Pingtung Tobacco Factory's "Flower caucau" Special Exhibition Focuses on Gender Equality and Cultural Identity
The "Flower caucau" special exhibition opened today at the Indigenous Peoples Hall of Pingtung Tobacco Factory 1936 Cultural Park, with Pingtung County Magistrate Chou Chun-mi and three artists in attendance. The exhibition, running until August 30, features works by artists Gao Wei-en, Ma Chen-cheng, and Yang Yi, exploring gender equality and cultural identity through drag, digital imagery, and traditional weaving. It aims to showcase Pingtung's cultural inclusivity and promote indigenous arts and culture globally.
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(Central News Agency, Pingtung County, April 15) The "Flower caucau" special exhibition at the Indigenous Peoples Hall of Pingtung Tobacco Factory 1936 Cultural Park opened today, with Pingtung County Magistrate Chou Chun-mi and three artists attending. The exhibition aims to guide the audience to experience issues of gender equality and traditional weaving craftsmanship and culture.
To showcase Pingtung's land's embrace of gender equality and cultural identity, the "Flower caucau" special exhibition invited three cross-disciplinary artists from Pingtung: Drag Queen Gao Wei-en, Ma Chen-cheng, and Yang Yi. They respectively exhibit their creations through drag queen performances, digital imagery, and traditional weaving craftsmanship. The exhibition opened today and will continue until August 30.
Chou Chun-mi stated at the meeting that this exhibition, through the creations of three local artists, demonstrates a contemporary dialogue across gender and tradition. In the creative process, they drew support from family and integrated with indigenous cultural memories and ancestral spirits, thereby inspiring invaluable artistic energy.
Chou Chun-mi said that last year, Pingtung Tobacco Factory 1936 Cultural Park launched a landscape integration project. With the reopening of the venue, the Indigenous Peoples Hall welcomes its first exhibition. Each time she participates in the special exhibitions at the Indigenous Peoples Hall, she gains immense emotion and surprise. In the future, the county government team will continue to build more platforms to make indigenous art, culture, and language visible to the world.
At the opening ceremony, the artists also shared their creative journeys. Gao Wei-en said that in the process of gender and identity, he faced many struggles and difficulties, and finally found his true self through drag.
Ma Chen-cheng used imagery as a philosophical tool. He thanked the elder women in his family for helping him understand that even if his appearance is tough, his inner self can be as soft as water, allowing him to freely switch roles and genuinely express himself. Yang Yi shared how he weaves contemporary cultural identity into traditional techniques.
The Indigenous Peoples Affairs Department of the county government stated that since its opening, the small gallery of the Pingtung Indigenous Peoples Hall has demonstrated Pingtung's deep cultural inclusivity. "caucau" means "person" in the Paiwan language. This special exhibition aims to convey that regardless of identity, gender, or struggles, as long as one can honestly face one's true nature, everyone can shine with the most brilliant light. (Editor: Chen Qingfang) 1150415
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(Central News Agency, Pingtung County, April 15) The "Flower caucau" special exhibition at the Indigenous Peoples Hall of Pingtung Tobacco Factory 1936 Cultural Park opened today, with Pingtung County Magistrate Chou Chun-mi and three artists attending. The exhibition aims to guide the audience to experience issues of gender equality and traditional weaving craftsmanship and culture.
To showcase Pingtung's land's embrace of gender equality and cultural identity, the "Flower caucau" special exhibition invited three cross-disciplinary artists from Pingtung: Drag Queen Gao Wei-en, Ma Chen-cheng, and Yang Yi. They respectively exhibit their creations through drag queen performances, digital imagery, and traditional weaving craftsmanship. The exhibition opened today and will continue until August 30.
Chou Chun-mi stated at the meeting that this exhibition, through the creations of three local artists, demonstrates a contemporary dialogue across gender and tradition. In the creative process, they drew support from family and integrated with indigenous cultural memories and ancestral spirits, thereby inspiring invaluable artistic energy.
Chou Chun-mi said that last year, Pingtung Tobacco Factory 1936 Cultural Park launched a landscape integration project. With the reopening of the venue, the Indigenous Peoples Hall welcomes its first exhibition. Each time she participates in the special exhibitions at the Indigenous Peoples Hall, she gains immense emotion and surprise. In the future, the county government team will continue to build more platforms to make indigenous art, culture, and language visible to the world.
At the opening ceremony, the artists also shared their creative journeys. Gao Wei-en said that in the process of gender and identity, he faced many struggles and difficulties, and finally found his true self through drag.
Ma Chen-cheng used imagery as a philosophical tool. He thanked the elder women in his family for helping him understand that even if his appearance is tough, his inner self can be as soft as water, allowing him to freely switch roles and genuinely express himself. Yang Yi shared how he weaves contemporary cultural identity into traditional techniques.
The Indigenous Peoples Affairs Department of the county government stated that since its opening, the small gallery of the Pingtung Indigenous Peoples Hall has demonstrated Pingtung's deep cultural inclusivity. "caucau" means "person" in the Paiwan language. This special exhibition aims to convey that regardless of identity, gender, or struggles, as long as one can honestly face one's true nature, everyone can shine with the most brilliant light. (Editor: Chen Qingfang) 1150415
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