Roaming the Horizon |Perceptual Experiences of Interwoven Image and Material

Event Details

Date & Time｜1 Feb 2026 (Sun), 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Venue｜Galleries, BF, 1F & 2F

Check‑in｜Entrance, Gallerie 1A (1F)

Capacity｜20 participants

Keywords

# Afterimage

Introduction

“Afterimage,” commonly translated into Chinese as yuxiang, houxiang, or canxiang (afterimage, persistence of vision, or residual image), originates from the field of visual psychology. It refers to the phenomenon whereby, after prolonged fixation on an image, the visual impression lingers momentarily even after one has looked away.

This exhibition invites viewers to wander among different works, approaching afterimage as a perceptual mode through which history, emotion, and lived experience continuously return and circulate between artworks and the body. The guided tour begins with several key works from the museum’s collection, examining how these works function as a longitudinal thread that extends throughout the exhibition. Along this thread, particular attention is given to how image and material together construct a form of sensuous, perceptible memory.

As a deferred mode of perception, afterimage allows us, while looking at the works, to simultaneously witness the processes through which images emerge and dissipate, and to sense how they persist—after leaving our field of vision—in the body and in memory, in the form of residual impressions.

* This event will be conducted in Mandarin Chinese.

About the Speaker
Chu Ying-Hua received her PhD from the Centre for Media Art Education Research at the University of Westminster, UK, and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural and Creative Industries Management at National Taipei University of Education. Her research interests include visual culture, image aesthetics, photographic theory, and contemporary art practice.

About Roaming the Horizon

Echoing the curatorial concept and spatial character of the 2025 Taipei Biennial: Whispers on the Horizon, the public programme series Roaming the Horizon adopts movement and flow as its guiding principles. The series invites speakers from the arts and other disciplines to guide visitors through the exhibition spaces, engaging with artworks through encounter and dialogue. Through a range of keywords and lines of thought, visitors are encouraged to develop their own perspectives and ways of experiencing the exhibition.

Additional Information

Advance online registration is required and opens at 11:00 a.m. on 6 Jan 2026 (Tue) via the TFAM website.
Check-in and on-site waiting list registration open at 1:40 p.m. Participants who do not check in by 2:00 p.m. will forfeit their places to visitors on the waiting list.
Participants are required to borrow an audio guide device. Please present a valid form of identification (National ID, NHI card, student card or passport) at check-in for deposit.
Admission requires a valid museum ticket. The event is free of charge once inside. Please follow TFAM visiting guidelines.

Contact

| 25957656#328 | weiting-TFAM@gov.taipei

| 02-25957656#307 | edu_info-TFAM@gov.taipei