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VT Artsalon (VT) has been implementing the program Island Hopping since 2017, advocating an art-based re-demarcation of the geopolitics of the Pacific islands. No matter it is the cold-war idea of 'island chain' or the earlier strategy of 'island hopping' in the Second World War—VT initiated the project to contemplate how this region can shake off the conceptual shackles of 'Asia' imposed by occidental colonialism and regain its self-identity.
Through Island Hopping Conference: East Asia Forum, VT once again initiates the Island Hopping Project an explores the creative exchanges between Taiwan and neighbouring countries or other systems. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the series forums are held online, with the core concept of the Island Hopping Project. VT invites the representatives of contemporary art institutions and art groups, curators and artists. The panelist will share their ideas under two themes: post-colonialism and post-pandemic, such as decolonisation, anti-imperialism, historical trauma, U.S.-Japan security derived from World War II. Meanwhile, referring to the current pandemic situation and its derivative crisis, the series forums will reflect on the risks brought by globalisation. The forums aim to provide the audiences with a more international perspective, promote the diverse development of Taiwanese art and exhibitions, and open up possibilities for cross-border exchanges. It is expected to be the continuation of the Island Hopping Project after the pandemic.
While the whole world is working hard to continue advancing on the road to decolonisation, the new Cold War and the techno‑capital colonisation soon invade our lives, with international corporations' expansion. Under the United States' influence, the confrontation object has also shifted from the Soviet Union to China, leading to the reshuffle of the international relations. VT invites the opinion leaders of the art field from the island chain to put forward proposals and cooperation on the topic of post-colonialism.
Time: 2021.6.26 Sat. 13:00-15:00 (GMT +8)
Host: WU Dar Kuen (Director of Island Hopping Project)
Panelist: YAO Jui Chung (Taiwanese Independent Curator and Artist), TOMIYAMA Kazumi (Archivist at the Okinawa Prefectural Archives), GIM Jungi (Chief Curator of Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea), Patrick D. FLORES (Curator of Vargas Museum)
Live broadcast link: https://youtu.be/kSzcyIh3cl4 (in English)
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