Monday, December 20, 2010

Her periods and commas

It's about the life story of Mrs. Li-Rong Kuo (郭麗容), 77 years old now. The author, Wei-Su Chien (簡偉斯) of Tainan National University of the Arts (NUTA), exhibits her story with the title "Her periods and commas". This title reminds me of another mandarin idiom "periods and drops". The title "ups and downs" is also in my mind when I get to know more about Mrs Chen. Either title can express vividly how we live our life under the sun.

Chien's work "Her periods and commas" is currently exhibited in an oldie house at a nearby village of NUTA. This house used to be a rice milling factory, called Miga in Taiwanese. It's specially renovated for such a special event of art exhibition. After a briefing inside Miga, you will be entering the secret garden of Mrs. Chen, with a film of 77 photos plus narratives posted along the walls. As the author has noted, it seems to Mrs. Chen that artistic creation itself is not a purpose, rather it's like a harbor where a drifting boat is desperately seeking to be sheltered.

Before you visit Miga and find out what's in the heart house of Mrs. Chen, browse the following two blog articles about her:

And see some video clips here to grasp some idea about Mrs. Chen's periods and commas in her past 77 years:
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