Free Event, Registration is Required: Register Here   International Conference A Blast of Lyricism: Contemporary Taiwanese Art and Its Global Connections   3-4 November 2025 Lecture Theatre 2.55, Edinburgh Future Institute  University of Edinburgh 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF, United Kingdom *In-Person Conference*   This international conference examines the global significance and impact of contemporary Taiwanese art, sit...

2025 Spotlight Taiwan Lecture   Hospice Care of the Post-Republican 《姚瑞中：後民國的臨終關懷》      Artist Jui-Chung YAO  Confronted with the inferiority complex shaped by Taiwan’s unique history and distorted society, ordinary people—me included, an indignant middle-aged man—are left powerless. This led to the creation of projects such as Territory Take Over (1994), which delves into Taiwan's subjectivity; Recover “Main-Land” China (1997), which challeng...

Venue: 2.55 Edinburgh Future Institute, University of Edinburgh 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF, United Kingdom   2025 Spotlight Taiwan Conference Keynote Lectures     THE POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE RUINS   廢墟的政治地理學     JUI-CHUNG YAO（姚瑞中）  As civilisation develops and changes, abandoned spaces inevitably emerge. Ordinary people call them ruins, haunted houses, unfinished buildings, or idle spaces—explored, rumoured, and f...

Venue: 2.55 Edinburgh Future Institute, University of Edinburgh 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF, UK   2025 Spotlight Taiwan Conference Keynote Lectures   WITHIN THE PULSE OF TIME: AVA HSUEH’S ABSTRACT PAINTING 此時彼刻 — 薛保瑕的抽象繪畫     AVA PAO-SHIA HSUEH（薛保瑕） Time is not unidirectional but, by contrast, shuttles back and forth between numerous intersections. As an abstract painter, I learn from history and embrace the pres...

Venue: 2.55 Edinburgh Future Institute, University of Edinburgh 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF, UK   2025 Spotlight Taiwan VR Filmfest in Scotland: Showcase of Digital Artist Ya-Lun TAO 2025 蘇格蘭臺灣光點電影節：陶亞倫教授科技藝術專場   Ya-Lun TAO 陶亞倫 Ya-Lun TAO (b.1966) was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Ya-Lun Tao is a pioneer in the Taiwanese new media art scene. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious honours and awards, including the International Digital ...

2025 Spotlight Taiwan Lecture Challenge Biomedical Paradigm Through Art and Design by Kuang-Yi KU (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University) In this talk, artist and designer Kuang-Yi Ku will present a selection of bio-art and speculative design projects developed in collaboration with scientists and medical professionals. His work explores themes of the human body, sexuality, interspecies interactions, and medical technology, examining the complex relation...

2025 Spotlight Taiwan Lecture Series Time: 29 May 2025 14:15-15:15 Venue: 2.35 | Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), 1 Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh EH3 9EF Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2025-spotlight-taiwan-lecture-artist-hui-yu-su-tickets-1317205028699?aff=oddtdtcreator   Re-Shooting Artist SU Hui-Yu (蘇匯宇) In recent years, Su Hui-Yu has employed the approach of “Re-shooting” as a method and a metaphor to create new works. This metho...

2024 Spotlight Taiwan Film Festival in Scotland Part I - Time: 7 Oct 15:00-17:00 *Post-screening Q & A with the film director Hong Jun-Yuan 《YIFANG》(義方) 洪鈞元 Hung Jun-Yuan｜臺灣 Taiwan｜2023 | Colour｜14"48 The film director, Hong Jun-yuan, hails from Chiayi, Taiwan, by way of marriage to a local. His work interweaves the remarkable contributions of his wife’s grandfather from the Japanese colonial era, reflecting the minor yet significant events in the d...

2024 Spotlight Taiwan Lecture Time: 11 October 2024 15:00-16:00 (followed by the screening of films) Venue: 5.21 Project Room, Evolution House, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh. 74 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF, United Kingdom Narration of Non-Conversational Portraits  -“Home” and “Unhomely” in Taiwanese Video Art This talk focuses on exploring and analyzing the representation of family as a method of creation in Taiwanese video art. By...

2024 Spotlight Taiwan Taiwan Lecture, University of Edinburgh   2024 History of Art Research Seminar, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh Time: 19 September 2024 17:15-18:15, followed by a drink reception Venue: The Hunter Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh. 74 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF, United Kingdom *The event is sponsored by the 2024 Spotlight Taiwan Project funded by the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan...