Taiwan art integrates with German local value, "Weimar Art Festival" is now open for performances!

The Cultural Section of the Taiwan Representative Office of the Ministry of Culture (文化部駐德國代表處文化組) in Germany organized the 2021 Weimar Art Festival (Kunstfest Weimar 2021) (威瑪藝術節) program "I am here now / Ich im Hier & Jetzt" exhibition, exhibiting the works of Taiwanese artist Ting Chang-Wen’s (丁昶文) "Japamala" (賈帕馬拉), “Subconscious Wave” (潛織) and "The Dust of Time” (時光之塵) by Chiu Cheng-Hung.  The artworks will be exhibited outdoors at Park des Landguts Holzdorf in Weimar (威瑪市霍爾茨多夫公園) from now until September 12. Other Asian artists from India, Japan and other countries were invited to participate in interactive performances on site, allowing Taiwanese artists' works show their diverse cultural features and communicate with the world.

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The 2021 Weimar Art Festival is now open for performances. Photo/Retrieved from the official website

According to the cultural group of the Taiwan representative office in Germany, the Weimar Art Festival was established in 1990 and is the largest contemporary art festival in Thüringen, Germany. Taiwanese artists’ contemporary art and culture have gained some popularity in the local area, bringing different cultural perspectives to the audience. This time, in cooperation with other Asian cultural performers, to add diversity to the festival especially since the movement of people around the world has been affected by the pandemic, Taiwan’s participation in this exhibition is even more precious and irreplaceable. This year’s exhibit not only shows pure “artistic creations from Taiwan” but also blends with the local cultural context to bring the visitors more thinking space.

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The curator Wang Chun-Chi is committed to show the world Taiwan's contemporary art. Photo/Provided by Wang Chun-Chi

The curator Wang Chun-Chi (王俊琪) said that the plan for this exhibition focuses on the social practice of the local value of public art. The works of art convey the important meanings of local historical stories. On one hand, they are marketing local culture and on the other hand, they arouse people's recognition of their local value. The exhibition also specifically echoes the works of Taiwanese artists and presents a sculpture of memory, and integrates historical issues into public life, specifically presenting the wonderful process of mutual discovery and transformation between curation, creation, and appreciation.