2022 | Art by Lima – Exhibition of Pre-research Findings for the Austronesian Arts Triennial, 1n1 Original Space, Pintung
Name of artworks : 〈After the Flood, There Are Islands〉 〈13 Months〉
Media : woodblock printing、mixed media/resin plate printing
Year : 2023
After the Flood, There Are Islands. Through a fusion of literature and artistic expression, the work explores human
connections with islands, oceanic environments, and interpersonal relationships from her own sense of identification
with her culture. After the great flood, islands form, and people disperse. Some remain at their point of origin, while
others drift away to other places with the water. Different paths are chosen, and new lives unfold—in this journey, we
are individually distinct yet collectively similar. If islands are to be found after the flood, then let us fully evolve into
our individual selves, which in unity will become “us.” Adding to the portfolio of printmaking is 13 Months, where the
artist outlines her perception of ecology through the lens of traditional calendrical culture. Amidst the perennial cycle
of seasons, the Bunun people lead lives governed by lunar cycles and the mountain’s time. In the midst of the ceaseless
months, a unique 13th month quietly accrues, setting itself apart as distinctly its own.
