Oct 18cover.indd 1 A publication of the Community Services Center Centered CELEBRATING 'S on ART COMMUNITY Vol. 19 2018 OCT 2018/9/26 上午12:51 | 02 Oct 18 cover.indd 2 2018/9/26 上午12:51 CONTENTS October 2018 volume 19 issue 2

CSC COMMUNITY From the Editors 5 The 2018 Melbourne Cup and Charity Luncheon to Honor Center Gallery 6 The Community Services Center 9 Book Club: October 6 Activity Highlights 7 ART Events About Town 8 Faye Angevine – A Renaissance Woman 10 CSC Business Classified Inside back cover Red Room Exhibition of Selected Photowalkers’ Works: 2018 12 The Thermos Foundation, Taiwan to Host the 2018 World Press Photo Exhibition 15 Publisher Community Services Center, Taipei Editor Suzan Babcock ART Taipei 2018 – A Prestigious Art Event for Lili Art Co-editor Richard Saunders and Artist Patrick Lee 16 Advertising Manager Naomi Kaly Yuan Ru Gallery, Taipei 19 Magazine Email [email protected] Tel 02-2836-8134 Fax 02-2835-2530 INTERIOR DESIGN Community Services How To Incorporate Antiques Into Your Center Editorial Panel Siew Kang, Fred Voigtmann Modern Home Design 21 Printed by Farn Mei Printing Co., Ltd. 1F, No. 102, Hou Kang Street, Shilin CULTURE District, Taipei Tel: 02-2882-6748 Fax: 02-2882-6749 A Glimpse of Indians in Taiwan 23 E-mail: [email protected]

Centered on Taipei is a publication of the Community Services Center, MUSIC 25, Lane 290, Zhongshan N. Rd., Sec. 6, Tianmu, Taipei, Taiwan Tel: 02-2836-8134 A Moving Sound – Reflections with Scott Prairie 25 fax: 02-2835-2530 e-mail: [email protected] OUTLOOK Correspondence may be sent to the editor at coteditor@ communitycenter.org.tw. Freelance writers, photographers and Take a Look Beyond Their Faces 28 illustrators are welcome to contact the editor to discuss editorial and graphic assignments. Your talent will find a home with us! ENVIRONMENT Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. Material in this publication may not be reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner. To Plastic or not to Plastic 29

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COT TEAM Taiwan has a lot of community and international talent. This month’s Centered on Taipei highlights some of the "must-see" community and international events: art and photography exhibitions, vibrant cross-cultural celebrations and festivals, all involving members from our Taiwan communities. Suzan Babcock Richard Saunders Naomi Kaly KC Editor Co-editor Advertising Manager Graphic Designer Read about the Red Room’s Photography Exhibition coteditor@ [email protected] naomi@communitycenter. graphicdesigntaipei. ’ communitycenter.org.tw org.tw weebly.com of Selected Photowalkers Works, which was inspired by the concept of RED. Go visit the Red Room to see how Feature Writers photographers interpreted RED through the lens of their imaginations and cameras. The Thermos Foundation, Taiwan has announced it will once again host the prestigious World Press Photo Exhibition 2018 at its Studio 94 location. This is another must-see exhibition. Each year, the World Press Photo of the Year Kenneth Dickson Christina Grunwald Elene Van Sandwyk honors the photographer whose visual creativity and skills made a picture that captures or represents an event or issue WRITING AND PHOTOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTORS of great journalistic importance of the last year. A Moving Sound Pai Su-yu ART Taipei 2018 is the oldest international art fair in the Australia New Zealand Chamber of Kenny Paul Commerce in Taipei Scott Prairie world. It features some of the best galleries from Taiwan. Be Sue Babcock Priya Lalwani Purswaney sure to find time to visit our two featured Taipei galleries, Lili Baiwin Antiques Joseph Reilly Art and the Yuan Ru Gallery at this year’s ART Taipei fair. Kenneth Dickson Filipe Rios Christina Grunwald Richard Saunders Each year, the Community Services Center reaches out Alicia Haddad Rosemary Susa to the very communities that it serves and asks for their Julie Hsieh The Thermos Foundation Jing-Shung Hsu Wen-Bi Tian financial support. This may be done by attending or donating Yachien Huang Grace Ting to its annual fundraiser…the auction dinner. So check your Mascha Kapoor Elene Van Sandwyk calendars and save the evening of October 26th. Plan to Lili Art World Press Photo Worldwide Morgan Loosli Partners attend our Hallow’s Eve Ball, at the for Darren Melrose Hsin-Ying Wu an evening of fun and fine dining. Your participation and support is sincerely appreciated. Pick COT up at: Uptown: Community Services Center, No. 25, Lane 290, Sec. 6, Zhongshan North Rd. Sprout – No. 33, Sec. 7, Zhongshan North Rd. George Pai’s Beauty – No. 14, Tienmu East Rd. Downtown: Sue and Richard Ooh Cha Cha – 207, Sec.2, Nanchang Rd.

Accountant Monica Cheng COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER Programs Manager Rosemary Susa Programs Assistant Bunny Pacheco Coffee Mornings Coordinator John Imbrogulio The Community Services Center (CSC) is a non-profit foundation. CSC provides Cross-cultural Trainer Anne Jacquet outreach and early intervention through counseling, cross-cultural education and Communications Morgan Loosli life skills programs to meet the needs of the international community in Taipei. Events Coordinator Shan Lee CSC offers the opportunity to learn, volunteer, teach and meet others. Check out our website www.communitycenter.org.tw and drop by The Center to chat with us Mandarin Chinese Teacher Gloria Gwo about our programs. You can also email us at [email protected]. Systems Manager Samson Debele

Volunteers Miyuki Boice, John Imbrogulio, Becca Kintzley, Director Adam McMillan Leslie McFarlane, John McQuade, Gloria Peng, Hellen Soderberg, Sofia Vintimilla Office Manager Grace Ting Benefactors Bai Win Antiques Counselors I-wen Chan, Katherine Chang, Hui-shiang Chao, European Chamber of Commerce Jung Chin, Chiao-Feng Chung, Cerita Hsu, Carol Lee, Grand Hyatt Taipei Miranda Lin, Emilie Ma, Kuang-Shan Wan Premier Sponsors Concordia Consulting Consultants Wendy Evans and Michael Mullahy ICRT San Fu Global Counseling Admin. Joanne Chua

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A percentage of all proceeds of items sold at the Gallery will go OCTOBER 2018 to the Center. Please remember that by displaying your items or shopping at the Gallery, you will be helping the Center to continue GALLERY to provide valuable services to the international community.

EXHIBITION OF OIL PAINTINGS BY WANG YEN, SPONSORED BY BAI SAHAR SHAIKH — AN EXQUISITE INDIAN WIN ANTIQUES COLLECTION OF JEWELRY The Community Services Center Sahar’s exquisite collection is pleased to have on loan from of fine Indian jewelry Bai Win Antiques a unique oil features pieces from painting exhibition of Wang Yen the regions of from mainland . Please and Gujarat that are stop by the Center to view these individually crafted. Special artworks and maybe collect them. Kundan stonework, silver and stone pendants, earrings, bangles, bracelets and necklaces in turquoise, coral, pearl, amethyst, onyx, marcasite and garnet are perfect gifts for those seeking fine jewelry.

KP KITCHEN TAIWAN 凱焙廚房 BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS KP Kitchen Taiwan Morning Book Club is bringing Tianmu Selection: Daughters of Samurai – A our hottest new DIY Journey from East to West baking mix: single by Janice P. Nimura serving microwave For meeting dates, times & cake mixes available location, contact Julie Hu in vanilla and at: [email protected] chocolate flavours. We’ll also have a selection of our ever popular North Evening Book Club American-style DIY Baking and Spice Mixes. Make dinner planning easy Selection: with our authentic chili, BBQ rub, pizza and garlic bread spice mixes. Theft by Finding by David Or bake up a batch of your sweet treat using our delicious chocolate Sedaris brownie, chocolate chip cookie, scone and pancake baking mixes. All For meeting dates, times & location, contact Lauren mixes are made fresh in Taiwan and come with with simple English/ at: laurenmccarthy1011@ Chinese instructions. Follow us on Facebook ‘KP Kitchen Taiwan 凱焙廚 gmail.com 房’ (www.fb.com/KPKitchenTaiwan) for more information.

A few other exciting prizes to look forward to are our themed baskets, whose contents have been brought back to Taiwan from all over the world by many friends of the Center.

SOCIAL LEGO BASKET TRADER JOE’S BAKING BASKET GLUTEN-FREE IMPACTBASKET A variety of Lego BASKET This is a treasure BASKET Make a difference sets for the Lego Satisfy pretty trove of baking Gluten-free goodies by taking home this enthusiast in your much any type of supplies, tools and and staples! basket filled with fair home! craving you have accessories. trade goods, reusable with this basket of and recycled items goodies from one of to help take care of America’s favorite the environment, and food shops, Trader products whose sales Joe's. fund worthy causes.

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Exploring a Local Tea Farm Vegetarian cooking is always brief stop for a look around A Feast from Pakistan Thursday, October 18; 9:15 a favorite at the Center, and and some photo taking, we Friday, November 2; 10:00 am-3:00 pm by popular request, Ivy will will climb more stairs (about am-12 noon Guide: Yasuko Hondo prepare the dishes in this 5-10 minutes) where we will Instructor: Asma Ahmed $2000 class gluten-free as well. Ivy be on the very well-used $1200 Join Yasuko for a lovely will share her favorite sauces Sishoushan path. We will Although similar to Indian day trip out of the city to that you can substitute for follow the trail and make cuisine, Pakistani dishes have meet a local tea farmer and ones containing wheat in all our way over to Nangang, their own special seasonings learn all about the growing, of your Chinese cooking. On enjoying some wonderful and distinctive flavor. For a production and roasting the menu will be fried rice views of the city along the tasty and delicious cooking of Taiwan tea. From the noodles with vegetables, way. At the trail’s end, we experience join Asma, Xindian MRT Station we will gongbao mushrooms, tofu will catch a bus for the short who will prepare chicken drive through the beautiful skin rolls with vegetables, ride back to the MRT. This karahi, a dish traditionally countryside to reach the and of course, a tasty hike requires a reasonable cooked in a wok or wok- farm. Once there, we will seasonal vegetable. level of fitness. Wear shoes like pan called a karahi. This have time to explore the with a good grip. Bring your dish will be prepared with farm and hand-pick some Tiger Mountain to Nangang Easy Card for the bus; and tomatoes, onion, green tea leaves. We will also be Hike water, snacks and sun/rain chilies and spice. To round introduced to the various Tuesday, October a23; 9:00 protection as needed. out this meal, she will also methods of processing tea. am-12 noon demonstrate channa pilau Of course, any activity about Guide: Jennifer Turek First Aid, CPR- AED Course (chickpeas cooked with rice); tea wouldn't be complete $700 Saturday, October 27; 8:00 minced beef kebabs; roasted without tea brewing and Join Jennifer for a hike up am-12 noon cumin with yoghurt; and tasting. With our appetites Tiger Mountain to enjoy Instructor: Stephen Kuhlke kachumber salad (cucumber, whetted from breathing so some amazing views of $2800 tomatoes, onions, and green much fresh country air we Taipei. From the MRT, we In this intensive, one-session chilies). will be ready for a delicious will walk about 1K to reach class, Stephen Kuhlke, a tea-infused feast prepared the trailhead where this qualified CPR instructor, will especially for us. After lunch moderately strenuous hike teach you how to recognize we will begin our drive back begins. We will climb up a set and respond appropriately to the city, ending at the of stairs to reach a lookout to cardiac, breathing and Xindian MRT Station for our first view of the city first aid emergencies in THE below. From there we will adults, infants and children Chinese Vegetarian: Healthy follow a flat stone pathway until medical personnel CENTER and Gluten-Free across the mountain and arrive. Red Cross First Aid/ NEEDS YOU! Friday, October 19: 10:00 then go up some stone steps. CPR/AED certification and am-12 noon Halfway up this trail, there downloadable manual Do you have a skill Instructor: Ivy Chen is a small wooden village included. Light refreshments or talent that you $1200 with lots of trinkets. After a will be provided. would like to share? Or have you found some great places around Taipei that you would like to take others to see? Then why not consider teaching a course or leading a tour for the Center in Spring/ Summer 2019? If you are interested, or would like more information, please contact Rosemary at ce@ communitycenter.org. tw.

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FESTIVALS The Taiwan LGBT Pride 2018 Parade This is the largest Gay Pride Parade in Asia (Over 80, 000 people were in attendance, last year.) Date: Saturday, October 27th Parade Venue & Time: Begins at 2 pm from the Gay Pride Village (Ketagalan Blvd) Check website for further information: http://www.twpride.org or https://www.gaytaipei4u.com

The Brazilian Community and the Taipei Dream Community Indigenous Festival and Parade This annual street festival and parade features samba dancers, elaborate costumes, papier-mache floats, international artists and indigenous student drummers from schools around Taiwan. Date: Saturday, October 20th Parade Venue and Meeting Time: Liberty Square Arch, across from the National Central Library, Taipei. 1:30 pm Check website for further information: http://dreamcommunity. tw/english/

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The 2018 Melbourne Cup and Charity Luncheon to Honor The Community Services Center

TEXT: YACHIEN HUANG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN TAIPEI IMAGES: WEB & AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN TAIPEI

WHAT IS THE MELBOURNE CUP? The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most celebrated horseracing events featuring some of the world’s most highly prized race horses. It was first held in 1861, a tradition which continues annually with great enthusiasm, on the first Tuesday in November. This year’s event will be on Tuesday, November 6th, at the famous Flemington Racecourse. For this cultural event, it is not uncommon to see people getting dressed up, and for businesses and schools to stop working in order to watch and listen to the race “that stops a nation” In fact, this event is so popular that many Australian citizens and friends take time from their busy schedules to celebrate the Melbourne Cup worldwide.

COME CELEBRATE WITH US AT THE AMERICAN CLUB TAIPEI The Australia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Taipei is pleased to announce its annual Melbourne Cup Charity Luncheon at the American Club in Taipei. Come join us at the club’s California Room on Tuesday, November 6th from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. Cheer with the rest of us as we watch a live broadcast of the Melbourne Cup day, enter sweepstakes, raffles and experience our unique version of “Fashions on the Field.” As in the past, this luncheon is a charity event. Portions of the proceeds will be donated to this year’s chosen charity, the Taipei Community Services Center. So, be sure to make your Early Bird Special reservations for a table of ten, NT$25,000 or for an individual Yachien Huang is the Executive Director of the Australia New ticket, NT$2,800 (before 15th of Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Taipei. She plans, organizes October). Your donation is for a worthy and oversees a range of services and events for members. She cause. also promotes the Chamber through exploring partnership with We look forward to seeing you at different communities and organizations. what will be a festive and memorable event.

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Oct 2018_p3-end.indd 9 2018/9/26 下午3:44 ART Faye Angevine – A Renaissance Woman

TEXT & IMAGES: MORGAN LOOSLI

aye Angevine is a re- naissance woman. The founder of Bai Win Antiques F Collection, she is known throughout Taipei for her quick wit, her boundless energy, her love of animals, her discerning taste, her encyclopedic knowledge of art and antiques, and her inexhaustible willingness to help those in need. In every aspect of her life she incorporates philanthropic work, and her support of the Community Services Center is just one example of her striving to help others. This year the Center is fortunate This late-1800s antique desk to feature at our annual auction from Fujian Province in China several items hand-selected by Faye is exclusively available at the The drawers of the desk show from the Bai Win Collection. The Center’s annual fundraising small marks and impressions, two items detailed here are highly auction, on Friday, October 26 at signs of the many objects versatile and can pair with most any the Grand Hyatt. removed and replaced into the design aesthetic, but are also strong desk over more than a century enough to act as a centerpiece. of existence. An antique’s story Interior designer Mascha Kapoor is in these little details. All of the has also provided tips for utilizing drawers are functional, and the antiques and incorporating them brass hardware is sturdy enough into your modern home. for everyday use.

