Taiwan Water Corp Creates Installation Art for Tainan; Waterworks Museum Adds Landmark
Taiwan Water Corporation invested NT$25 million to create 8 water-themed installation artworks, donating them to Tainan's Mountain Garden Waterworks Museum. The core piece, 'Water Language Forest,' replaces a fallen banyan tree to become a new landmark.
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Central News Agency reporter Yang Ssu-jui reporting from Tainan on the 15th. The Taiwan Water Corporation (TWC) invested NT$25 million to create 8 installation artworks, donating them to the Tainan City Government for display at the Mountain Garden Waterworks Museum. Among them, the piece 'Water Language Forest' replaces a fallen old banyan tree and is expected to become one of the park's landmarks.
The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Tainan City Government held an unveiling ceremony today at the Mountain Garden Waterworks Museum, hosted by TWC Chairman Lee Chia-jung and Tainan Deputy Mayor Yeh Tse-shan. The 8 water-themed installation art pieces were officially introduced.
In his speech, Lee Chia-jung stated that the predecessor of the Mountain Garden Waterworks Museum was the Tainan Waterworks, an important facility providing municipal water to downtown Tainan a century ago. After fulfilling its mission, it became a national historic site and was transferred by TWC to Tainan City. Under the management of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, it has become a well-known water resource and recreational attraction. TWC regularly encourages employees from all over to visit and learn about water supply culture.
Lee mentioned that this is TWC's first time planning public art pieces. They chose to install 8 artworks in the park, hoping to transform the museum from a merely statically preserved cultural asset into a public aesthetic space that can be perceived and experienced.
He noted that the most symbolic piece, 'Water Language Forest,' is situated at the core roundabout of the park. Originally a fountain, a large banyan tree later grew there, becoming a park landmark. However, after it succumbed to a storm and was relocated in 2024, the large public artwork was installed to continue the memories of shelter and gathering carried by the old banyan tree. By reshaping spatial emotions with cloud, mist, and hanging structures, it is poised to become a new landmark.
Yeh Tse-shan remarked that the introduction of public art transforms the Mountain Garden Waterworks Museum from a historical site into a multi-functional space combining education, recreation, and cultural experience, further expanding the depth and breadth of the city's culture. In the future, they will continue to promote the preservation and innovative interpretation of water culture, allowing the story of water to flow across different generations.
Information provided by the Tainan City Cultural Affairs Bureau indicates that besides 'Water Language Forest' at the core roundabout, the other 7 pieces are distributed at various nodes in the park, linking the walking paths and visual experiences, aiming to make art a medium to guide perception.
The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Tainan City Government held an unveiling ceremony today at the Mountain Garden Waterworks Museum, hosted by TWC Chairman Lee Chia-jung and Tainan Deputy Mayor Yeh Tse-shan. The 8 water-themed installation art pieces were officially introduced.
In his speech, Lee Chia-jung stated that the predecessor of the Mountain Garden Waterworks Museum was the Tainan Waterworks, an important facility providing municipal water to downtown Tainan a century ago. After fulfilling its mission, it became a national historic site and was transferred by TWC to Tainan City. Under the management of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, it has become a well-known water resource and recreational attraction. TWC regularly encourages employees from all over to visit and learn about water supply culture.
Lee mentioned that this is TWC's first time planning public art pieces. They chose to install 8 artworks in the park, hoping to transform the museum from a merely statically preserved cultural asset into a public aesthetic space that can be perceived and experienced.
He noted that the most symbolic piece, 'Water Language Forest,' is situated at the core roundabout of the park. Originally a fountain, a large banyan tree later grew there, becoming a park landmark. However, after it succumbed to a storm and was relocated in 2024, the large public artwork was installed to continue the memories of shelter and gathering carried by the old banyan tree. By reshaping spatial emotions with cloud, mist, and hanging structures, it is poised to become a new landmark.
Yeh Tse-shan remarked that the introduction of public art transforms the Mountain Garden Waterworks Museum from a historical site into a multi-functional space combining education, recreation, and cultural experience, further expanding the depth and breadth of the city's culture. In the future, they will continue to promote the preservation and innovative interpretation of water culture, allowing the story of water to flow across different generations.
Information provided by the Tainan City Cultural Affairs Bureau indicates that besides 'Water Language Forest' at the core roundabout, the other 7 pieces are distributed at various nodes in the park, linking the walking paths and visual experiences, aiming to make art a medium to guide perception.