Life is lived along lines — Poetry × Body Workshop (August 15 & 22)
Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey
In this workshop, poet Frida, WU Yu-Hsuan will guide you through improvised writing and movement.
Taking inspiration from Olafur Eliasson’s Life is lived along lines, we will practice trusting the lines of life as they emerge, and attempt to express what we see, experience, love, and lose.
We will play like children—colliding, creating our own language, falling in love indiscriminately with everything.
Facilitator｜Wu Yu-Hsuan
Graduate of the MFA Creative Writing Program at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Wu Yu-Hsuan has twice traveled to Japan to participate in Butoh workshops led by Kazuo Ohno.
She has performed poetry and Butoh at Engaku-ji Temple in Kamakura, Japan; Dia Beacon Contemporary Art Museum in New York; and La Porte Peinte Artist Residency in France.
Her works include the poetry collections Exchanging a Lover’s Rib and Twilight Scorched Fields, and prose collections Decaying Anywhere: 99 Love Letters from a Film Buff, Shapeless — Notes from the Santa Fe Residency, Carrying Home Along, and In Love: Letters Crossing Borders, among others.
She travels the world, exploring the body of poetry and the poetry of the body.
A Preface from the Facilitator
What is poetry?
Poets tell us that our bodily senses are the receivers of poetry; and the Icelandic/Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, through his work, reminds us that the senses are also the expression of poetry.
If you are willing to open your heart and let experience cross the line of daily life, you may find yourself close to the very lines of life.
When you engage with Eliasson’s work through your body—turning your head, shoulders, elbows, chest…—you are not only responding to the waves stirred by art but also discovering the mysterious poetry deep in your own life.
Come, let’s explore the poetry of the body together.
***We recommend participants set aside time beforehand to view the exhibition works in the gallery.
📅 Sessions
- Session 1｜Friday, August 15, 2025 — Morning｜11:00–12:30
- Session 2｜Friday, August 15, 2025 — Afternoon｜14:30–16:00
- Session 3｜Friday, August 22, 2025 — Morning｜11:00–12:30
- Session 4｜Friday, August 22, 2025 — Afternoon｜14:30–16:00
B2 Grand Workshop, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
🎯 Target Audience
Participants aged 13 and above who trust their bodies and are willing to expand their boundaries.
👥 Capacity
15 participants per session
✨ Registration
- Please register in advance via this webpage.
- The workshop is free of charge; however, admission tickets to the museum must be purchased according to the museum’s ticketing policy.
- In the event of force majeure such as a typhoon, cancellation or rescheduling will be announced separately.
🌐 Online Registration
- Sessions 1 & 2: Opens on Friday, August 1, 2025, at 10:00
- Sessions 3 & 4: Opens on Friday, August 8, 2025, at 10:00
Notes:
- We recommend using a computer to register; mobile devices may vary and are not recommended.
- Upon successful registration, a confirmation email will be sent automatically. All further notifications will be communicated via email, so please ensure your email address is correct.
- Due to system limitations, each email account can only register once.
- If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration online or notify us by phone as early as possible so we can offer the spot to others.
📝 Check-in
Location: Information Desk, B2 Children’s Art Education Center, TFAM
- Session 1｜August 15｜10:45–10:55
- Session 2｜August 15｜14:15–14:25
- Session 3｜August 22｜10:45–10:55
- Session 4｜August 22｜14:15–14:25
Check-in Notes:
- Please arrive and check in at the Information Desk 5–15 minutes before the session starts.
- As the museum may be crowded, please allow extra time for parking, ticketing, and storage.
- We recommend using the online ticketing system and referring to the museum’s ticketing policy.
To ensure the quality of participation, the workshop has age and capacity limits. We kindly ask all participants to help us maintain the guidelines and create a rich learning experience together.
The museum reserves the right to cancel the registration of participants who:
- do not meet the age requirements
- fail to present valid age verification
- fail to check in on time