Eco Love, Zero Waste
2025 Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival
Since 2001, the Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival has grown into one of Taiwan’s most iconic urban art events. Using containers—symbols of the city’s port memory—as creative media, the festival transforms Kaohsiung’s industrial, historical, and cultural energy into large-scale public art. Over the past two decades, it has brought art into everyday life, reshaping the cityscape and expanding Kaohsiung’s cultural imagination.
“Eco Love, Zero Waste” extends Kaohsiung’s experience as a harbor city to explore the possibilities between “waste” and “renewal.” Using reused containers, industrial scraps, marine debris and discarded everyday materials, artists creatively address the concept of sustainability and reframe waste as a new start for regeneration and imagination.
This year’s festival features eight artist and design teams from Taiwan, Japan, France, and Denmark. Each team offers a distinct perspective on urban life, presenting diverse narratives. Through materials rooted in the texture of the city, The 2025 Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival integrates art into everyday spaces, and opens up new possibilities for a sustainable future between the harbor and culture.
Artists｜
hellobastworkshop
Haorih Creative Studio（好日文化）
MisoSoupDesign（米索空間設計）
WWT Architect & Associates（伍偉廷建築師事務所）
Troels Steenholdt Heiredal
SenseSite Studio（森屾創作）
META Design
Curatorial Team｜
Fang-ling TSENG, Tien-Chi CHIN, Nancy WU, Chieh-Hsin YAO, Yung-Ju YANG
Supervisors｜Ministry of Culture, Kaohsiung City Government
Organizer｜Bureau of Cultural Affairs Kaohsiung City Government
Implementer｜Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
Support｜Marine Bureau Kaohsiung City Government
Sponsor｜Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation
Venue Supports｜Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Kaohsiung Music Center
Eco Partners｜Taiwan Power Company, Taiwan Design Research Institute
Supporters｜啤酒肚釀製 beerbellybrewing、點晴設計 DotDesign、Plan b、Kings of Exploring Takao、Underground Studio 、織織人工作室 ZhiZhiren Textile Studio、ECOJOY、 RE-THINK 重新思考環境教育協會、海邊的卡夫卡 Kafka by the Sea
1. Take the Kaohsiung MRT Orange Line to Yanchengpu Station and walk about 15 minutes to reach the venue.
2. Take the Kaohsiung Light Rail to Love Pier Station or Pier-2 Dayi Station, then walk about 2 minutes or 7 minutes.
2025/12/20 Sat. 14:00-15:00
Slow Viewing Live: A guided tour by all participating artists
2026/1/3 Sat. 15:00-17:00
Urban Strolling: A leisurely walk through the port city
2026/1/24 Sat. 16:30-17:30
Sunset Stroll: An artist-guided tour
by MisoSoupDesign, Troels Steenholdt Heiredal & META Design
2026/2/7 Sat. 16:30-17:30
Sunset Strolling: An artist-guided tour
by WWT Architect & Associates, SenseSite Studio
2026/3/1 Sun. 16:30-17:30
by hellobastworkshop & Haorih Creative Studio
2026/1/10 Sat. 15:00-17:00
From Concept to Action: Imagining sustainable living
Public Talk by Plan b Inc.
2026/1/17 Sat. 14:00-17:00
Upcycling x Good Cycle (WeBag workshop)
2026/1/31 Sat. 15:00-17:00
How Can the Power of Design Create New Sustainable Value?
Public Talk by DotDesign
2026/2/8 Sun. 14:00-17:00
Old Fishing Nets x Community Co-creation
weaving workshop with marine materials by ZhiZhiren Textile Studio
Please stay tuned for registration for the events!
*In the event of any changes, the announcements of the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts shall prevail. The Museum reserves the right to revise, modify, and interpret all event-related matters.