#1. ANTIQUE DESK, LATE 1800S-EARLY 1900S. This unusual piece was most likely a woman’s cosmetic desk, based on the floral paintings, size, and Gold highlights on an antique color. According to Faye, the owner are an important way to discern “would have had a mirror or mirror if an item is a true antique and box, stored her cosmetics and other not a reproduction. Antiques have paraphernalia in the drawers.” As to been gilded, where thin sheets the place of origin, the brass butterfly of gold leaf are pressed onto the hardware is indicative of a piece of furniture. This gilding will wear Fujian provenance. This object has off over the years, as seen on this A close-up of the detailing the original finish, with very little desk. on the desk drawer shows the restoration, if any at all. intricate flower design. This type This beautiful desk is a “great of design indicates it was likely hallway or living room piece as it used as a woman’s cosmetic desk. is fairly narrow, but it could go just about anywhere,” said Faye.

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#2. BRONZE BUDDHA Bronze Buddha, one of three from a set of Han (Chinese) Buddhas at a temple, made between 1960 and 1980, according to Faye. This statue depicts Gautama Buddha seated on a lotus throne with an ornate flame halo. The lotus throne is perched atop a second platform decorated with lion heads. The Buddha’s left hand depicts the teaching gesture, or The base of the statue is vitarka mudra. supported by six lion heads.

The Buddha is depicted with a bindu and long earlobes, the former representing his contemplation of the immensity of the universe, and the latter the limitation of the human form, his ears having stretched irreparably during his early life as a prince, wearing heavy jewelry available only to one of his high station. He also has short, curly hair. As a young man, the future Buddha had long hair, but once he began his path to enlightenment, he used his sword to cut it, and the remaining hair curled tightly In his right hand, the Buddha around his head. This hair pattern holds a stupa or pagoda, the is used on statues representing "demon arrester," associated with Bronze seated Gautama the Buddha after he entered into storing sacred relics. Buddha on a lotus throne with asceticism. elaborate flame decoration. The flame halo is thought to represent the Buddha’s moment of enlightenment. Faye Angevine took an interest in antiques during her first year in Taiwan, and in the decades since she hasn’t stopped using her discerning eye to find and acquire a stunning array of antique and contemporary furniture, ceramics, bronzes, textiles, and other art. Bai Win Collection’s gallery is located in Tianmu at 2, Lane 405, Zhongshan North Road, Section 6 (台北市士林區中 山北路六段405巷2號). The gallery frequently has new delights to enjoy, as pieces are sold and new ones acquired, and frequent visits are encouraged. Some of the collection can be seen online at baiwinantiques.com.

A large bronze plate behind Morgan Loosli is a multimedia journalist and outdoor recreation the Buddha has elaborately enthusiast who can change a tire and a diaper, but tries to avoid formed flames, representing his doing both at the same time. See more of her photos at morgan. enlightenment. loosli.us or follow her on Facebook: morganloosliphoto.

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TEXT: KENNETH DICKSON AND ALICIA HADDAD IMAGES: ALICIA HADDAD, FILIPE RIOS, DARREN MELROSE, KENNY PAUL, HSIN-YING WU, JING-SHUNG HSU

ometimes an opportunity comes up, and you just have to grab it and hang on until the very end. S When we received the Artists' Call from Red Room on August 8th, it was Tobie Openshaw who opened the door to MORE ABOUT VISUAL GALLERIES AT RED ROOM putting on our exhibition with his sensible, Red Room's Visual Galleries re-opened at its new location on straightforward advice. September 2nd, with an exhibition of art and photography from It was not the first time either that the local community, called the Red Visual Dialogues XXVI 6. After Photowalkers had exhibited; many its conclusion on October 6th, they will continue to show art from of us participated in the Dadaocheng artists with exhibitions opening on the first Sunday of each month. International Arts Festival Photography Exhibition in 2017. We had a lot of help from Street Photographers TC Lin and Chenbi Chen, along with their students from photography courses at Zhongzheng Community College. This time Photowalkers were able to put the exhibition together in three weeks from scratch, with the effective support of so many members and volunteers, who pitched in, often at the last minute, to cover the huge number of tasks that needed to be done. Proof indeed that Red Room and Photowalkers share the essential value: Community-driven Art Involves Everyone. Our exhibition of photography was inspired by the notion of RED, but not just the color red. The photographers GENRE: CITYSCAPE interpreted RED in so many ways, as you'll THE QI OF TAIPEI discover in our selection of curated images: Long exposure overlooking Main Station, Taipei - 2018. This Energy, Divinity, Sadness, Drama, and photograph was shot on Alicia’s NIKON D750 at 8 seconds exposure Anger. As you will discover, RED meant so time with f/29 ISO 400 to create the motion blur of red and white many things to the photographers. lights. It's color, it's light. It's fire, it's blood, it's danger, it's love. It's PHOTOGRAPHER: ALICIA HADDAD freedom, it's poison, it's violence. Alicia Haddad began taking pictures as It's prosperity. It's Earth, it's a child in the US, and has continued that People. passion for night and street photography However you experience Taipei and during her travels in South America, Africa, Taiwan with your camera, get out there and Asia. She became involved with Photowalkers in 2017 and and discover your own personal RED. It's exhibited her work at the Dadaocheng Exhibition of Photography in waiting for you, right there. Click! August 2017.

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GENRE: CULTURE AND RELIGION THE GOD’S REPLY Asking the gods for advice in Longshan Temple, Taipei - 2016. Taken on Filipe's Canon EOS 7D Mark II with f/4.0 in 1/400 at ISO1600.

PHOTOGRAPHER: FILIPE RIOS Filipe Rios came from Brazil to Taiwan in GENRE: PORTRAITURE 2012. He quickly caught the photography WOMAN BEHIND A WINDOW bug, and it became so serious that he started Woman behind a window on a rainy traveling and photographing the world. With day, Taipei – 2015. Her hand and face his preferred camera, the Canon 5D Mark IV, pressed against a rainy window suggest he seeks inspiration and challenge in the colorful beauty of nature, an evocative moment of sadness or urban landscapes, and snippets of everyday life. desperation, caught so sharply on the Canon EOS 6D at f/8.0 for 1/125sec ISO100.

PHOTOGRAPHER: KENNY PAUL Kenny is a South African who has been living in Taiwan since 2008. He started photography about eight years ago. Using his Canon 6D, he focuses on capturing the sincerity of the moment, and embodying each subject's unique identity. He also enjoys the challenge of taking darker themes and introducing whimsical elements.

GENRE: SOCIAL COMMENTARY ANARCHIST Red Smoke Flare, Taipei - 2017. Taken on an open factory floor THE NEW RED ROOM VISUAL on Darren's Pentax K-1 at f3.5 in 1/4000 secs at ISO400. The smoke DIALOGUES GALLERY seems almost frozen for a moment as it engulfs the central figure. Exhibition Opening on Sunday September 2nd from 4 pm to 6 pm. PHOTOGRAPHER: DARREN MELROSE RED ROOM Location Darren has always been passionate about 177, Jiangguo South Road, Section 1, photography, but his experiences with people Da’an District in and Cambodia opened his eyes to the https://redroomtaipei.com importance of relationships wherever he went. He witnessed people's eagerness to learn and befriend even those who come from afar. Recently, Darren has focused on portrait photography, because he believes people make this world interesting.

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GENERAL RED PERFORMED AT XI'AN Long exposure at Tang Paradise show, Xi’an, China - 2015. This image impressed all the jurors on the panel with its vibrant colors and blurred motion, all happening in a challenging dark environment that was beautifully captured on Jing-shung's Canon EOS D6 at 1/20sec, f11 on ISO1600. GENRE: STREET PHOTOGRAPHY DESIGNER TRADE SHOW PHOTOGRAPHER: JING-SHUNG HSU Women wait by a colorful display, Trade Show, Jing-shung Hsu reckons the beauty of his Leipzig - 2018. Proving the old adage that the native Taiwan inspired his photographic best camera is the one you have. She seized journey after climbing Jade Mountain in 1989. an Iphone 6s, and shot this scene at 1/25sec Recently, he has focused on shooting portrait f/2.2 at only ISO25. photography and street photography with his Canon 5D4 and 6D. He aims to spend more time and energy PHOTOGRAPHER: capturing photos that touch viewers meaningfully. HSIN-YING WU Hsin-ying Wu was born in , but grew up in Taiwan. She started Kenneth Dickson bought a camera many years photography when she ago to take photographs of his travels around was only ten. She loves to capture inspiring Taiwan. Twenty thousand photographs later, he and intriguing moments with her Iphone. finally joined Photowalkers in Taipei, a group that She also shoots film on her Olympus 35DC to encourages everyone to get out and take photographs avoid trigger-happiness. She delights in the wherever they are. In 2018, he finally steeled himself to organize this ridiculous and uses photography to reveal mini-exhibition. You can visit his other photography at http://www. herself. lookthroughthelens.com

Taiwan 101: Essential Sights, PHOTOWALKERS Hikes and Experiences on Facebook: photowalkerstaiwan Ilha Formosa Instagram: photowalkers Joining the group on Facebook or by Richard Saunders Instagram will introduce you to over 750 members, many of whom share their work on either forum. Check out the Taiwan 101 presents Taiwan’s finest upcoming Photowalks and events, too. attractions to anyone who wishes to get to know this island of kaleidoscopic charms, complete with transport information and GPS coordinates of nearly 800 fascinating places.

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The Thermos Foundation, Taiwan to Host the 2018 World Press Photo Exhibition

Exhibition Dates: October 27 – November 18 Opening of exhibition: October 27th at 4 pm TEXT & IMAGES: THE THERMOS FOUNDATION, TAIWAN, Visitor Information: Studio 94 2018 WORLD PRESS PHOTO EXHIBITION 94, Yangde Blvd., Section 2, Shilin District 台北市士林區仰德大道二段94號 Visiting Times: Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm (closed Monday)

Spot News 1st Prize Singles General News 1st Prize Singles People 1st Prize Stories World Press Photo of the Year Nominee, World Press Photo of the Nominee, World Press Photo of the RONALDO SCHEMIDT Year Year Venezuela, Agence France-Presse PATRICK BROWN ADAM FERGUSON Australia, Panos Pictures, for UNICEF Australia, for The New York Times

Environment 3rd Prize Stories People 2nd Prize Stories Nature 1st Prize Stories DANIEL BELTRÁ ANNA BOYIAZIS AMI VITALE Spain, USA USA USA, for National Geographic

he Thermos Foundation, Taiwan has announced that it will once again host this year’s World Press Photo Exhibition 2018 at its Studio 94 location. In 1955, a group of Dutch photographers organized an international contest to expose their work to a global T audience. Since then, the contest has grown into the world’s most prestigious photography competition. The World Press Photo Foundation is a creative, independent, nonprofit organization. It strives to keep abreast with the changing world, and new developments in the media and technology, which have completely transformed journalism and the power of storytelling. The World Press Photo of the Year honors the photographer whose visual creativity and skills made a picture that captures or represents an event or issue of great journalistic importance of the last year. There are different categories that photographers may select to enter. The focus of this contest is to connect the world to stories that matter. These prize winning photographs are assembled into an exhibition that travels throughout the year to a hundred locations in forty-five different countries. Taiwan has been carefully screened and selected as one of the exhibition country host sites, with the Thermos Foundation as its esteemed host.

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ART Taipei 2018 – A Prestigious Art Event for Lili Art and Artist Patrick Lee

TEXT: PAI SU-YU IMAGES: LILI ART

RT Taipei is a prestigious international art fair featuring some of the best galleries from Taiwan and the world. ART Taipei has also long been regarded as a leader in international art events and a bridge between Asian art talent and the international community. This year, it will be held at the World Trade Center A Founded in 1992, ART Taipei is the oldest art gallery fair in Asia. This year, it is celebrating twenty-five years of promotional art fairs, its commitment and support of the art movements in Taiwan and new art trends.

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Patrick Lee’s work may be seen at Lili Art, booth S-09, across from the Isabelle Wen Fashion booth from October 26 – 29, 2018, at the Taipei World Trade Center, Exhibition Hall 1.

A VENUE FOR NEW TRENDS In recent years, digital technology has become widespread within the contemporary art field. With growing numbers of augmented reality and virtual reality art practices, galleries are making significant changes to enhance multiple perspectives in art viewing. Additionally, the concept of how museums, institutions and art galleries traditionally approached their “collect” and “share” collection displays in the past, has given way to newer, contemporary displays of art. This new trend is what inspired the 2018 ART Taipei theme, “An Indefinite Museum.” Asia, and the international community. LILI ART – A TOP-TIER TAIWAN This year, more than 450 local and GALLERY THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR THIS overseas artists will gather at the Taipei Lili Art is a well-known upscale YEAR’S ART TAIPEI World Trade Center. They represent 135 contemporary art gallery, in Tianmu. Each year, gallery applicants undergo local and international galleries from What makes this art gallery’s cultural a rigorous screening process, and only thirteen countries, including Taiwan, concept of “double happiness” unique the top tier galleries are selected. China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea is that it is an art gallery within a Selected exhibitors will represent the and other eastern Asian countries, restaurant. “Art and good food are a finest art from Northeast and Southeast Europe and the . perfect combination for any palate”

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according to Lily Wen, owner of Lili Art, greater viewing exposure, along with an sky have with each other, and his bold and Patrick Lee, a renowned Taiwanese element of surprise among visitors to strokes are characteristic of classical ink artist. One of the secrets for their the gallery and restaurant. paintings. gallery and restaurant’s popularity is Patrick Lee’s work reflects his that the art exhibitions are changed PATRICK LEE – AN ARTIST OF MANY genuine appreciation for Eastern and regularly, adding a welcoming, fresh TALENTS Western traditions and contemporary and vibrant ambiance, for guests and Patrick Lee is a Taiwanese artist cultures. His innovative techniques art lovers. whose life journey continues to greatly and inventive approach to his craft are It is easy to see why Lily and Patrick’s influence his work. Patrick’s works of refreshing to the eye. approach embodies the ART Taipei acrylic on canvas blend Chinese and 2018 theme, An Indefinite Museum. Western influences through his abstract They have successfully adapted a more landscapes, traditional Chinese motifs contemporary and engaging approach and modern mediums and contexts. towards art, good food and wine in His works are inspired by his presenting their art collections. Local surroundings and life experiences. Pai Su-yu is a writer and educator and international artists also value this Lee’s use of natural colors reflects the working between Taiwan and Hong approach, for it brings and gives them diverse relationship that nature and Kong.

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TEXT & IMAGES: JULIE HSIEH

ctober is an exciting art month for Taiwan this year, with Art Taipei, the O most established art fair in Asia, being held at the World Trade Center from October 26th - 29th. Yuan Ru Gallery, established in 2016 by Taiwanese-American Julie Hsieh, MD, is very honored to participate in Art Taipei, after a rigorous selection process by an international jury.

Julie Hsieh, the owner of Yuan Ru Gallery, immigrated from Taiwan to the US with her family when she was 6 years old. She studied at Stanford University for her undergraduate degree and received her Medical doctorate from Baylor College of Medicine. But since childhood, she loved singing and creative arts. After practicing as a family doctor in Seattle for seven years, she made a big decision to return to Taiwan with her husband and two young children in 2014. In Taiwan, Julie met many excellent artists and discovered the power of art for bringing people from different backgrounds and nationalities together. She felt that art is the expression of JULIE HSIEH / FUGUE 150x180cm, acrylic on canvas, 2018 humanity, and the world’s common language. While she was a doctor, she was a healer of the body, but art has the potential to heal the spirit. Devoting herself to art became second nature. In 2016, Yuan Ru Gallery was founded and made a glorious debut at Art Central Hong YUAN RU GALLERY Kong 2017 with a curated show, “Apocalyptic 10th floor, 343, Nanjing Nostalgia,” highlighting the artworks of famous East Road, Section 5 and established Taiwanese artists Chien-Hsing For more information Lien and Jun T Lai. about our exhibitions, Following the success of Art Central, Yuan Ru please visit their Gallery exhibited internationally at art fairs in Facebook page (Yuan Tokyo and Santa Fe. Since 2017, at the newly Ru Gallery) or website: remodeled gallery space on Nanjing East Road, www.yuanru.gallery with a view of , Yuan Ru Gallery has held many international exhibitions and events, bringing together local Taiwanese and art lovers from the international community, including Julie Hsieh with her artwork Universe ambassadors and representatives from many countries living in Taiwan.

