Department of Arts and Design, National Tsing Hua University

Introduction

GATHERED CORE begins with the act of gathering—quietly collecting fragments from the unnoticed edges of everyday life: fleeting sensations, passing emotions, and traces of memory.

What is gathered does not remain as fragments. Through time, reflection, and transformation, these pieces settle, condense, and draw inward—forming a core that is both intimate and shared.

Each work emerges from its own origin, yet within the exhibition, they lean toward one another—echoing, overlapping, and unfolding into a subtle dialogue. Between them, a field of connections takes shape, where boundaries soften and meanings shift.

In this space, gathering becomes more than an act; it becomes a way of sensing, of holding, of becoming. What was once scattered finds its gravity—quietly forming a core that carries the weight of many experiences, and the resonance of being together.