Festival

Since the early 1990s there had been a deep concern in Taiwan about the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant aka the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant In 1994 a local referendum at Gongliao where the nuclear power plant was to be built was held and 96 of voters voted against its construction Chung Monghong combined images from the resistance with that of Taiwans local festivities and religious ceremonies Juxtaposed in an experimental style and accompanied by Christian chants these images appear fragmented but reference each other before transitioning to a more social realist style The work depicts the shifting urban landscape of Taipei capturing the collective memories of the locals demonstrating Chungs unique and astute observation of the society