Tour

Hsing-Yu Liu × Tian-Qiu Liu & Shu-Zhi Li (Liu's Parents) "My Parents and I"

FREE

2025.4.12: 13:00–14:00

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My Parents–Stigmata I © Liu Hsing-Yu

In this artist tour, Liu Hsing-Yu, the artists of the exhibition "My Parents and I" and his parents who are also the subjects of the exhibited works will give commentary of their works at the exhibition site.

Important Notice: * KYOTOGRAPHIE passport or a single venue ticket will be required for this event.
* Those who wish to participate in the tour should arrive at the registration desk at the venue 15 minutes prior to the start time.

Speakers Speakers

Liu Hsing-Yu (KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025 Artist)

Born in 1985 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Liu received his MFA degree from the National Kaohsiung Normal University.
Liu's work centered on themes of agriculture, ecology and gender equality. For Liu, photography serves as both a creative method and a participatory medium, playing a thoughtful yet playful role in engaging people with these issues. Liu was nominated for the 2018 Taipei Arts Awards and participated in the Cosmopolis #2: Rethinking the Human at the Centre Pompidou.

In the photographic installation work that he got KG＋SELECT Award 2024, The Mail Address is No Longer Valid, to inform his ancestors about the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, he dressed his father in a wedding gown and his mother in a suit, staging a wedding that blurred the line between reality and illusion. Alongside photography, Liu incorporates calligraphy and sealing as a gesture to represent the absent and to bridge the past and future.
Liu Tian-Qiu & Li Shu-Zhi (Liu's Parents)

Liu Tian-Qiu, born in 1955 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, got married in 1984, and worked as a truck driver for 30 years. He participated in a photography project in 2009. He likes the Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng, and his greatest passion is growing vegetables.

Li Shu-Zhi, born in 1961 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, got married in 1984, and has been a housewife for 40 years. She participated in a photography project in 2009. Her favorite Taiwanese singer is Feng Fei-Fei, and her greatest passion is cooking.