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CHIEN-HSING LIEN / MEDITATION ISLAND 194x112cm, oil on canvas, 2018

This month, Yuan Ru Gallery is presenting a Joint Exhibition entitled “Abstraction * Symbols” at its beautiful MING-FENG HSU, GORGE TOUR gallery space, with an opening reception on October 6th, 150x180cm, acrylic on canvas, 2018 starting at 3 pm. This exhibition will feature a new ink series by famous Taiwanese artist Shiu-Ping Liao, as well as renowned abstract artist Ming-Feng Hsu, figurative artist Wen-Bi Tian, and Julie’s mixed-media artworks. For Art Taipei 2018, Yuan Ru Gallery will showcase established and emerging artists based in Taiwan: desolate magic realism master Chien-Hsing Lien, abstract art masters Wen-Yueh Tao and Ming-Feng Hsu, as well as four emerging artists: ink artist Kuan-Ti Chi, Spanish realism artist Daniel Arroyo, Yen-Fu Kuo with his pop art, and Julie with her abstract emotive artworks. Julie’s vision is one of commitment, “We will work hard to present the most exciting and culturally rich artworks at Art Taipei at our exhibitions locally and internationally. Welcome to visit us at our gallery or at Art Taipei and see for yourself the power of art to connect, to inspire, and to heal. “

WEN-YUEH TAO / MEMORY-STARS mixed media, 112x145.5cm, 2015

SHIU-PING LIAO / INK 3 DANIEL ARROYO, ABANDONED HOUSE, 121x68.5cm, ink on paper, 2018 WANLONG, TAIPEI 50x50cm, oil on wood

20 OCTOBER 2018 www.communitycenter.org.tw INTERIOR DESIGN How To Incorporate Antiques Into Your Modern Home Design

TEXT: MASCHA KAPOOR IMAGES: MASCHA KAPOOR, WEB

dding a few beautiful pieces of antique furniture to your modern home creates balance, provides character and allows you to display your own unique sense of A style. When designing and decorating a home, most people like to mix two or sometimes three styles together to achieve that special look and balance. However, randomly combining an eclectic mix of different furniture is not a good idea either, and you do need to put some thought into it.

Mascha Kapoor is an interior designer from Amsterdam, , a mother of two, and a 26-year-expat veteran, having lived in six different countries.

Here are a few tips to give you some ideas: ● First choose a direction. Do you want a modern/ contemporary interior with just a couple of antiques, or do you want an antique interior with a few pieces of contemporary furniture? ● Pair some items around your antique piece to create a focal point to which your eyes will be drawn when you enter a room. ● Create a theme around your piece, whether it’s a certain color, a story, or a pattern that’s recurring in other pieces. A few examples of beautifully mixed items are: ● A rustic old table with contemporary, simple-looking chairs. ● An ornately decorated Chinese wedding cabinet with a modern-looking sofa set placed near it.

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● An antique Chinese desk with a modern, aluminum chair. ● An antique Buddha statue in an ultra-modern room, which really creates a lovely and serene balance. Don’t be afraid of using antique furniture due to fear of accidental damage; just keep in mind that antiques are beautiful because every dent and scratch holds a story. Those stories have been collected over many, many years. Accidental scratches or dents happen, but only add to the story and the imperfection of the piece, which makes them so beautiful and special. Of course you should never let your three-year-old draw on it with a Sharpie, but you know what I mean. We all love stories, especially those of us who have lived in several different places. Adding our own narrative to the antiques and accessories which we acquire on our travels makes them complete, and is a reminder of countries we have visited, lived, and loved.

Quench your addiction to ARTS & ANTIQUES

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VISHVA HINDU PARISHAD IN TAIWAN A Glimpse of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) was founded in 1964 to consolidate the Indians Hindu society and to protect the rich Hindu culture in India and all around the world. It is a general tendency to associate the word "Hindu" in Taiwan with religion, but for VHP, Hindus refer to all the people of Hindustan. VHP is against the caste system, opposes conversions of religion, and helps Hindus around the world. Another important role VHP aims to fulfill is to teach the young generation of Bharati origin, especially those residing abroad, about the Hindu way of life, Sanatan dharma, and its rich culture. VHP Taiwan started language classes for Indian children living TEXT & IMAGES: PRIYA LALWANI PURSWANEY in Taiwan. This was something that had been missing for many years. In addition to teaching the language, emphasis is also placed on education about the rich culture, teachings of great saints, and meanings of the various festivals. he Indian community in Taiwan In 2018, VHP celebrated Makar Sankranti (the festival of kites), and is spread out all over this Rakshabandhan (celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters). The beautiful island and engaged in key message of the event that was the brotherhood and sisterhood should T various different occupations. not only be restricted to siblings, but extended to all of society. In October However, apart from their main reason VHP will be celebrating the Navratra Festival. Navratra means nine nights, for being here, whether for education, and during this time, the goddess Durga’s nine forms are worshipped for nine work, business, or as a trailing spouse, days. In northern India, people often observe strict fasts during that period. the Indians in Taiwan try to give to the In Gujarat, people dance on all nine nights and the folk-style dance forms are community in a wide variety of ways. garba and dandiya. In garba they form a circle and dance around that. The Some volunteer to teach Taiwanese moves are traditional, but easy to follow. Dandiya is a form where sticks are students about India, others participate added into the combination. In the state of Bengal, navratra is popular as the in community events to demonstrate time for Durga Pooja (literally meaning Goddess prayer). Huge statues are henna and Indian cuisine. Yet others built of Durga, the goddess of power. They are worshiped for all nine days organize cultural festivities featuring and then submerged in water. Dussera, also known as Vijaydashmi, is the Indian dance and music, and there is tenth day. It follows Navratri and precedes (Deepwali). Most Indian even a group that offers free Hindi, festivals symbolize the victory of good over evil, and Dussera is no exception. and basic music classes to the It is the day King Ram is said to have killed the demon Ravan. Diwali comes community. In this piece we will share fifteen days later and marks the return of King Ram to his kingdom. It is also with you small stories of these Indians the day many Hindus in northern India welcome the goddess of wealth, in Taiwan. Laxmi, into their homes. The nine-day celebration is open to the public and planned for 10th to 18th October, 7 pm - 9 pm. Please follow the VHP Taiwan Facebook page VishvaTaiwan or email [email protected] for updates on the event details. As a bonus, on Saturday, 6th October 2018, the Taiwan Indian’s Club will organize a Dandiya event from 5:30 to 10 pm at Farglory International Convention Center. The activities that day will include garba and dandiya dances as guests don their traditional attire and move to the beats of Indian folk songs. Organizers often award prices for the best dressed and best Priya is an dancers. Tickets are NT$1,000, and more details are available by messaging e x p e r i e n c e d Indians In Taiwan on Facebook. Engli sh-Chinese interpreter, event host, teacher, and admin of the IndiansInTaiwan SHARING BEYOND BORDERS page and group on Facebook. The “Why do Indians eat with group helps Indians who have hands? Do you always eat curry? questions about life in Taiwan to Are you an engineer? What find answers. Priya also works more can thrill a foreigner than with the India Museum to promote speaking about his/her culture? better understanding of Indian Breaking stereotypes, speaking culture among the people of Taiwan. about things which are hard Facebook: PriyaTranslator to find in books, and in return,

