Tobie Openshaw
Tobie’s current passion lies with the marginalized indigenous people of Taiwan, where he has forged deep connections. For the past year he has been producing a full-length documentary on the Taiwan president’s 2016 apology to the indigenous people.
Visual Dialogues XX – The Way We See It: Personal Experiences with Taiwan’s Indigenous Community
Show runs August 6 to 1 September from 2 PM to 6 PM
Artist Talk & Screening 27 August 2017
Featuring: Tobie Openshaw / JJ Chen / Jonathan Burke
Three expat photographers who have spent many years engaging with and documenting Taiwan’s vibrant indigenous community, offer their divergent perspectives: Rediscovering and maintaining traditions, carrying them into the future, and fighting for recognition. The show marks the 1-year anniversary of President Tsai’s historic apology to the indigenous people, and will present 3 sets of photos, as well as talks by all three photographers, and a premiere of Tobie Openshaw’s film.
三位常年活躍於台灣原住民社區的專業攝影師，他們長期與原住民互動並做影像紀錄，在展覽中提供他們不同的觀點：重新發掘並且保存傳統，將傳統延伸至未來，爭取認同。這場攝影展，在蔡英文總統歷史性地向原住民道歉後，正好畫下一年的標的。展出分別有三個系列，三位攝影師將會分享心得，另外還會有Tobie Openshaw的紀錄片首映。
Show runs from 8/6 – 9/1 2017
Jonathan Burke
My work aims to raise the profile of indigenous culture in broader society, help give a voice to indigenous concerns, and improve people’s understanding of the indigenous community by breaking down stereotypes.
JJ Chen
After having been in Taiwan for a couple of years, and thanks to his good friend Tobie, JJ gradually got interested in indigenous cultures on the island, and is actively seeking to document events with them whenever he can.
Free Entry
場地 Event Location: Red Room, TAF LIBRARY 2F No. 177, Sec.1, Jianguo S. Rd, Taipei 空軍總部「圖書館」2樓 台北市大安區建國南路一段177號
What is Visual Dialogues?
Visual Dialogues 藝術對畫
between people, spaces and ideas
Two artists from different cultures with be featured in a monthly art show at the Red Room International Village, opening on the first Sunday of each month.
紅房會邀請兩位分別來自西洋及東方的藝術家來展出他們的作品，讓藝術氣息繚繞在紅房國際村的樑柱之間。
在每月的第一個週日，邀請您們一同享受創意與空間的對談。
The Red Room is an ever-expanding community, exploring and extending the boundaries between audience and performer; a not-for-profit platform for events developing a culture of learning to listen to each other, what is around us, and our selves.
紅房是一個持續擴大延展的社群，不斷地將在聽眾與表演者之間的分界線上探索和延伸。一個非營利平台，藉由活動來發展學習聆聽別人、圍繞著我們以及我們自己的文化。
