There is another capital beneath the wave

Inspired by the history of industrial sugar production in Taiwan during the time of Japanese rule, Chia-Wei Hsu, Ting-Tong Chang, and Hsien-Yu Cheng created this work as a document that traces the relationship between Taiwan and Japan, and the current of modernisation in East Asia at large.

The result is a two-part work composed of a Taiwan section and a Japan section, the latter of which is shown for the first time at this exhibition. Set mainly in Mojiko, a town in Kita-Kyushu that was once flourishing as a hub for international trade, the work combines methods of Japanese puppet theatre and CG animation, as well as elements of video and live performance.