Taiwanese painter Chen Cheng-po, active during the Japanese Period, devoted the prime of his life to exploring every corner of Taiwan, seeking out its beauty and expressing it in his paintings.
He might have used the Taiwanese phrase "tsáu-tshuē" to describe his state of mind. "Tsáu" means to move, to explore one's surroundings, while "tshuē" means to search. To truly "seek," one cannot simply sit still and daydream; like a naturalist, one must actively venture out, using keen observation to look for clues and gradually uncover hidden mysteries.
Through eight of Chen Cheng-po's paintings, along with a work that deeply inspired him— Shiotsuki Toho's Kuroshio —this exhibition invites you to seek out the nature of Taiwan, our shared dwelling place.
