Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture

Comments on the Finalist 

The exhibition delves into the production processes and history of Taiwan’s grafted pears, allowing the audience to understand the delicate and complex agricultural grafting techniques illustrated by the orchard’s micro-histories while showcasing video art's aesthetic skills and expressiveness. CHEN Liang-Hsuan affectively edits the nuanced changes of light and shadow over time, showcasing the vibrancy of nature and embracing the captivating qualities of video as a medium. The narrative, use of sound, and forms of projection or imaging are intricately woven together. The thoughtful design of interface materials, dimensions, and height variations enables the work to integrate or shift between chapters smoothly. This approach provides diverse expressions and interrelations of the video content, leading to an overflowing sense of poetry. (Commentator: SUN Ping)

Artwork Introduction

Battle City marks a 14-year creative journey by CHANG Li-Ren, exploring how the artist preserves the self and ideals amid an increasingly pragmatic reality. As part of the “Dreamin’ MoNTUE” project launched by the Museum of National Taipei University of Education (MoNTUE), Battle City: Finale is the first complete and comprehensive exhibition of the project developed over fourteen years. The exhibition features “Part I: The Glory of Taiwan,” “Part II: Economic Miracle,” “Part III: Formosa,” and a side story, alongside all the puppets, props, large-scale models, sets, manuscripts, and research materials used throughout the production. The combination of these elements and a thoughtfully designed exhibition layout enables audiences to gain a new understanding of this project’s full context while grasping the trajectory of the artist’s vision. 

About the Artist

CHANG Li-Ren, born in Taichung in 1983, graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan University of Arts in 2006 and earned his MFA from the Graduate Institute of Plastic Arts at Tainan National University of the Arts in 2011. He does not confine his work to specific forms or media.

Production Team 

MoNTUE Team

Founder｜LIN Mun-Lee

Director｜KUO Bor-Jou

xecutive Director｜WANG Rocean

Exhibition Management｜LIU I-Ying

Exhibition Coordination｜HSU Pei-Lin

Public Programs & Volunteer Management｜WANG Pey-Shan, CHANG Yun-Tzu, CHEN Li-Jen

Public Relations｜Morphine TSENG

Graphic Design｜CHEN Li-Jen

Public Program Support｜CHAO I-Tian, CHENG Kai-Wen, CHEN Yu-Jin

Exhibition Assistants｜LU Ham-Ting, FUNG Tsz-Ching, HUANG Hua-Wei, CHAN Yung-Chieh, CHANG Yu-Ling, CHIANG Hsuan-Yuan, YEN Yi-Chun

Exhibition Production

Exhibtion Design｜Chang Li-Ren

Graphic Design｜Most of Hou

Technical Coordination｜Foision Art Studio

Exhibtion Construction｜Hua Gong Engineering Corporation

Shipping Partner｜Dachi Fine Arts

Observation Writing｜Yizai SEAH

Photography & Documentation｜Sean WANG （Photography）、Lane 216, East（Documentation）

Translation｜Yvonne KENNEDY

Audio Guide Recording｜FENG Zi-Ming of Mothra Productions