Earth Month Exhibit – From the Edge of the Sea to Silent Spring

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Location:ACC Lobby
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The Climate Story is a subject that we can no longer turn away from

Inspired by the renowned writer/marine biologist, Rachel Carson, and her famous book, Silent Spring (1962), on environmental pollution and the natural history of the sea, this exhibit will present “Man’s attitude toward nature” to shift, and create a new dialogue of understanding and movement. This special Art/Science exhibition is based on research using visual dialogue, storytelling and art to develop a climate change story. From the extinct Taiwan plants to the colorful rainbow panel using ocean waste collected from the NE coast, further reminded us how we are connected to our environment and what we can share with our next generation.

The entire exhibit is a Self-Guided Tour. You can simply scan the QR code next to each artwork and listen to the story and creative mind behind each artpiece.

Curated by Le Benida Hui, an art educator with a BFA in illustration from Parsons School of Design in New York. She previously established R.A.R.E. (Rare Animals Really Endangered), an environmental art education and exhibition design studio whose programs have expanded into community art projects with exhibits in New York, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

 

Andy Chen is an underwater photographer/artist focused on
marine conservation. He has spent over fifteen years
documenting the marine life in Kenting. During this time he
noticed the declining health of the oceans with less life and more
plastic. Inspired to do what he could he actively supported the
local non-profits, worked with researchers, volunteered in his
free time, and helped launch World Turtle Day on Xiao Liu Qiu
with The Society of Wilderness in 2012. It is through his regular
beach clean-ups he realized the different colors found could be
a good method for people to pay more attention to the damage of plastic in the
environment. He continues to be inspired by nature and cares deeply about the state
of the ocean he calls home.
Candice JEE is from Boorloo (Perth, Australia), of Malaysian-
Hakka descent. Her artworks are often realized through
installation and gardening, investigating displacement and
reconstruction as cultural identity. She regards her use of shifting
materials and meanings as facilitating an understanding of
relationships to place as formed through experiences of
migration and inhabitation. She has a Master of Fine Arts from
the Universität der Künste Berlin and a Masters of Arts in Chinese Arts from the
National Taiwan University of Arts. Candice, recently participated in romantic route 3
art festival, romantic3.tw is the main website.
Siou Ming, WU is a Kaohsiung -based new-media artist. His
multi-disciplinary works encompass sound, visuals, interactive
installations, and electronic music, which explore human
perceptual experiences, reflecting on the relationship between
humans and the environment, as well as the political implications
underlying landscapes. He has received numerous awards from
the Arte Laguna Prize, Kaohsiung Award, National Art Exhibition,
Taiwan Emerging Artists Award, National Art Exhibition, Taiwan
Emerging Artists Award, Austronesian International Art Award, and
selected for ART TAIPEI MIT New Talent. His works have been invited to Athens
Digital Arts Festival, Athens Biennale, MADATAC, IN-SONORA, Sonorities Festival
Belfast, Land Art Mongolia, Siggraph Asia Art Gallery, Ars Electronica Festival, FILE
Electronic Language International Festival.
Ayesha Mehta is a vocalist, shadow puppeteer, writer, poet, educator and visual artist. Committed to radical visibility and storytelling through dynamic and uninhibited original music, art, words and filmmaking, Ayesha was both nominated for the Outstanding Women in Music Award and a recipient of the AMP Tomorrowmakers Fund in 2021. She is the co-founder of GRID Series, a founding member of the internationally accl­aimed Lumiphonic Creature Choir, curated as Program Director of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival 2022, and is co­founder of Taipei’s iconic community arts platform, Red Room.

As a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Ayesha has performed with Assembly, Lamine Sonko, Allara, and Kee’Ahn – as well as appeared on numerous recordings of artists acr-oss Australia. As a shadow puppeteer she has performed at Adelaide Fringe Festival; Jackie Sheppard in The Honouring 2023; and studied with the Chicago Puppetry Festival.
Manav Mehta
A true musician is one that is in constant wonder of sound and frequencies. An auditory explorer, a chaser of soundwaves, an individual with an artistic pursuit of resonance. Listen closely to your heartbeat, and less of your ringtone.

This Exhibit is a perfect educational tool to introduce the importance of environmental issues to our children. We highly encourage the parents to take your kids to the Club this April to learn about the relation of human and nature and reflect on our own actions in protecting the planet.

Following this Exhibit, we also proudly present another family outing in taking actions to protect our Earth, by cleaning up the beach and planting more corals in our ocean. Seats are limited, please book NOW- 2025 Reef Revival: Beach Cleanup & Coral Planting | American Club Taipei