2024/05/20 By Li Zudong of Today Media

National Sun Yat-sen University holds a night creative art exhibition "Yan Xia Never Sleeps" in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City every May held at Fubei Park , Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City from now until May 25 . out. This year's theme is " Ferry Boating ", and the curatorial statement is "No one is an isolated island. Ferrying connects people." The team hopes to connect two places and two islands through ferrying. , leading the audience to board a boat, follow the ferryman along the winding alleys to explore Fubei along the dots of light sources, allowing people and objects from all over the world to intertwine with each other, creating a unique summer night in Fubei.

Since the fire in the city within a city in 2021 , Sun Yat-sen University's "Salt Summer Never Sleeps" is the first external event held in the district since the completion of the Fubei Park renovated from the original site of the base. The center of the overall activity is Fubei Park. In addition to the light art display, open-air cinemas and performing arts are stationed there. Around the park is the " Ten Thousand Islands Market ", and there are more wonderful installation art works to enjoy in the community alleys. The curatorial team hopes to make local residents and tourists feel the unique charm of Fubei again.

Song Shixiang , chief curator and assistant professor of Sun Yat-sen University's interdisciplinary bachelor's degree program in humanities and science and technology, pointed out that although Fubei Park is the community center of the entire Fubeili , its usage rate is not high. This year, " Yanxia Never Night " successfully became The opening of this park also makes more people willing to visit Fubei and surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. Fubei Lili Chang Lin Chuanfu said that the team of teachers and students from Sun Yat-sen University holds various artistic and cultural activities in the park from time to time, so that the park can be truly activated and create value.

This year, the curatorial team of Sun Yat-sen University has planned three major installation art exhibition areas: "Duration", " Department " and "Continuation". "Duration" starts from the different forms of loneliness and connection, leading the audience from loneliness to connection; " Department " means interaction Exhibits in the Fubei area lead the audience to go deep into the Fubei neighborhood and create connections with the place and others; the "continuation" exhibition area emphasizes the humanistic stories of the Fubei area. The creators hope to continue these touches and bring new prospects to Fubei. Among the three exhibition areas, there are wonderful works by the curatorial team and students of the "Interdisciplinary Innovation Topic" of the Humanities Program , as well as the collective creation "Navigator" by children from Zhongxiao Elementary School, Yancheng Elementary School, and Guangrong Elementary School in Kaohsiung City . ” and “finding the path” .

Another initiative this year was the holding of the first science and technology art creation competition for high school students. Students from Fengxin High School and Zhongzheng High School in Gao City followed the curatorial team into the Fubei area to combine "life technology" and "new media art" Using the knowledge and abilities learned in the field, cross-field creations are created that express the characteristics of Yancheng and bring about thought-provoking works. "Tomorrow Is Still Powerful" uses the Paulida B bottle to create a progressive lighting and landscaping project . Students in "Lighthouse" combined the scrap metal they collected into a black lighthouse, responding to the salt In addition to the past history of Cheng Hardware Street, it is also equipped with sensory interactive lighting effects, arousing more curiosity from the audience.

2024 " Yanxia Never Sleeps " is co-sponsored by National Sun Yat-sen University and the Office of the Chief of Yancheng District Fubei District , and in cooperation with Congress Legislator Lin Daihua Service Office, Legislator Huang Jie Service Office , People's Security Foundation Kaohsiung Ping An Station, Fu The Beili Community Development Association and Councilor Cai Jinyan’s Service Office jointly organized the event . At the same time, the team has also received support and sponsorship from Radiant Education Foundation, LaserTek Co., Ltd., Hequan Technology, Hanpin Hotel Kaohsiung and Fullon Hotel . There will still be exhibitions of installation art and "The Stitch of Resilience" during the week . The market on May 25th ( Saturday ) will also have "Hundred Nights Tofu" themed special dishes. Chateau Hotel Kaohsiung, Fullon Hotel , and Ji Tong Hotpot jointly launch tofu Special dishes meet the expectations of gourmets.





NEWS source：https://focusnews.com.tw/2024/05/585144/