Abstract

In another's skin (2018) is a permanent artwork in public space that was realized during our artist-in-residence stay at Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center in rural Taiwan. To realize this project, we asked locals to share their tattoos and the stories behind them, and then collected and engraved those pictures on the surface of a public bench prototype. Indistinguishable from any other bench, this work nevertheless holds deep meaning for the participants and establishes a connection with the local community. In another's skin was part of a broader research project on public art in Taiwan. With a focus on its percent for art program, we discovered key information on the specificities of its public space, and thus proposed an artwork that responded to the local cultural and political context.

Bio

Jasmina Llobet  and Luis Pons, who have worked as a Visual Artist Collective since 2002, are Lecturers at the University of Barcelona's Faculty of Fine Arts. They were also Visiting Professors at Tunghai University, Taiwan (2019–2020). Research grants include the Barcelona Awards 2020 Scholarship from the Barcelona City Council’s Culture Institute (2021). Research stays and international residencies include Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center, Taiwan (2018); and Asia Culture Center, South Korea (2017). Recent edited publications include Wild Thing (Seoul, 2016); Dividual (Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art, 2013); and Constant Dislocation (Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, 2010). Recent articles may be found in BRAC-Barcelona, Research, Art, Creation (2021) and Revista Estúdio, Artistas sobre outras Obras (2020).