A Unique Exhibit that Blends New and Old

2011/10/20

HUANG, YAN-YI

Starting from today (Nov 20), the TKU Department of Architecture will be holding a display that combines past and present, old and new. The ‘old’ has to do with the location of the display, Di Hua St, which is an antiquated part of Taipei steeped in over a century of history. The ‘new’ refers to the items on display, which are products of the digital age, like CDs, LED rope lights, and poetry converted into binary code.

The exhibit consists of four main display areas, entitled “Harvest”, “Eternal Bliss”, “the Pacific”, and “Four Seasons”. The first display to catch your attention as you enter is “the Pacific”, which consists of two suspended objects that look like clouds formed from numerous white boxes. The four internal walls of these boxes are engraved with binary codes that correspond to lyrics from traditional Chinese poems. Visitors can use the computer in the main exhibit area to view and download these poems.

The exhibit will end on 11th Dec. To visit the displays and witness this fusion of antique and modern, simply head to Shop No. 127, Dihua St, Taipei.

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