MUSE Silver

2026

Project of Matsu Biennial:Let There Be No Light

Entrant

Fake Fire Atelier

Category

Experiential & Immersive - Exhibition Experience

Client's Name

Lienchiang County Government and The General Association of Chinese Culture

Country / Region

Taiwan

About The Entry

Matsu is an island in Taiwan rich with wartime history. “Matsu Biennial” seeks to reveal the layered textures of island memory, linguistic culture, and military landscapes through artist residencies and community engagement. "Let There Be No Light", Fake Fire Atelier collaborates with local shops on Taiwan outlying Matsu Islands, curating through wartime memories of “light control” and the Mìng-dong dialect.
"Confined in Light"Artist Xin Qi presents : At TaiLi-Rest on Dongyin Island, the piece reflects the island's military atmosphere and its rocky shores known for fishing. At Yima Kitchen on Nangan Island, the work responds to walls densely covered with traces of handwritten text, merging with collage to create a storytelling space in Mìng-dong.
"Dim Roof" Designer Gina Hsu : installed at Longfu Villa on Beigan Island, draws from the local tradition of placing stones on rooft

Credits

Artist / Fake Fire Atelier
Xin Qi
Curator / Fake Fire Atelier
CCCHEN
Project Coordination / Fake Fire Atelier
Zhong Lun Hua
Art fabricator / Fake Fire Atelier
Chen Wei Shiun
DHH Studio
Gina Hsu
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