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November 2007 Susan in Taipei British artist Susan Stockwell is resident in Taipei until December 2007 as part of the Taiwan-England Artists Fellowship Programme. Susan has previously exhibited nationally and internationally including, Susan Stockwell Selected Works at the V&A, London, and This and That an exhibition forming part of a residency at the Shenghua Art Centre in Nanjing, China. Her current practice is concerned with “mapping, trade, globalisation and colonial and post- colonial histories [where] materials, processes and subject matter are inextricably linked all jointly contributing to the meaning and subsequent reading of the work.” The following extracts from Susan’s journal highlight her initial impressions of her residency. “Taiwan is interesting and I think will be good for work…The China /Taiwan debate is interesting as it concerns global politics and Chinese Imperialism. Will Taiwan be able to stay independent or not? P.C. computer hardware is cheap and Taiwan is the centre, where it all came from. This is a Buddhist country and this city is full of shrines, monks and prayers nestled in amongst a concrete jungle, which has sprung up since the 70’s. 40 years ago rice fields and buffalo covered the Taipei area and now Taipei city is a solid mass of concrete high rise and roads, with little greenery.”
“The typhoon (last weekend) was exciting and didn’t seem too dramatic; I think we were lucky in Taipei. The next day the streets were carpeted with green leaves, branches and bark. The weather’s hot and very humid, sub tropical and it smells damp, mould grows and wood rots quickly, it rains a lot, even when the suns out…The recycle truck is doing its rounds it plays a tune much like the Mr Whippy ice cream van so you know he’s around to collect your rubbish”.
The Taiwan-England Artists Fellowship Programme is a joint initiative between Visiting Arts, the Council for Cultural Affairs Taiwan, British Council and Arts Council England. For details of the programme, please contact Adam Knights, Arts Co-ordinator
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Related links UK artist selected for the 2007 Taiwan-England Artists Fellowship Programme Taiwanese artists arrive in the UK Susan in Taipei - images of work Click here to read an article in the Taipei Times on Susan's residency
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