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getting warmth and friendship from lovely locals. This is the dream that I had since I was young.” These are the words of Manoj Kumar Panigrahi (Manu) who came to Taiwan for his Ph.D. a few years ago. Currently a Ph.D. Candidate at National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taipei, Manu has been visiting local Taiwan schools from elementary to senior high to speak with students on Indian culture and also do other volunteering where he gets to meet students. When asked why he focused on doing this activity with schools, Manu replies: “Being student myself, I think in future the young students will shape how a country moves ahead in all aspects. My going to such schools not only helps Taiwanese students to understand Indian culture, but also helps me understand how the Taiwanese school system works. It allows me to reflect and see the differences between India and Taiwan. Additionally, I am able to meet the young minds of Taiwan with exceptional talent.” So far Manu has been to dozens of schools and spoken to more than a thousand students. He feels the hardest part of the exercise has been finding the schools. Currently, he tries to get contacts through various platforms and through friends who are teachers too. He hopes to reach out to more schools and do as much as he can during his stay in Taiwan. TAIWAN INDIAN MUSEUM: A WINDOW TO INDIA Since the first India Cultural Festival Taipei was held in 2001, Mr. Jeffery Wu has been organizing it on an ever-increasing scale each year. In line with the Taiwan government’s New Southbound Policy, the annual festival sees a conglomeration of Indian music, dance and movies. In 2017, the festival also marked the official opening of the India Museum. Located in Xizhi and covering an area of almost 600 sq. meters, the museum is home to a large collection of Indian artifacts and specimens of Jeffery’s experiences from the past twenty years. The artwork has been completed by two artists, Putu from and Akash from India. Akash is a tabla player from Khajuraho, India. Both he and his sister are trained in classical music, and have RAKHI SHARES HER LOVE OF HENNA IN CENTRAL TAIWAN been coming to Taiwan to perform at the annual (FB page: Indian Henna by Rakhi) Indian festival for over a decade now. During his Mehendi is a form of body art from ancient India, in which current trip, he has been instrumental in designing decorative designs are created on a person's body using a paste and creating all the artwork at the museum, with created from the powdered dry leaves of the henna plant. Many the help of the Dream Community Arts Foundation different henna designs can be found in books and online, and team. Through the sounds of his tabla beats and many of the traditional ones depicting objects from Indian the spectacular visual displays he has created in mythology. During festivals, weddings and other important the museum, Akash strives to bring Indian culture occasions, Indian women take the opportunity to beautify their closer to the people of Taiwan. The museum has hands and feet with henna, along with the usual makeup, jewelry various sections that show different aspects of and costumes. Rakhi is from India and now resides in with Indian culture: Epics Gallery (featuring gigantic 3-D her husband and daughter. Rakhi grew up with Mehendi because sculptures from the Ramayana and the Bhagavad she and her sister used to watch as her mother would teach it to Gita - India’s greatest philosophical poem), Ancient others. Gradually with practice, Rakhi perfected her skills, and now Spice Route, Rajasthani Royal Court, Taj Mahal, she regularly shares her artistic gift of Mehendi at various events Ajanta Caves (and sleeping Buddha), Mohenjo-daro around Central Taiwan. She has received an overwhelming response (ancient Indus Valley civilization), Bhimbetka caves, from the local community, which has encouraged her to promote Varanasi Ganges River scene, etc. it to an even wider audience. In her words, “Mehendi is an art. It Everyone is welcome to visit the museum, needs love towards creativity and patience. Trust me, sitting for which is open Tue to Sun, 10 to 5pm. And this a long time in one position requires patience. Especially, applying year’s India Festival will be from November 17th henna is like meditation for me. I don’t have anything around – no to 25th. To make an appointment for the museum brain chatter, no thoughts. I am so engrossed. And I am happy to be or to inquire about the festival, please message able to make space in my day for creativity and fun.” IndiaMuseumTaiwan on Facebook.

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A Moving Sound Reflections with Scott Prairie

Taiwan is a treasure trove of talent. It has a spirit that attracts and gathers creative people TEXT: SCOTT PRAIRIE & SUE BABCOCK IMAGES: A MOVING SOUND together to explore what is possible in life. But all this takes hard work, dedication, patience, Sue: Scott, it's a pleasure to include your reflections flexibility and an openness to inspiration. about A Moving Sound in our October 2018 issue of Centered on Taipei, especially since you are getting ready to tour and perform in the U.S. A Moving Sound (AMS) is a Taiwan-based, five- person ensemble that has earned international Scott: Yes, in October, A Moving Sound will be recognition and acclaim for its reinterpretation performing on the west coast of the States. The first stop of traditional forms of Taiwanese music into will be on October 7th at SOKA University in Los Angeles, new and original compositions. which has one of the world’s best small-size theaters. Our next stop will be the Oregon Shakespeare Festival on October 10th, in Ashland, Oregon. This festival began in Scott Prairie shares how he and Mia Hsieh 1935 and is the oldest and largest non-profit professional founded A Moving Sound, along with reflections arts festival in the U.S. Our final show is a concert on on their journey to becoming an international October 13th at the Sunnyvale Theater in the south bay world music ensemble. area of San Francisco.

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to compose songs in a whole new way. So, I initiated the songs with basic compositions, then Mia created vocal parts from her highly theatrical background, and slowly we collected musicians. First, we were a trio, then a quartet and eventually we arrived to be the five-person ensemble that we are today. During this process of musical evolution for A Moving Sound, Mia was also creating very rich dance-theater productions, as well as developing her own style of teaching. She offers a wonderful workshop, which is all about exploring yourself through the use of voice. It’s not a technique class, it is for everyone, and it uses the primal power of the voice as a channel for one to know oneself more deeply. So, this is a long answer. The point

Sue: That's an impressive schedule. AMS has earned well-deserved international recognition and an enthusiastic worldwide following. This is an accomplishment that must bring profound satisfaction. What are some of the unique qualities or reasons that inspired you and Mia, so many years ago, to take a leap of faith and form the group? Have these initial qualities that helped to create AMS been transformed over the years, and if so, how?

Scott: Sue, thanks very much for your kind words and affirmations. It’s a very good question. I met Mia in a modern dance improvisation class in New York City in [the year] 2000. From the beginning, it was clear to me that we shared a creative spark. While she was there in New York, on a Fulbright Scholarship, we started doing performance collaboration. We even recorded a CD after only working together for a few months. When I decided to move to Taiwan, we first started out doing experimental theater. We were featured in a unique performance series at ’s basement theater. Slowly over time, we gravitated more towards music. When I arrived in Taiwan, I was inspired by the traditional instruments here; the erhu (like a vertically held violin), zhong ruan (a guitar-like instrument) and traditional percussion. The sounds from these instruments and the traditional music inspired me

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is that Mia and I have tapped into our the culture that we come from. I guess workshops, we are presenting music creative reservoir, and the current you could say that international shows that is very progressive, but at the incarnation of A Moving Sound, as an help us appreciate our “Taiwanese- same time, it has a kind of beauty and international world music ensemble, is ness” even more. Sometimes, when warmth that is quite engaging. I think the result. we are performing at festivals, we get this reflects the open and curious spirit to catch other exciting performances found in Taiwan. Sue: It is my understanding and connect with other artists. This is Another way that Mia specifically that you have performed in over another kind of inspiration. gives back to Taiwan is through her twenty countries, which includes teaching. She has developed her the prestigious W.O.M.A.D. Festival, Sue: One of the things that I enjoy own unique way of guiding people the Melbourne International Arts about AMS, in addition to your music to explore themselves through their Festival and even the Kennedy Center (smile), is the commitment to reach out voices. Her own connection with vocal in Washington, D.C. How has this and give back to Taiwan. Would you expression is so deep and natural that exposure impacted your music and the explain to our readers your philosophy she can effortlessly draw people in members of AMS? behind this commitment, and some and they forget their inhibitions and of the ways that you are involved with find new ways to connect and express Scott: Of course, it’s a great Taiwan? themselves. I think she gives a kind satisfaction to get international of healing encouragement of self- recognition. We are very grateful that Scott: Well, giving back comes expression, which is very much needed these channels have opened up. Our naturally because I feel we’ve received in Taiwanese culture. music is distributed internationally so much! I’ve found Taiwan to be a through a respected U.S. record very fertile place for creation. The company, Motema Music, and this musicians we work with have been so Scott and Mia can be reached for year we just started with a great eager and open about trying new ideas. Taiwan bookings at: scottprairie. management company in New York They have supported the development [email protected] or www. to help us find more international and creativity in our music, as well as amovingsound.com bookings. It’s exciting to perform at our company. In return, we give them respected art centers and festivals, and exciting opportunities to tour and it’s also fun! It’s a lot of work to keep perform around the world. I think A a performance arts company going, Moving Sound has contributed quite a and Mia and I have been doing this for bit to the evolution of creative music seventeen years. So, the international here in Taiwan. We have offered Suzan Babcock is a shows and the responses we get from an example of using traditional long-time resident them fill us up with more energy instruments in new ways, and by fusing of Taiw an. D uring to keep going. Perhaps the joy and different traditions to make something her stay here, she amazement shown by international very original. I think we have stimulated has managed four audiences for the unique quality of our the creative environment. successful careers in music and the sounds of the traditional One way we have given back is by education, cross-cultural relations and instruments make us appreciate even being ambassadors for the creative counseling, although being a mother more the uniqueness and beauty of spirit of Taiwan. In our concerts and has been her favorite.

