The Inspiration and Notes for Folk-tales of the Sea and the Moon by YANG Yu-Chiao When Chiu Cheng-Hung’s The Balcony came into sight for the first time, I naturally thought of the scene when someone looked out from behind a railing. To look out from a railing is differently from simply looking around on the beach.
Why Are Myths Necessary? Memories of the End and the Beginning of the World by Toshiaki ISHIKURA Myths were once carved in caves and on rocks, embedded in paintings and writings, and continuously passed down through the memory of oral tradition. Taiwan’s indigenous community has also inherited the culture of sharing different myths.
Meditation of the Trail-ness: The Hidden South and the Rhizomic Extension of Spiritual Geography by GONG Jow-Jiun After the darkest moment passed, floating fireflies began surfacing like spirits. As our bodies immersed in the tranquil air, leaves above our heads rustled, and a patch of starry sky appeared beyond the tree tops while fine and delicate glistening beads of dew could be seen around us.
An Encounter with the Landscape in Dreams by Chihiro MINATO In the ancient time, long before human beings appeared, spirits had lent their powers to complete projects on this island. In a similar way, a southbound route, a spiritual south-link highway, was born within me, through which the moment of traveling to the next stop would soon arrive.
