Preface

In response to Taiwan's growing contemporary video art field, the Hong-Gah Museum established the Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition in 2008. The exhibition is held at the Hong-Gah Museum biennially, is open to artists around the world, who are invited to participate by exhibition curators or through an international call for entries process. The previous two instances of the exhibition, the 2008 Dwelling Place and 2010 Eattopia, were created under the guidance of curators Mr. Chen Yung-Hsien and Mr. Sean C. S. Hu, and discussed recent waves of globalization and life in societies undergoing fast-paced changes. The Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition presents contemporary art as a means of cultural expression while establishing international exchange and discussion. The exhibition also provides artists and curators with a public forum for their creativity and concepts, while promoting the re-evaluation of cultural borders. Entitled Melancholy in Progress, the third Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition is curated by Amy Cheng and Jau-lan Guo, who have devoted the exhibition to conflicts and problems arising from the progression of modernity in the world's various regions. In these anxious times complicated by the recent world financial crisis, we anticipate this exhibition giving careful consideration to the current state of the world will inspire new possibilities for progressive thinking.

Hong-Gah Museum Director Suying Weng