【ARCHEOLOGICAL RESONANCE】 Chiang Kai Chun & Jazz Szu-Ying Chen Joint Exhibition

2024.09.07 - 2024.10.27 KMFA B1 KSpace



Archeology unveils the history of the past.  The archaeological  “cultural layer” is an accumulation of material remains that give clues to any form of human life. Contemporary artists pick up these remnants and construct a brand new universe through creative lenses. Therefore, those archeological relics are no longer a recall of history but a testimony of imagination spanning from the past to the present.
 
 
Archeological Resonance, proposed by artists Chiang Kai Chun and Jazz Szu-Ying Chen, respectively reimagines prehistorical cultures. Through investigating Taiwan’s Neolithic period, Chiang and Chen are inspired by jade objects, accessories, shell middens and bones, which are seen in the vast collection of National Museum of Prehistory Taiwan. By integrating their personal experiences and aesthetic, the two artists overlay contemporary arts with prehistoric relics, breaking the boundaries of history and opening up a perceptual dimension of "contemporary cultural layer." The distinctive artistic languages of the two artists are leading us through the barriers of time, resonating with the ancient civilization.