James Thompson

A few fragments of something found
Treasure Hill Artist Village, Taipei (Taiwan), 2024
Film

Site-specific installation of sculpture and moving image recorded from sites across Treasure Hill Artist Village, presented with an audio work recorded from the bed of the Xindian River, which flows through the base of the village.

The work was exhibited in The Shelter gallery, located in the former subterranean bunker, at Treasure Hill Artist Village. The exhibition explored the multi-layered architectural history at Treasure Hill from its founding, as a military observational post, subsequent re-purposing by local communities as domestic spaces, and later development of the Artist Village.

The installation remained in movement throughout the exhibition as the unfired clay moulds appearance changed during the air-drying process and gradually disintegrated under the feet of the exhibition visitors.

Following the culmination of the show, the clay pieces exhibited were given to local artists to be re-constituted and be used in the production of new art objects in multiple forms.

詹姆斯·湯普森 Photos courtesy Taipei｜Treasure Hill Artist Village – credit HSU, PO-YEN 許博彥