Starting Monday, Cafe 2.31 will turn into a world of mannequins, stray dogs and party animals. The strange mix are some of the objects in the snapshots by Yuan Cho-ping (袁哲彬) that make up his "1.30 Will Survive" photo exhibition at this cafe-cum-occasional art space.
As it name suggests, the exhibition is intended as a means to sum up Yuan's life before 30, and shows how Yuan and his friends try, not without effort, to maintain a Bohemian lifestyle.
Always clutching a camera, Yuan takes photos of everything from sunrises to toilets. The photos on display were taken in a six-year period and in many countries. In a previous exhibition titled "Calendar" Yuan sewed 365 photos, one taken each day for one year, to a T-shirt he wore at the show. This latest show is similarly a record of his life.
Highlights of the works are several photos of storefront windows taken in the US. Reflections of grey skyscrapers on the glass create eerie effects as they seem to interact with the mannequins dressed in luxury goods.
Although most of the photos depict experiences 20-somethings in Taiwan can easily relate to, the photos as a whole lack thematic focus. "The truth is that the photos are simple about some movements that have happened and been photographed. And I try to present our generation's point of view by doing this," said Yuan.
1.30 I Will Survive will take place from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31 at cafe 2.31, located at 27, Ln. 86, Hsinyi Rd., Sec. 2 (信義路二段86巷27號).
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