Red Legend, 2018
Single-channel video in an infinite loop, color, sound.

Red Legend (also known as Legend of Wang Gong) is a local folklore from the Fu-Jou area. According to the legend, during the Japanese occupation, Fu-Jou, which was still predominantly farmland, suddenly suffered from a red beetle infestation. The villagers, who were instructed in a dream, invited the Bao-Yi Da-Fu from Hsi-Chih to perform a ritual procession to ward off the disaster. To this day, Fu-Jou continues the tradition of inviting Bao-Yi Da-Fu to perform the ritual procession on the 17th day of the lunar month of October each year.

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This video work uses this legend as its text and incorporates recent complex local issues in Fu-Jou for adaptation and reinterpretation.