Treasure Hill in the future－2022 Treasure Hill Light Festival

□ Artists
WANG Chung-Kun
LI Yi-Fan
LU Chao-Ming & TSAI Tsun-Hung
CHANG Jong-Wei
KUO Yueh-Tung
LAI Jiun-Ting
CHUANG Chih-Heng
mashbean & LING Zong-Ting
WANG Tzu-Yun
CHIU Chieh-Sen & Margot GUILLEMOT
Taipei Media School
Light Weight - Crossing Universities Work Camp
（In the order of artwork layout）


□ Art Director／ Catherine LEE
□ Curator／ YAO Chung-Han HAN Ching-Ling
□ Date／2022.03.26(Sat)-05.08(Sun) (Closed on Monday.)


□□ Curatorial Statement □□
Once upon a time, a divine bird that had fallen into the mortal world was accidentally killed by a lost hunter. Enraged by this, the Celestial Emperor ordered to set the world on fire on Lunar January 15th. Children of the Celestial Emperor felt pity for the sentient beings and descended on Earth riding on auspicious clouds to warn the people. On the appointed day of destruction, the people created an illusion with lanterns and firecrackers, which fooled the Celestial Emperor into thinking that the world was already engulfed in fire. The Treasure Hill Light Festival is a continuation of the lantern festival traditions; moreover, with the COVID-19 pandemic, wars, refugee crisis, and extreme weather conditions that we are currently facing, we must pay closer attention to our dwelling place and the circumstances we are in.
There are simulations which are born out of human desires, and artificial things are driving us towards a direction that we feel is more ideal; however, what is considered eternal, and how should we go about achieving sustainability? A decade into Treasure Hill’s “Artist-Resident-Paragenesis”, a desirable notion of “home” has taken shape here, where the needs of contemporary civilization should be met. The order observed on a linear time axis proves the existence of the universe, and with past experiences integrated with imaginations for the unknown, the future unfolds here.
In 2015, the United Nations announced 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the year 2030, with actions against poverty and climate change included on the list and synergies shown between each goal. Treasure Hill has been a carrier of many people’s hopes and dreams since the beginning, and when it needs to expand to its maximum capacity, is this carrier sufficient enough to withstand the demand? The Light Festival is a way for those on the outside to gaze into Treasure Hill, as it departs from people’s imaginations and expands to perceptually meet people’s needs; it also departs from material needs and rationally restraints material possessions, with discussions prompted on the organic cycle and infinite desires between people and materiality.
Following Symbiosis Relationship and Dwell in Light, the 2022 Treasure Hill Light Festival seeks to return to the beginning. With 12 sets of artists/collectives invited and through overlapping reality with virtuality, audiences are encouraged to revisit the past and foresee the enigmatic future. Through tangible and intangible interactions with each site-specific endeavor, a decentralized collective consensus is intended to be evoked, which can lead to a direct gaze into the universal truth.
If the Light Festival has allowed us to see the future, let us go straight into the future this time around.


□□ Opening Party □□
Treasure Hill Light Festival X LUCfest
■ Opening ■
Venue／Picnic Field
03.26(SAT.) 5:30pm
■ Market ■
Venue／ Riverside Plaza
03.26(SAT.) 11:00am-9:00pm
03.27(SUN.) 11:00am-6:00pm
■ Live Show ■
－03.26(SAT.)－
－03.27(SUN.)－
Live Show ＋ DJ Performance
Rundown coming soon...

□□ Weekend Events □□
■ Guided Tour ■
Meeting Point／Treasure Hill Temple
Register Online／https://reurl.cc/mGX9eM
■ Workshop ■
Exploring Laboratory of Dessert: Pastry Tasting
Date／03.26, 03.27, 04.23, 04.24, 05.07, 05.08
Time／1:00pm-2:30pm, 3:30pm-5:00pm
Venue／ Corner No. 2
Artist／ Kuo Yueh Tung
Register Online／https://reurl.cc/xO44ML
Electrical Perception Activation Workshop
Date／04.09 (SAT.)
Time／1:30pm-4:30pm
Venue／Frontier No. 13
Artist／LAI Jiun-Ting
Register Online／https://reurl.cc/QjO1Zp

★ SUPERVISOR：Ministry of Culture,Taipei City Government
★ ORGANIZER：Department of Cultural Affairs Taipei City Government,Taipei Culture Foundation
★ EXECUTIVE：Treasure Hill Village
★ OPENING EVENTS CO-PROGRAMMING：LUCfest
★ PARTNER：akaSwap、實踐大學建築設計學系、臺大土木工程學系
★ SPONSOR：Tree Top 樹頂、女兒、小蚊清