《The Flow of Food Discourse-YiYi Wan & Community》
Dates: Jul 4 – Aug 1, 2026
Opening reception: Sat, Jul 4, 15:00-17:30
Venue: One Station (next to Hsinchu Xiangshan Station)
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Statement
Virginia Woolf:
“It is part of the novelist’s convention not to mention soup and salmon and ducklings, as if soup and salmon and ducklings were of no importance.”
Food connects society and culture,
And also boundless desires and memories.
A sealed glass jar was found in front of Xiangshan Station.
What flavor was being preserved?
The 95-year-old mother has forgotten.
The exploration on the tip of the tongue continues.
The elders in the community have grown their own vegetable gardens,
Every day, mixing vibrant colors with their sweat.
The Malabar spinach grows lush and green on the summer solstice;
It is one of the disaster relief and resilience vegetables in the World Vegetable Center.
Bringing flavor to the world.
Seed Ark.
Eighth grade students tramsform seeds into Photogram,
Placing hope in the future,
Continuing the experiment.
Attempting to digest sea purslane
to increase the abundance of Taiwanese fiddler crab.
Keeping the taste buds perpetually infectious.
Chewing on the chewy texture of mugwort and the mungbean filling in summer,
Brings out the aroma of winged grapefruit leaves.
The mandala reappears in the clouds of the steamer.
Children are really depicting LOVE SEA,
With fingertips touching the oysters and the mountain-stream landscape,
Making a wish for a trash-free ocean.
Imagine
Pulling anti-slip shoes from the soft mud of the oyster farm,
Say goodbye to the sunset by the sea,
Returning to the One Station,
Savoring the fresh oysters,
And sipping a sip of plum wine brewed by a neighbor last year.
Raise your glass to CHEN Chin & the First District Mayor,
And cheers!
About YiYi Wan
Director of One Station
Volunteer for Ecological Conservation - Xiangshan Wetland, Hsinchu City Government
Honorary Chairperson of the Taiwan Women’s Art Association
Organizer: One Station of Trans Art
Sponsor: National Culture and Arts Foundation
Pacific Construction Co., Ltd.
Special Thanks: World Vegetable Center, Chao Shan Primary School, FuLi Junior High School, Haishan Community