NEW DIPLOMATIC ENCOUNTERS

NEW DIPLOMATIC ENCOUNTERS

Design: Hungjen Wu

Visual Identity, Graphic Design

2020

Unofficial Edition /
Source: taipeibiennial.org

The 2020 Taipei Biennial, titled "You and I Don’t Live on the Same Planet: New Diplomatic Encounters," explores how people engage in dialogue and collision through innovative forms of diplomacy amid contemporary global ecological crises and social divisions. The exhibition transforms the museum into a "Planetarium" symbolizing multiple worldviews, presenting various "planets" that represent diverse positions and attitudes toward globalization, security, escape, alternative gravity, and territorial issues.

More than just an artistic presentation, the entire exhibition serves as an experiment in bridging differences and seeking understanding. It encourages viewers to move beyond traditional binaries and reconsider relationships with one another and the Earth from an open and pluralistic perspective, inspiring reflection and exploration of possibilities for future coexistence. Through these encounters, audiences can grasp the complexity of contemporary challenges and be motivated toward broader understanding and action.

2020 年台北雙年展以「你我不住在同一星球上，外交新碰撞」為主題，探討當代全球生態危機與社會分裂下，人們如何透過嶄新的外交方式展開對話與碰撞。展覽將美術館化身為象徵多重世界觀的「星象廳」，透過多個不同「星球」呈現人們在面對全球化、安全、逃離現實、另類重力與土地議題時的多元立場與態度。

整個展覽不僅是藝術的展現，更是一場跨越分歧、尋求理解的實驗。它鼓勵觀眾跳脫傳統二元對立，以開放多元的視角重新審視彼此與地球的關係，喚起對未來共存可能性的思考與探索。透過這樣的碰撞，觀眾能體會當代挑戰的複雜性，激發更多元的理解與行動。