King Car Cultural Salon: Lin Chih-Yu, Founder of Weed Day — The Story Behind A Survey of Taiwan’s Famine-Relief Weeds

▌Lecture Introduction
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Taiwanese contemporary foraging art collective Weed Day has launched *A Survey of Taiwan’s Famine-Relief Weeds*, a contemporary foraging atlas that uses plants as a point of departure to revisit historical experiences of survival.

The atlas serves as a resilient guide to famine foodways. It not only surveys the ecology of weeds in the present day, but also responds to Taiwan’s long local history. Inspired by *An Illustrated Survey of Edible Wild Plants in Taiwan* from the Japanese colonial period, the atlas reflects a time when people in Taiwan sought ways to survive through the land and wild plants amid wartime food shortages.

Starting from the creation of this atlas, the lecture will extend to the historical and research contexts of *An Illustrated Survey of Edible Wild Plants in Taiwan* and the Taiwan Botanical Enthusiasts Association during the Japanese colonial period. Through plant observation, the talk will explore land, history, and civic awareness, opening up dialogue across multiple perspectives.

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▌Speaker Introduction
Lin Chih-Yu is the founder of Weed Day. She majored in visual communication design and previously worked in album design and at a publicly listed company. Inspired by field experiences during a cycling trip around Taiwan, she began engaging in plant observation and contemporary foraging practices. She later founded a brand dedicated to researching weed tea and initiated “contemporary foraging” as an artistic practice, exploring new relationships between people and the land.

▌Lecture Information
Speaker: Lin Chih-Yu, Founder of Weed Day
Topic: The Past and Present of *A Survey of Taiwan’s Famine-Relief Weeds*
Date & Time: Saturday, July 11, 2026, 14:00–16:00
Venue: King Car Cultural Center, Taipei Chengde Hall
Address: 4F, No. 131, Sec. 3, Chengde Rd., Datong Dist., Taipei City
Organizer: King Car Cultural and Educational Foundation / King Car Cultural Center KCCA

More information: https://www.kingcarart.org.tw/projects-detail/204