Aging: A Life Montage: Tainan Art Museum

In the immeasurable universe, “time” is given measuring marks via human existence.  Throughout a human life, “time” is divided into different phases from birth, aging, illness, to death.  Sometimes we are accompanied, while sometimes we have to travel alone.   With these experiences, all the memories and life stories are transformed into a myriad of sceneries for the elderly.  

Taiwan became the so-called aging society in 1993 and is projected to become a super-aging one according to the studies of the National Development Council, signifying not only the change of its social structure but also a different future.  Since the younger generation might not be able to fully physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially support the elderly, we should really give some thoughts on how we deal with “time.” 

With “aging” as its main theme, the exhibition Aging: A Life Montage presents artworks inspired by artists’ spontaneous and sophisticated experiences of “time” and “life,” providing different perspectives for viewers to take a look at the life montage of the Erdely and how “time” leaves the traces.  It further reflects on an aging life (sooner or later, if not now), concerning the aging body of our own or the closed one, the sense of rejuvenation evoked by memories, biological degeneration and its impact on human emotions, etc.  Through the artists’ exploration of “time,” the exhibition eventually touches upon the psychological meaning of “time” when people are biologically aging.