The official stationing of Not Just Love Stories team in Store No. 163 of the Jinwanwan Department Store started in September 2022. Being the physical spot of the project, it had conducted a series of field research as if it had fallen in love with Jinwanwan and the surrounding communities.
The store was open on Sundays, offering free photography in exchange for a love story. The team also used one single flower as an invitation in order to have a simple conversation and interaction. The community’s imagination, projection, and practice of love, as well as the keywords of love, dating places, and love song lists, were collected. Additionally, in more intimate in-depth interviews, we tried to use photos to record the text of feelings. Through the florist's hands, we turned the stories into bouquets that were gifted to the interviewees. The field research also included a mini-residency project in which three artists, Liu Chun-liang, Wu Mei-chi, and Lai Wei-yu were invited to station for a week in Store No. 163. With the creators’ views, we hoped to find a new pathway that resonates with the community.
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by 許祐綸
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by 許祐綸
是污白文字下的厚膠片 眼角的光游移成一道靜止的階 是指間玻璃珠子輕碰抖落水痕 是滿架物件與 包裹著彩紙的糖 囤著悠長的念頭翻篇 是豆子裡的鹹味 是奶漿的甜稠，肉塊的辣嘴 咀嚼 (more)