Taiwan Today
Date: June 13, 2019
Filmmaker Wu De-chuen (left) and paper-cutting artist Johan Cheng spotlight their contribution to the Green Island Human Rights Art Festival running June 15 to Sept. 15 in southeastern Taiwan’s Taitung County. (CNA)
Organized by the National Human Rights Museum, the three-month festival is themed Visiting No. 15 Liumagou, the former address of the jail. A total of 12 artists and groups have been invited to create new works exploring the history of the site through mediums spanning animation, film installation and modern dance.
Also featured is a June 16 screening of the documentary “Spring: The Story of Hsu Chin-yu” by local director Tseng Wen-chen, as well as 14 seminars and workshops.
Speaking at a news conference June 12, Deputy Culture Minister Hsiao Tsung-huang said the festival aims to deepen awareness and promote reflection on human rights violations during the period of authoritarian rule.
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