Department of Cultural Affairs

Treasure Hill is a community in the south of Taipei City that was originally built by local residents. Society has changed, and new houses are no longer being constructed, but the settlement still preserves its unique sense of vitality and warmth.

This year’s Slow Life Festival is titled “Slowing Point”. In an era that demands speed and efficiency, moving faster than others has for many people become an article of faith and a measure of success. But while this has accelerated human development, it also brings to bear huge pressures that leave little space for life itself. 

But Treasure Hill stands like a secret oasis in the city. The old buildings and traces of past ways of life give you the sensation of traveling into another, slower universe. It acts as a gathering point, where people can come together to seek more deliberate rhythms and discover life’s hidden beauty. 

“Slowing Point” also underscores the importance of biding one’s time in life and in creative craftwork, highlighting the role of waiting and allowing time to build up. The exhibition brings together the works of five groups of micro-cluster artists from Treasure Hill, who will showcase their observations and feelings about life there in Exhibition Room 2 (轉角2號). 

Grandma—one such group—uses “plants” made from leather and installations to create a slow-living atmosphere, guiding the viewer as they traverse the time and space of Treasure Hill. Meanwhile, Inukichi Books uses their observations of the Treasure Hill space to manipulate the sense of space through photos and drawings, leading the visitor through the twists and turns of Treasure Hill.

The exhibition echoes the “Slowing Point” theme of the Slow Life Festival. By bringing the micro-cluster artists from Treasure Hill together, it aims to bring about a collision and overlap between craftsmanship and contemporary art, encouraging the viewer to participate in the imagining and exploration of slow living. We hope the viewer will find the rhythm of Treasure Hill’s slow time and space, finding their own pace and discovering their own leisurely way of life.