Even though under the circumstances, which consumption experiences of department stores face a historic existential crisis due to the impact of online shopping and the pandemic, JUT Land Development CO., Ltd constructs a shopping mall in the designated district for entertainment located north of the Keelung River, Dazhi.
© YuChen Chao Photography
Akihisa Hirata’s Taipei Complex (2015) was the optimistic precursor of this project. It opened a sealed box, which introduced the conversation of emphasizing the symbiosis between men and nature. Unfortunately, Hirata’s project was not carried out due to Taiwan’s climate and business factors. What I see in Hirata’s work isn’t the simulation of nature but rather the spirit of Cedric Price and Joan Littlewood’s Fun Palace ? a boundless creation of a leisurely society. © YuChen Chao Photography
After the Great Depression, Britain faced an economic downturn following the loss of cheap labor, resources, and mandatory export targets due to the independence of all its colonies. Fun Palace aimed to provide a cultural public facility filled with opportunities, optimism, surprises, and joy in a passive and disheartened society. It also served as a social university on the streets, where the public could share intangible products such as culture, communication, and knowledge in this borderless theatrical setting. This represents a public facility for immaterial labor and a factory for culture and knowledg...