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As an extension of the exhibition "Ghosts in the Foreign Land," this workshop reimagines the cultural memory of the Penghu bîng-kun-toh through a fictional self-ritual. In this contemporary interpretation, each participant simultaneously embodies both the worshipper and the worshipped—you are here to make offerings to your own soul.

In Taoist rituals, "transformation" refers to the process of transition between material and spiritual realms. Our research on the bîng-kun-toh in Fenggui documents how local residents made offerings of "imagined" Western food to foreign spirits, while in traditional Taiwanese ritual culture, the "feng-pian-gao" [cloud slice cake] transforms physical offerings into symbols using glutinous rice and sugar, embodying the Taoist wisdom of "seeking spirit through form."

Continuing this practice of cross-cultural imagination and transformation, this workshop invites participants to consider: when you are both the worshipper and the spirit, what offerings would you prepare to feed your own "ghost"? Through materials such as glutinous rice and red dye, each person will create offerings for their own soul, reconsidering the form of spiritual solace in this cross-temporal self-dialogue.

In traditional ritual culture, the boundary between "us" and "the other" has always been clear: the living worship the dead, this shore makes offerings to the other shore, rituals are built upon such binary opposition. However, when we position ourselves simultaneously as both the worshipper and the worshipped, this established boundary dissolves. In feeding our own "ghost," we become both the provider of offerings and the receiver of spiritual sustenance. This dual identity compels us to re-examine the essence of ritual practices. If worship has always been about pacifying the souls of others, how do we confront our inner hunger when we become our own "ghost"?
 


Workshop
Details
Date
November 24, 2024 
Time
14:00-15:30
Venue
Mediamatic Exhibition Space
Language
English
Artists
Lin Szu-Han & Lin Wen-Hsuan  [ TW ]
Fee
€25 Regular / €20 Student, Artist.
Tickets
Capacity
Limited to 16 participants, pre-registration required.

Workshop
Contents

Contemporary interpretation of traditional ritual practices
Creation of personalized offerings


Sharing symbolic comfort food

Handmade noodles [ for longevity ]
Sweet glutinous rice balls [ for wholeness ]
Taiwanese black tea.



⚬ This workshop is part of the "Ghosts in the Foreign Land" exhibition program.
⚬ The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the event.

X


Workshop
Information

As an extension of the exhibition "Ghosts in the Foreign Land," this workshop reimagines the cultural memory of the Penghu bîng-kun-toh through a fictional self-ritual. In this contemporary interpretation, each participant simultaneously embodies both the worshipper and the worshipped—you are here to make offerings to your own soul.

In Taoist rituals, "transformation" refers to the process of transition between material and spiritual realms. Our research on the bîng-kun-toh in Fenggui documents how local residents made offerings of "imagined" Western food to foreign spirits, while in traditional Taiwanese ritual culture, the "feng-pian-gao" [cloud slice cake] transforms physical offerings into symbols using glutinous rice and sugar, embodying the Taoist wisdom of "seeking spirit through form."

Continuing this practice of cross-cultural imagination and transformation, this workshop invites participants to consider: when you are both the worshipper and the spirit, what offerings would you prepare to feed your own "ghost"? Through materials such as glutinous rice and red dye, each person will create offerings for their own soul, reconsidering the form of spiritual solace in this cross-temporal self-dialogue.

In traditional ritual culture, the boundary between "us" and "the other" has always been clear: the living worship the dead, this shore makes offerings to the other shore, rituals are built upon such binary opposition. However, when we position ourselves simultaneously as both the worshipper and the worshipped, this established boundary dissolves. In feeding our own "ghost," we become both the provider of offerings and the receiver of spiritual sustenance. This dual identity compels us to re-examine the essence of ritual practices. If worship has always been about pacifying the souls of others, how do we confront our inner hunger when we become our own "ghost"?
 


Workshop
Details
Date
November 24, 2024 
Time
14:00-15:30
Venue
Mediamatic Exhibition Space
Language
English
Artists
Lin Szu-Han & Lin Wen-Hsuan  [ TW ]
Fee
€25 Regular / €20 Student, Artist.
Tickets
Capacity
Limited to 16 participants, pre-registration required.

Workshop
Contents

Contemporary interpretation of traditional ritual practices
Creation of personalized offerings


Sharing symbolic comfort food

Handmade noodles [ for longevity ]
Sweet glutinous rice balls [ for wholeness ]
Taiwanese black tea.

⚬ This workshop is part of the "Ghosts in the Foreign Land" exhibition program.
⚬ The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the event.