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Take A Look Beyond Their Faces

TEXT: ELENE VAN SANDWYK IMAGE: WEB

ost of us have seen trying to pick up? Do you see the ones Of course it’s not always like this. the faces of the LGBTQ who went home with him, but then left Sometimes it’s better; sometimes community. We’ve seen confused and hurt when he couldn’t go it’s far worse. Whether you are for or M them happy and proud through with it? Imagine the effect that against LGBTQ rights, take a look at the in parades, angry at protests, hurt might have on their future encounters. bigger picture. It’s easy to put blame and swollen after an attack. We know Or what if there was even more at stake on those you hold accountable for these faces, we’ve even sympathized, and he felt forced to go through with it? their own actions. It’s easy to say it’s agonized, worried or celebrated If he kept up the façade, he might even their fault that the people in their lives with them. Their faces have become marry her. Can you see his wife lying are suffering, that they are the ones a familiar familiar sight. Their pain, next to him in bed wondering why her who have to change. Yet you know you struggle, hardship, joy, pride and husband won’t touch her? Can you feel can’t force anyone to change, you can’t victories are known and felt the world the heavy secret lying between them, change their mind anymore than they over. But do we ever take a look beyond slowly devouring what little intimacy can change yours. The only thing you their faces at the rest of the story? there is until there’s nothing but can control is your own actions. Is it You can see the little boy crying resentment? Now imagine the children worth risking hurting the bystanders hysterically after his dad takes away in their home, their parents’ secret whose only fault is loving people who the doll he was playing with. Look a heavy burden to carry without any haven’t quite figured out or accepted beyond him - do you see his friends acknowledgement or support. themselves yet? For their sake and after he takes away their toys thinking For a moment, take your eye off the countless other bystanders who this is normal behavior? Imagine the the transvestite man and imagine his get hurt by homophobia - take a look teenage girl who was bullied at school parents at home wondering where their beyond. for writing a love letter to her female son is. They haven’t seen their son since classmate. Now, look beyond her. Do he ran away from home as a teenager. you see her dad wondering how he’s For their sake, don’t attack the woman supposed to protect his little girl from in front of you. Yes, he is a woman now, herself? He lies awake every night you don’t have to agree with it and it wondering how he can prevent her doesn’t hurt you in any way so why E l e n e i s a S a f f a from cutting herself. fight it? Before making a joke about a e n j o y i n g l i f e i n It’s almost too easy to imagine the lesbian woman married to a man, think Taiwan where she works as a Project young man hitting on any girl in sight of the husband drowning in emptiness Manager for a technology start-up. A in a desperate attempt to prove how next to her. Your jokes might prevent lover of books and nature, she’s always macho he is and that he is “so not gay”. her from admitting the truth and in turn looking for ways to find and appreciate Spare a glance for the girls he’s hitting keep two (or more) people in unhappy the beauty in life, while learning and on. Do you see the women he was relationships. growing from the pain of it.

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To Plastic or not to Plastic

TEXT: CHRISTINA GRUNWALD IMAGES: WEB

t’s not the first time and it won’t be the last. CAMPAIGNS FROM REASON TO It’s November 2015 and I just arrived in Taiwan to build Fast forward a year and a half. My son comes home telling a new life. It’s hot. I’m standing in the little ally with a fresh me his school has started an awareness campaign for parents I juice I’ve just bought. So refreshing, so nice, so needed. and children to stop using plastic straws. Now each time we And yet I feel bad. go to a restaurant he politely says “No thank you” to the kind In less than 5 minutes it will be gone and I will be looking for waitress who is left there hanging with a straw in her hand. a garbage can to throw away the paper cup. There is a black What a great initiative I’m thinking. A week later I manage straw sticking up through a plastic foil cover and a mini plastic to get to the school bake sale just in time before the pizza is bag to carry the cup in. So handy when you are on the go. sold out. “One Margarita, please”. I’m looking for the coins in But my craving, my need, my thirst result in all this waste….. my purse. When I look up again I realize that the volunteering I spot a garbage can inside the MRT entrance. Phew! What a mum is packing my slice in a specially-designed-pizza-slice- relief! It’s got a recycling symbol on it. plastic-bag. So… I’m thinking…it’s not all that bad. Taiwan has a great My son gobbles down the pizza in less than 60 seconds recycling system I’ve heard. Actually they produce more and runs off to play with his friends leaving me with the recyclable waste than unusable waste and they have their own small triangular piece of plastic in my hand. “Is this really recycling supply chain that can process the waste. So maybe I necessary?” I ask the parent standing next to me. “Oh just can just relax and enjoy my drink after all. take your plastic campaign somewhere else” she replies. But wait! It’s not just about my cup of juice. So much After my initial bafflement subsides, I realize I could single-use plastic waste is produced every day in Taiwan and have expected her response. Having worked on awareness globally. campaigns earlier I know that although we may see reason in changing our behavior, we do not always follow through in A TRUCK LOAD EVERY MINUTE our daily actions. Scary images appear in my mind. Islands of plastic in the So what will it take to change our overuse of plastics? oceans. Posters of turtles suffocating in plastic rings that once kept soda cans together in a six-pack. Micro-plastic particles WHO CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE? that end up as part of my weekly fish dish. Looking for answers I meet up with Anne Aittomaki from Plastic Change. Plastic Change is an international NGO based in Denmark. Anne is visiting Taiwan for the first time to give a talk on Plastics in Circular Economy at the EU-TAIWAN Circular How much plastic ends up in the ocean yearly? Economy International Conference 2018. 8-10 million tons We are sitting in a café and Anne laughs as the waitress Or imagine a truckload of plastic being dumped in the ocean brings us our smoothies: every minute See even I forget sometimes to ask for no straw. It is If we do not change our production and consumption amazing we have created this thing that can last a hundred patterns, the amount will double within the next ten years. years, but we use it so quickly. I ask her who is responsible for changing our overuse of plastics. There are no exact numbers on how much single-use plastic “I think we are all responsible of doing our part. Awareness is thrown out daily in Taiwan. But the country has a take-away is very important on all levels. We all have to become aware food and tea culture that produces a lot of waste. Greenpeace that there is a problem. What is your responsibility as a Taiwan estimates that on average every person in Taiwan uses politician? What is your responsibility as an industry? As a 782 plastic bags per year. In Europe the number is 198 per regular consumer and citizen? person per year. Once you are aware of the problem you have to ask A study carried out by The Ocean Cleanup showed that yourself: “What can I do now that I have this awareness?” We every day the Tamsui River carries 40 tons plastic into the all have different ways of contributing. Pacific Ocean, making it the 16th dirtiest river in the world. Unfortunately, I see a tendency globally to think that

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awareness will lead to the needed changes. These changes towards a circular economy where producers reduce waste are expected to come from citizens who are supposed to already when designing the product while you as a consumer behave more properly. But the responsibility for creating a can get the product you want. change cannot only be on the citizen. You only have so many What do you mean? options for action as a citizen. Most often it is not the product that we want that creates Does that mean we as citizens cannot drive the change? waste but the by-product. If you get a cup of coffee you also When we talk of responsibility we have to acknowledge get a cup that you throw away. That is the waste. Many that there is a hierarchy of power. Politicians in democracies people don’t know that paper coffee cups have a plastic are elected to define the framework and rules of a nation. coating on the inside. To be recycled it requires a lot of water If we want a circular economy where we reduce, reuse to separate the paper from the plastic and actually Taiwan and recycle more then it is the politicians’ responsibility to only has one recycling facility that can do this establish the necessary structure to make that vision possible. So producers have to think in how to reduce the end-waste Once the framework is defined, it is the industry’s of their products? responsibility to produce and create within the framework Yes, and even if the waste can be recycled the problem and uphold the laws. is that we often have to downcycle it to a lower grade. A The citizen’s responsibility is to act within this framework, plastic bottle is mostly turned into a different application like for instance by sorting their garbage or not throwing things a traffic cone or an underground pipe. If a bottle becomes a on the street. cone you still need to produce a new bottle – so we have not Ideally the hierarchy of responsibility would work this way solved the problem of producing too much plastics. but in reality it does not. Citizens do not have the power to We need to produce products that can be reused and not change the structure of society on their own, but if you can just recycled? mobilize a large part of civil society to demand structural Yes. changes then you will see politicians and the industry make changes. So as a citizen you have a huge power, but it may be THE WILD WEST OF PLASTICS difficult to mobilize if you are alone. Another challenge that Anne Aittomaki highlights is that plastic production and recycling systems are not supporting REDUCING WASTE ALREADY IN THE DESIGN PHASE each other. So we need a more structural change than individual’s There are a thousand types of plastic. If I buy mangos in changing their behavior? I ask. Denmark they are wrapped in different types of plastics that Right now the dominant business models are linear – cannot be recycled together: A tray, a wrapping and a sticker. meaning we produce, use and throw out. We need to move So it is difficult to sort and recycle it.

