Thick cardboard is the canvas for artistic creativity! The Taichung City Fiber Craft Museum held the international exchange exhibition "Crossing the Intersection - Thousands of Thousand Threads", and specially matched the participating artist Fitri from Indonesia with the art class of Dayuan Elementary School in Dali District to organize the "Thousands of Thousand Threads Across National Boundaries" Thousands of Silk" workshop, local students and foreign artists had a cross-language creative meeting, and also created unforgettable memories.

The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Taichung City Government stated that the international exchange exhibition "Crossing the Intersection - Ten Thousand Thousand Threads" has been held since April. Among them, the artist Fetiri from Indonesia is particularly concerned about environmental issues. This time, the work "Reading Nature, Protecting Life" is on display. , a prayer room decorated with fabrics in seven colors. The exterior is printed with poems about protecting nature from the Koran. The interior is covered with prayer mats created with woodcut prints, depicting 7 local environmental conservation stories in Indonesia, echoing the current global environmental protection trend. The topic, vivid images resonated with many viewers.

The Cultural Affairs Bureau pointed out that during the workshop, Fetiri led the children of Dayuan Elementary School to make large canvases out of discarded cardboard boxes. Under the children’s wild imagination, they combined cartoon characters, animals and plants and other images to depict the colorful and colorful earth in their hearts. The image of life. After Fetiri returned to Indonesia after the workshop, he once again shared his creative results with the children through English video. The children, who were not very fluent in English, excitedly introduced their works to Fetiri. Curator Wu Shanglin also personally guided the teachers and students through the special exhibition works. When the teachers and students walked back to school with their works, they all felt a sense of accomplishment when they saw the people and classmates looking at the works with surprise, leaving unforgettable memories.

"It's great! I hope I will have the opportunity to create with an artist again in the future!" said classmate Lin Yunxun. It was the first time she co-created with an artist. They used sharks and bees as the theme. Although the team had many disputes during the process and the paint was messed up. They were everywhere, and the wooden sticks used for binding and fixing were found from the school's sweep room. The process was very hard, but seeing the final work, I felt it was worth it.

Lin Yanting, an art class teacher at Dayuan Elementary School, also said that this workshop used cardboard boxes and acrylic paints to create creations. Although the production process was full of problems, under the patient guidance of curator Wu Shanglin and artist Fetiri, the children were all happy Give full play to your imagination, and the finished product and display effect are very exciting. It is a valuable experience for the children. In the future, I hope to continue to use the educational resources of the Fiber Museum to bring more diverse and rich learning experiences to the children.
(5/21*15) Cultural Affairs Bureau

According to the Fiber Museum, the international exchange exhibition "Crossing the Intersection - Thousands of Thousand Threads" includes 17 sets of installation art works by creators from Taiwan, South Korea and Indonesia. The expression styles are diverse and full of stories, which is very suitable for teachers and students of schools at all levels. The public is also welcome to seize the opportunity to visit and enjoy the teaching outside the school. The exhibition will be open until June 9. Information about related activities can be found on the official website of the Fiber Museum (https://mofia.taichung.gov.tw/) or Facebook fan page. (https://www.facebook.com/mofiataichung/) Inquiry.