“LIGHT UP 13 LAYER REMAINS“ - Lighting Ceremony
2019.08.21
Located in Ruifang District of New Taipei City, Taiwan, “the historic remains of ShueiNanDong Smelter” was the facility for copper mining during the Japanese colonial period. Designed by the then director - Mike Kikujirou, the structure was built into the hillside with 13 stories, so has been dubbed as “13 layer” by old miners and local people. Having stood on the hillside over the decades, the infrastructure has become a precious heritage. As the neighborhood also kept the memory of mining industry, the whole region forms an organic “Mining Industry Museum” with its own unique landscape. According to〈Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage〉, the Bureau of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture has listed “the historic remains of ShueiNanDong Smelter” as a Potential World Heritage Site in Taiwan.
In order to reproduce the historical scene of the “golden town, ” and to remind people of its beauty and history context, Taiwan Power Company cooperates with world-class lighting artist- Lien Chou and cutting-edge artist- Joyce Ho, and curates “Light up 13 Layer Remains.”The exhibition of amber lights in different luminance echoing the historic remains’ feature will be lit from 6 PM to 9PM every night thereafter. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the light ceremony will be held by Taiwan Power Company and The General Association of Chinese Culture, and turns these lights into a nostalgia connection between the remains and people.
Date: 2019/9/13
Time: 19:00
Location: Remains of the 13 Levels（Ruifang Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan ）
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