Have you left your hometown for work? Are you a freelancer? Or did you come to Taichung for school? No matter how far we travel, we always have our trusty backpack that records our routines and carries our dreams.

For this exhibition, WU Hsia-ningÍHouse Peace has turned five distinct places across Taichung into a story, each depicted as a half-open backpack with text, sound and imagery collected on-site. As the gallery transforms into a mind full of recollection of Taichung, scaled models transfigure our impressions of the city. The live performances on “homecoming” further take us through a reflection on life: do we continue our journey, or do we return home?

Project Director, Concept &Visual Design / WU Hsia-ning 
WU graduated from the Department of Theatrical Design and Technology at Taipei National University of the Arts, with a major in lighting design. He specializes in lighting design and creative photography as a member of House Peace. He received a bronze medal as emerging lighting designer at the 2017 World Stage Design.

Concept, Model & Spatial Design / CHENG Hsuan-hsun
CHENG graduated from the Department of Theatrical Design and Technology at Taipei National University of the Arts, with a major in stage design. His work has included designs for theater, dance, circus art, television, and spatial art. 

Concept & Text / CHANG Yu-huan 
CHANG graduated from the Department of Theatre Arts at Taipei National University of the Arts, with a major in theatrical performance. In addition to being a member of House Peace, she is a freelance writer, and has been active in both acting and directing.

Performer / Gabriel YANG    
YANG graduated from the Department of Theatre Arts at Taipei National University of the Arts, with a major in theatrical performance. He is active as a performer in both the theater and visual arts and has served as a teaching assistant at the Taipei National University of the Arts and instructor at the professional actors’ training studio Actorship. 

House Peace 
The mission of House Peace is encapsulated in its very name, based on a pair of Chinese homonyms that can mean either “distinctive” or “pioneering”. Seeking novel opportunities from even the most mundane details of daily life, House Peace was founded in 2018 by a team of theater professionals with expertise in directing, performance, and stage, lighting and costume design, and has aimed to create new possibilities in interdisciplinary collaboration through creative use of concepts and creative media.
 

Project Director, Concept & Visual Design / WU Hsia-ning
Concept, Model & Spatial Design / CHENG Hsuan-hsun,
Concept & Text / CHANG Yu-huan
Spatial Design / WU Ying-chu
Graphic Design/ PAN Yu-jui
Field Research Consultant / HUANG Pei-yu
Performer / Gabriel YANG
Technical Director / TSAI Chuan-ren
Production / House Peace

Consultant / SHIH Pei-yu