Having overcome the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic together with the world, the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (KMFA) is now heading towards the dawn—its 30^th anniversary. KMFA appreciates artists, artists’ family, private collectors, and others for generously donating precious artworks during the period of the pandemic from 2021 to 2023, who tirelessly and selflessly share with the public the unique warmth and spiritual healing from artworks. This not only helps to achieve the goal of KMFA’s South Plus Collection Project, but also responds to the artists’ passion for making art and mission to care for society. With the concept of “art sharing and cultural regeneration,” they have inspired the positive energy of the people of Taiwan to get through the most difficult moments together.
 
Mirror of the World mirrors the artists’ and the donors’ cherishing love for the world around them. Looking at the donated collections, we can see Japanese artists’ enjoyment in depicting Taiwanese subtropical landscapes during their travel to Taiwan in Japanese colonial period, Taiwanese senior artists’ reflections on domestic or foreign cultures and landscapes, and the persevering attitude towards life inherited from senior artists. We can also see some works which transcend traditional techniques of rendering brushstrokes and compositions, using the shape and form of ink to interpret the inner world. In addition, some works, in response to modernity and the nativist literature movement, represent simple feelings oscillating between imagination and mental images. Some southern artists observe social movements, historical events, and even environmental changes to express opinions and sarcasm in non-verbal way. With a diversity of topics and the expansion of narratives, the donated collections also include works which scientifically explore the operation of life system, works of performance art which intervene in society and city, and works which worry about the issues such as the impacts and vicissitudes of immigrant society and urban culture. Consequently, from ancient times to the present, artists in Taiwan or in other places seemingly understand destiny, who express feelings through landscapes, address thoughts with objects, and sincerely fulfill their social missions.