Round up for 2011-2012

It has been long due to round up for the years of 2011 and 2012.

After the Cheng-Long Wetlands Inernatonal Environmental Art Project of April-May 2011, I have involved in Public Art Program at Yeh Liu Elementary School, New Taipei City, from July until December 2011. This program aims to enhance students' experience with public art through course design. My role is to lead the students and teachers to learn more about environmental art. It is a tough task. But I succeeded at least having students to touch the earth and plant something. The sheer joy of little greens sprout out of the soil excited kids. To know more, see the link: http://deoafoundation.pixnet.net/blog

In 2011-2012, I worked again in Budai, Chiayi, with a group of experts from the local. They are fishfarmers, windmill expert, city planners, musicians, artists, educators, cultural and environmental activists. My contribution was on two aspects: one is a workshop series for local community focusing on the impact of Climate Change; another one is a series of workshops with schoolkids to look at the environment – the wetlands.

From July to October 2012, I took a residency at Tainan DaGang Community. It's a mixed experience. …...

In October and November 2012, I was invited to work with HsinPo community in TaoYuan. It's a community mixed with Hakka and Hoklo residents. The residents are lovely. They are very earnest to learn things and they have great love for their own village. I designed 5 workshops and had two friends come over to share knowledge and to encourage the villagers. We discussed how to preserve an old brick kiln and improve the ecosystem of the ponds in and around the village. Wish them success and hope to work again with them.