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For the first time in history we now see EU legislation on big part of city-life and the the wild west of plastic materials and we need to regulate in tea-culture. some way because otherwise we will never be able to achieve I hope that a change will the recycling system we want. But it is not going to be easy. come not because of the There are many interests and a lot of lobbying being done. policy bans but because Together with the chains Plastic Change is people become more aware now looking at what packaging is necessary for the specific of their daily decisions. items in the stores. Regulation can only control Plastic Change strongly believes that we can easily produce some items. It cannot the same products we have today using only 3 types of make a spillover effect plastics. That would make reuse and recycling more easy and into people’s mindset. We want to change people’s way of efficient. thinking and using plastics in general.

POLITICAL WILL TO CHANGE Okay, so we as consumers can make conscious choices STEPS TOWARDS RECYCLING and producers must consider reusable and recyclable plastic 2000 Taipei City introduces the “pay as you throw” scheme packaging. where citizens pay for waste disposal by paying for blue But what about the politicians? What are they doing to garbage bags curb the plastic crisis? 2003 After citizen complaints that the costs of “pay as you I call up Hoki Lo, project leader for the Greenpeace Taiwan throw” are too high due to food waste in the trash plastic campaign and ask her what she thinks about the bags Taipei City implements a separate food waste Taiwanese government’s proposed bans on single-use plastics composting system such as plastic bags, cutlery and straws. The “pay as you throw” system supports a high Compared to the USA and the EU Taiwan’s government is recycling rate, as it motivates citizens to sort the showing big ambitions. They have announced bans earlier recyclable trash into plastics, paper, metal, glass and this year, but the details on how to implement them have yet batteries. to be discussed. As an NGO we have to monitor the progress Recyclable items are discarded for free. and evaluate the performance of the policy, before we know whether it is a success.

CHANGING A TEA STRAW CULTURE Don’t buy bottled water - use a filter at home According to Hoki Lo, the plastic straw ban is a huge discussion amongst Taiwanese people because straws are a WHAT CAN YOU DO? I ask Anne and Hoki what they would recommend you – the reader – to do in your own daily life. Hoki Lo thinks a bit before answering, I think every decision we make is a vote for our future. So if you want to get plastic free be mindful of the decisions you make. Start from yourself Anne Aittomaki states: Take a reduce and reuse perspective and see what you can do in your life. We cannot all be politicians but we can all put awareness out in our daily lives and our network. If you go to Starbucks and you ask for coffee in a glass, then maybe people will ask you why and you can explain. In your workplace or school if they have an unhealthy culture of single-use cups or cutlery. You can try to change it. Then you are a part of a process towards a circular

TAIWAN’S BANS ON SINGLE-USE PLASTICS 2002 Taiwan bans handing out free plastic bags at super- markets, chain stores and convenience stores 2019 At large food and beverage vendors plastic straws and plastic bags will be banned from use inside 2020 All stores that issue uniform invoices will be banned from offering free plastic bags, disposable food containers and disposable utensils 2030 A complete ban on all plastic bags, disposable utensils and cups is planned

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START BY ASKING YOURSELF: Reduce “In what areas can I reduce what I consume?” Reuse “How can I reuse things I already have?” Rolemodel OCTOBER EVENTS “How can I have conversations with my family, friends and workplace about plastic reduction and recycling?” Saturday, October 6 Stage Time & Juice workshop 1:30 PM ~ 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM ~ 4:30 PM

Sunday, October 7 “I usually carry these Visual Dialogue XXVII : reusable items around,” says Camila Saenz - unDIfferent. Opening 4:00 PM ~ 6:00 PM Anne Aittomaki as she shows Saturday, October 13 reusable cutlery, cup and a Stage Time & Juice workshop beeswax-coated cloth used 1:30 PM ~ 3:00 PM , 3:00 PM ~ 4:30 PM for food wrapping. Sunday, October 14 Filmmaker Night 6:30 PM ~ 10:00 PM

Saturday, October 20 Stage Time & Juice workshop 1:30 PM ~ 3:00 PM

SPOKEN WORD Stage Time & Wine 102 7:30 PM ~ 10:00 PM

Saturday, October 26 Kind of Red XXI 7:00 PM ~ 10:00 PM

Sunday, October 27 Stage Time & Juice workshop 1:30 PM ~ 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM ~ 4:30 PM

HOW TO NOT PLASTIC? • Bring your own reusable cup, cutlery, straws • Use beeswax cloth as food wrapping • Bring your own reusable bag when shopping • Look for products wrapped in a single type of plastic

economy. Circular economy is not a destination, but a lot of loops that are linked towards a future goal.

Christina Grunwald lives with her family in Taipei. She is an Anthropologist, Or-ganizational Development Consultant and avid Iyengar Yoga Practitioner.

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RICHARD SAUNDERS EXPLORES TAIWAN'S LESS-TRODDEN PATHS The OTHER Lin Family Garden

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by a very long way is the Taipei one, the Lin Family Garden in Banqiao (just a short walk from Fuzhong MRT station, on the blue line). The remaining three gardens are smaller, little-known, and not as well preserved, having fallen victim to earthquake damage or plain simple neglect. Lai Garden at Wufeng (near Taichung in the center of the island) however, is attractive and well worth a visit, especially for visitors willing to imagine how wonderful it would have been in its heyday, since only a part of this beautiful garden remains. The Wufeng Lins were a huge clan, and their residence was divided into three parts – the so-called upper and he classical Chinese garden a couple of the eight UNESCO-listed is nothing like its Western masterpieces there, though, Taiwan counterparts, or their has (or rather had) four magnificent T Japanese counterparts for that examples, which are often bracketed matter, but visitors to the Chinese city together and called the Four Great of (a couple of hours by train Gardens of Taiwan (台灣四大名園). west of Shanghai) will know just how They form a rare and fascinating look wonderfully distinctive and scenic they back at a long-vanished way of life for can be. the elite in Taiwan, over a century ago. If you can’t get to Suzhou to see The finest and best-known of the four

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Oct 2018_p3-end.indd 33 2018/9/26 上午5:52 lower houses, and Lai Garden (萊園). The main house (severely damaged in the great 1999 earthquake and since restored) is one of Taiwan's finest old residences, and now open to the public. Lai Garden, four hundred meters southeast, now forms part of a school campus, but is freely open to the public during daylight hours. The garden was almost completely destroyed by the 1999 earthquake, but has since been partly restored. It was once famed for its “ten scenic spots,” and is entered by crossing the first of these, the small Cotton-tree Bridge, although a concrete replacement now crosses the stream. Over the bridge is an attractive carved gate, and through that the main landmarks of the garden: the attractive Five-Cassia Tower and the Pool of Small Habits, which takes up much of the remaining part of the garden. In the lake is Lychee Isle, connected to the bank by an ornamental bridge, and on it is an ornamental covered stage called the Flying Goblet Drunken Moon Pavilion. Sadly most of these structures are shiny new replicas of the originals, but they're very attractive nonetheless.

Although the lake area is the main focus of today's garden, take a look too behind it at the huge, floridly decorated family tomb, and the grassy hillside beyond, where stepped paths wind uphill to attractive viewpoints that look out over the garden area, and ponder on just how wonderful this lovely place would have been in its glory years.

Richard Saunders is a trained classical musician and writer who has lived in Taipei since 1993. He has written several books (available at the Center and in bookshops around Taipei), including Yangmingshan: the Guide (a complete guide to the National Park on Taipei’s doorstep), Taipei Escapes I and 2, which together detail sixty day trips and hikes within easy reach of Taipei city, and The Islands of Taiwan, a guide to Taiwan’s offshore islands. His latest book, Taiwan 101: Essential Hikes, Sights and Experiences around Ilha Formosa, is out now.

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