"Vanitas" Exhibition - Territory (「虛空之境」展覽-領土)

The ideals of modernity, whether in France or Taiwan, are gradually collapsing under the violent impact of climate change. In the past, humans believed that resources were infinite and development eternal, that nature could be tamed and dominated, but this idea is no longer valid. We stand on the edge of this disintegrating modern world, trying to find a new balance. This is precisely the story the photographers are telling this time.

"Vanitas" was originally a philosophical and moral reminder, warning people not to be overly obsessed with material wealth. However, in this exhibition, it becomes a photographic meditation on how to survive in a world destined to collapse. This "Vanitas" exhibition combines photographic works from Taiwan and France to reflect on the dilemmas of the contemporary world and future possibilities, showing that artists from different cultural backgrounds are collectively and continuously searching for new hope.

The "Territory" theme illustrates the breaking of boundaries between nature and culture, using various types of images such as microscopic images, natural themes, and extensive field investigations to reveal human traces and stories beneath the surface of the land. The "Urban" theme will further demonstrate how photography views and reflects on the contradictions and issues caused by imagination and reality in the wave of urbanization, rethinking the relationship between the self and the world, and exploring and searching for a new balance point in the uncertain modern era.