Named after the Japanese word for “chit chat,” Pecha Kucha Night gives people from creative fields a forum in which to quickly talk about their work. The emphasis is on “quick”: during every presentation, 20 images are shown, each for just 20 seconds, while the speaker talks along to the slideshow.
Taipei’s edition of Pecha Kucha Night Vol. 19 features a dozen speakers and will take place at the Xue Xue Institute (學學文創展坊) in Neihu tomorrow evening. Pecha Kucha Night, which has taken place in nearly 500 cities around the world, was first created in Tokyo in 2003 to bring together young designers who wanted to introduce their work and ideas to the public in an informal and fun environment. Architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, who hosted the first Pecha Kucha Night nine years ago, created the presentation format.
Tomorrow’s event will be followed by an afterparty. Speakers include: the creators of Yuan Soap (阿原肥皂), which makes toiletries using plants grown in Taiwan; Dizzy Ha (哈其昌), the creative director of Winzz (蔚思), one of Taiwan’s leading makers of iPhone and iPad apps; Urban Nomad Film Fest cofounder and curator David Frazier; Apple Computer products reseller Studio A’s senior instructor Lin Ching-che (林敬哲); Luke Foto Studio director and photographer Luke Huang (黃仁益); Joe Fang (方序中) of Sense30, which builds vintage-style bicycles; performance artist Yeh Yili (葉怡利); Hsu Chen-i (許晨一), the director of creative agency Reactive Creative; Izy Ye (葉如娟), artist and owner of the store Izy’s Home; and illustrator Sally Lin (林莎莉).
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