LIU An-Ming

A boy and an adult, seen from behind, animate a puppet before a large crowd — an intimate scene, composed. The oversized head reflects 1960s Golden Light Puppetry, made for visibility and spectacle.
    Resonating with one of the Biennial’s three conceptual departure points — Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s film The Puppetmaster, a portrait of master puppeteer Li Tien-Lu — the image shows how puppetry carries voice and memory across generations. Guidance passes from hand to hand; forms are reinvented as Taiwan modernizes, yet the art holds its ground.
    Traveling across southern Taiwan, LIU An-Ming documented everyday life — laborers, small-town residents, and Hakka rituals. His photographs keep these moments for us: a public stage, a shared craft, and a quiet yearning to continue what was given.