If This Ain't Ai, Don't Make Me Bi.｜403｜Chien Chih-feng│〈Vacation | Sea〉

[The script of this episode] Before entering the exhibition space, the viewer will first encounter this wall. Inspired by poster walls, the artist rearranges images from signs, advertisements, and billboards using collage, reorganization, and symbolic suggestion. These images reference the familiar travel promotions and commercial branding of Japan’s Hokkaido and Taiwan’s North Coast. The artist invites the viewer to rethink: how is our imagination of tourist attractions being shaped? In this work, the artist intentionally highlights painting’s original function: as a decorative medium. He reconfigures the front hall of the exhibition space using painting and mixed media. In doing so, he responds to the conventional display framework, while reimagining the relationship between the artwork and the space around it. Beneath your feet, the floor is patterned like sea waves, evoking the leisurely strolls people take along the beach on vacation. Alongside the souvenirs in Vending Machine, the artist turns his attention to the traces left behind on each trip—the items that were once cherished as merchandise, only to eventually become discarded objects. ---------- If this ain’t Ai, don’t make me Bi. 2026.01.17-04.12 ｜Artists｜ Ciou Zih-yen, Ni Hsiang, Feng Chih-ming, Chien Chih-feng ｜More Information｜https://ntcart.museum/en/exhibition_content.aspx?id=H2512001