a cultural point of view, it’s the dialogue between different ethnic groups, facilitated by mutual learning and blending with each other, through language, technology, and knowledge, crating a colorful artistic landscape. This exhibition spans various resident creations, forums and performances from Taiwan to Indonesia since last year, and finally the total results will be displayed at the Taichung Museum of Fiber Arts. The work utilizes a variety of techniques and large-scale fiber space installations as a medium to explore issues such as identity recognition, cultural integration, and skill inheritance. It subverts people's preexisting cognition of fiber craft creation and it’s an exciting cross-border dialogue.

        "The most important thing is what the audience feels directly after seeing the work; that is a kind of dialogue." Artist Jiarong Wu stepped into fiber craft creation from the familiar field of installation art, through using video installation work "He Said This Is You Love Yourself" Or the way others love you? " in the exhibition, the work combines with the memory of grandma's knitting and the furniture in the past home, hoping to inspire viewers' imagination, memories and conversations about "home".

         Artist Wu Yuling's exhibition work "Smoke - Path to Home" uses dyes made from the sediment and vegetation burned into ashes by the old Dashe tribe after the August 8 typhoon, and the image of millet stalks used in Paiwan tribe rituals, the work recreate the stone slate houses in his hometown of Dawu Mountain and the memory of the tribe, it presents an emotional dialogue with the native land and tribal traditions. The work "Reading Nature, Protecting Life" by Indonesian artist Fetiri features a gabled roof covered with colorful fabrics woven with Koranic verses, and places prayer mats that record the stories of seven local women and indigenous communities resisting environmental destruction. It deliver reflective dialogues on Indonesia's complex conflicts such as ethnic groups, religions and environmental preservation through fiber crafts.

        The Museum explains that "Crossing the Intersection Area - Thousands of Thousand Threads" will be on display from now until June 9. Tomorrow, the inaugural lecture of the Fiber Creation Lecture Series, titled "Cross-Cultural Interweaving" will feature curator Wu Shanglin and participating artist Fetty Li, Lu Jiahui, Yin Zhuxuan and Associate Professor Russell Mei of the Department of Anthropology of National Taiwan University in discussion. There will be two more "Fiber Creation Lectures Series" on May 18 and June 2. Exhibition information and lecture registration are available at the Museum of Fiber Arts official webiste. (https://mofia.taichung.gov.tw/) or Facebook fan page (https://reurl.cc/13r49p).