A netted mind-map made with nodes and lines, marking the records of contact between Taiwan and its surroundings since the 17th century, from natural resource extraction under colonial policies to propaganda films under militarism, the lines between the nodes connect the relationship between different worlds. 一張透過線與節點連接成網的心智圖表，上面的節點標記著著自17世紀以來台灣島嶼與周邊的接觸紀錄，從殖民政策下的自然資源開採到軍國主義下的宣傳電影，節點之間的線，連接著不同世界之間的關聯。

Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism
Wu Chi-Yu

Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism (2022–), or The Pailang Museum, is a Sinophone media collective that commissions speculative writing, screening programs and decolonial guided tours along with experimental film production. The word pailang is Chinese-Hokkein pronunciation of “villains” commonly used by Taiwanese Indigenous groups to call their settler counterpart: Chinese-Formosan.

While pailang is no longer a pejorative term, the settler colonialism structure has persistent effects, and has largely been embedded in the texture of everyday life. With our aim to experiment with a denaturalized presentation of the settler gaze and its historicity, the Pailang Museum serves as an active platform in narrating a plethora of ways in which settler colonial subjects organise land and, as it were, its species.

Cinema of Settler Selves

At night, In front of the plaza in downtown Taipei, a giant LED screen is playing a video artwork by Taiwanese artist Wu Chi-Yu’ video artwork titled “Cinema of Settler Selves” displayed on the screen with black characters on a white background.
At night, there is a large LED screen in the front of the square in front of the Japanese-style historic building of the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, playing the video works of Taiwanese artist Wu Chi-Yu. In the lower left corner of the screen, you can see the linear logo of the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei is slightly revealing red light.
At night, In front of the plaza in downtown Taipei, a giant LED screen is playing a video artwork by Taiwanese artist Wu Chi-Yu’ video artwork titled “Cinema of Settler Selves” displayed on the screen with black characters on a white background.
    • MON 29 August 2022 – SUN 25 September 2022, 17:00 – 21:00 GMT+8
    Event Concluded
  • 19 min
    • Museum of Contemporary Art, MoCA Video, No. 39, Chang'an W. Rd., Datong Dist., Taipei City 103013 Taiwan R.O.C
  • Mandarin

  • FREE

    • Open Captions
    • Wheelchair

Visit two video works of the Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism (2022–) which explore a denaturalized presentation of the settler gaze and its historicity.

Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism (2022–), or, The Pailang Museum, is a Sinophone media collective that commissions speculative writing, screening programs and decolonial guided tours along with experimental film production. The word pailang is Chinese-Hokkein pronunciation of “villains” commonly used by Taiwanese Indigenous groups to call their settler counterpart: Chinese-Formosan.

While pailang is no longer a pejorative term, the settler colonialism structure has persistent effects, and has largely been embedded in the texture of everyday life. With our aim to experiment with a denaturalized presentation of the settler gaze and its historicity, the Pailang Museum serves as an active platform in narrating a plethora of ways in which settler colonial subjects organize land and, as it were, its species.

Cinema of Settler Selves (Alternative Version)

    • MON 29 August 2022 – SUN 25 September 2022, 17:00 – 21:00 GMT+8
    Event Concluded
  • 22 min
    • Museum of Contemporary Art, MoCA Video, No. 39, Chang'an W. Rd., Datong Dist., Taipei City 103013 Taiwan R.O.C
  • English

  • FREE

    • Open Captions
    • Wheelchair

Visit two video works of the Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism (2022–) which explore a denaturalised presentation of the settler gaze and its historicity.

Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism (2022–), or The Pailang Museum, is a Sinophone media collective that commissions speculative writing, screening programs and decolonial guided tours along with experimental film production. The word pailang is Chinese-Hokkein pronunciation of “villains” commonly used by Taiwanese Indigenous groups to call their settler counterpart: Chinese-Formosan.

While pailang is no longer a pejorative term, the settler colonialism structure has persistent effects, and has largely been embedded in the texture of everyday life. With our aim to experiment with a denaturalized presentation of the settler gaze and its historicity, the Pailang Museum serves as an active platform in narrating a plethora of ways in which settler colonial subjects organize land and, as it were, its species.

Credits
  • Supported by Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
    Commissioned by MoCA Taipei (BLEED 2022)
    Concept by Wu Chi-Yu, Zian Chen
    Coordination - Shiu Shiou-Hau
    Website - PIMIYA (Wu I-Yeh, Lu Wei Chen)
    Script - Zian Chen
    Project Manager - Shiu Shiou-Hau
    Post-production - Wu Chi-Yu
    Sound Design and Remix - Feng Chih-Ming
    Editor - Camille Chen
    Special thanks to our sponsorship partner Sharp Type
  • Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism is commissioned and produced by Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei as part of BLEED 2022.
  • BLEED (Biennial Live Event in the Everyday Digital) was conceived by Campbelltown City Council through Campbelltown Arts Centre, and the City of Melbourne through Arts House. BLEED 2022 is produced and presented by Campbelltown City Council through Campbelltown Arts Centre, and the City of Melbourne through Arts House, Taipei Performing Arts Center and Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei.  BLEED has been supported by the Taiwan Ministry of Culture and Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney.

Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism

    • Available On Demand
  • Mandarin／English

  • This artwork is only available to be experienced on desktop

  • This work shows a historical timeline inclusive of the experiences of First Peoples of Taiwan. Be advised that this work may contain images of deceased people that may affect audiences.

