Springs Eternal: Glenfiddich Artists in Residence – 12 Years from Taiwan, 2016.12.23-2017.2.12, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei
「療癒之泉—格蘭菲迪台灣 藝術家駐村計畫 12 週年」2016.12.23-2017.2.12 關渡美術館,台北
Springs Eternal: Glenfiddich Artists in Residence – 12 Years from Taiwan Date 23 December 2016 – 12 February 2017 Opening Reception 5:00pm Fri., 23 December 2016 Special Event 6:00pm Sat., 07 January 2017 Venue 1F, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts Curator Andy Fairgrieve Artists Chen Hui-Chiao, Wu Chi -Tsung, Yao Jui-Chung, Yuan Goang-Ming, Wang Jun-Jieh, Chen Shiau-Peng, Mia Wen-Hsuan Liu, Wu Tung-Lung, Agi Chen, Joyce Ho, Chang Huei-Ming, Lin Kun-Ying Organizer: Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts Coordinator: IT PARK Sponsor: Glenfiddich We have all been regaled by the multitudinous sounds water can make. Indeed, its ability to move people, its cleanness, coolness, viscosity, whether bitter cold or scalding hot, means that every mouthful imbibed contains untold possibilities. From the moment we learn to talk as young children, our thirst is quenched from multiple sources and language is replete with water-related alliterations. All life traces its origins back to water and as a repository for various images it has inspired boundless human reverie and imbued poetry with real world energy. Water is also one of the most important ingredients in the production of whisky. For Celts, it is fundamental and the center of spiritual life, as well as a source of purification, curative remedies and rebirth – particularly spring water. In order to obtain the purest water and produce the best quality whisky possible, William Grant, the founder of Glenfiddich, bought the 1200 acres around the distillery to ensure the Robbie Dhu spring was not polluted. As a result, it remains the only farm in the highlands of Scotland that grows barley and has its own source of water. In addition, the distillery also makes its own oak casks and copper distillers. In 2005, Chen Hui-Chiao was the first artist from Taiwan to be invited to take part in the Glenfiddich Artists in Residence program. Her time living and creating art in Dufftown, Scotland, marked the beginning of what has been a decade long cultural exchange between the town and Taiwanese artists. Since then, every summer one local artist has been recommended by IT Park Gallery to…
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