Experience Chi Yu’s interactive website of the Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism (2022–) here, exploring a plethora of ways in which settler colonial subjects organize land and, as it were, its species.

Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism (2022–), or, The Pailang Museum, is a Sinophone media collective that commissions speculative writing, screening programs and decolonial guided tours along with experimental film production. The word pailang is Chinese-Hokkein pronunciation of “villains” commonly used by Taiwanese Indigenous groups to call their settler counterpart: Chinese-Formosan.

While pailang is no longer a pejorative term, the settler colonialism structure has persistent effects, and has largely been embedded in the texture of everyday life. With our aim to experiment with a denaturalized presentation of the settler gaze and its historicity, the Pailang Museum serves as an active platform in narrating a plethora of ways in which settler colonial subjects organize land and, as it were, its species.

Cinema of Settler Selves

    • Available On Demand
  • 19 min
  • Mandarin
    • Closed Caption

  • This work is best experienced on a desktop

  • This work shows a historical timeline inclusive of the experiences of First Peoples of Taiwan. Be advised that this work may contain images of deceased people that may affect audiences.

Watch here two video works of the Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism (2022–) which explore a denaturalized presentation of the settler gaze and its historicity.

Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism (2022–), or, The Pailang Museum, is a Sinophone media collective that commissions speculative writing, screening programs and decolonial guided tours along with experimental film production. The word pailang is Chinese-Hokkein pronunciation of “villains” commonly used by Taiwanese Indigenous groups to call their settler counterpart: Chinese-Formosan.

While pailang is no longer a pejorative term, the settler colonialism structure has persistent effects, and has largely been embedded in the texture of everyday life. With our aim to experiment with a denaturalized presentation of the settler gaze and its historicity, the Pailang Museum serves as an active platform in narrating a plethora of ways in which settler colonial subjects organize land and, as it were, its species.

Cinema of Settler Selves (Alternative Version)

    • Available On Demand
  • 22 min
  • English

  • FREE

    • Closed Caption

  • This work is best experienced on a desktop

  • This work shows a historical timeline inclusive of the experiences of First Peoples of Taiwan. Be advised that this work may contain images of deceased people that may affect audiences.

Watch here two video works of the Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism (2022–) which explore a denaturalized presentation of the settler gaze and its historicity.

Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism (2022–), or, The Pailang Museum, is a Sinophone media collective that commissions speculative writing, screening programs and decolonial guided tours along with experimental film production. The word pailang is Chinese-Hokkein pronunciation of “villains” commonly used by Taiwanese Indigenous groups to call their settler counterpart: Chinese-Formosan.

While pailang is no longer a pejorative term, the settler colonialism structure has persistent effects, and has largely been embedded in the texture of everyday life. With our aim to experiment with a denaturalized presentation of the settler gaze and its historicity, the Pailang Museum serves as an active platform in narrating a plethora of ways in which settler colonial subjects organize land and, as it were, its species.

Credits
  • Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism:
    Supported by Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
    Commissioned by MoCA Taipei (BLEED 2022)
    Concept by Wu Chi-Yu, Zian Chen
    Coordination: Shiu Shiou-Hau
    Website - PIMIYA (Wu I-Yeh, Lu Wei Chen)
    Sound Design - Feng Chih-Ming
    Special thanks to our sponsorship partner Sharp Type

    Cinema of Settler Selve, Cinema of Settler Selves (Alternative Version)
    Supported by Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
    Commissioned by MoCA Taipei (BLEED 2022)
    Script - Zian Chen
    Project Manager - Shiu Shiou-Hau
    Post-production - Wu Chi-Yu
    Sound Design and Remix - Feng Chih-Ming
    Editor - Camille Chen
    Special thanks to our sponsorship partner Sharp Type
  • Pailang Museum of Settler Colonialism is commissioned and produced by Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei as part of BLEED 2022.
  • BLEED (Biennial Live Event in the Everyday Digital) was conceived by Campbelltown City Council through Campbelltown Arts Centre, and the City of Melbourne through Arts House. BLEED 2022 is produced and presented by Campbelltown City Council through Campbelltown Arts Centre, and the City of Melbourne through Arts House, Taipei Performing Arts Center and Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei.  BLEED has been supported by the Taiwan Ministry of Culture and Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney.
Acknowledgement of Country
Arts House, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Taipei Performing Arts Center, and Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands we work on, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, Dharawal, and Ketagalan peoples. We extend our respects to their Elders past, present and future while respecting the vast Traditional Owners Nations our digital platforms reach. We extend this acknowledgment to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Austronesian artists, audiences and communities, and First Nations peoples globally.
墨爾本藝術之家、坎貝爾敦藝術中心、臺北表演藝術中心及台北當代藝術館向我們土地上的第一民族暨傳統所有人致上敬意，包括烏倫杰里族（Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung）、塔爾瓦斯族（Dharawal）、凱達格蘭族（Ketagalan）及其眾支系。因著BLEED數位介面所將廣泛觸及的各種傳統民族與土地， 我們尊榮各地過去、現在及未來的祖先與耆老。我們更將這份對台灣與澳洲原住民族、托雷斯海峽群島民族及南島民族的藝術家、觀眾與社群的致意延展至全球各傳統領地與第一民族。