Beginning with the works of previous painters, from left to right, Chen Chengbo's 1915 painting "Near the Water Source" and Japanese painter Ozawa Akisari's 1931 "Taipei Landscape" opened up the exhibition's electrified landscape.

(Photo by reporter Ling Meixue)

[Reporter Ling Meixue/Taipei Report] Many modern people take for granted the scenery, in fact, it is the appearance of "electricity".

Therefore, the National Taiwan Museum and the Taiwan Electric Power Company jointly curated the exhibition, with the theme of "Island. Electricity Life - The Era of Taiwan Electric Power", introducing the development of civilization in Taiwan after entering the electric power era, and starting from the early painters' understanding of "electricity". The description of the scenery and the story of electricity on the island are told from the perspective of ordinary people, presenting the era of Taiwan's power development and land.

On the one hand, the exhibition hall displays nostalgic old electrical appliances, and on the other hand, it broadcasts various sounds caused by electrification in life through speakers.

(Photo by reporter Ling Meixue)

The exhibition takes "Electricity and Civilization" as the axis, through units such as "Incoming Electricity from Taiwan", "Supply and Demand of Electricity", "Life and Electricity" and "Cost of Electricity", from the lighting of the first electric light, the establishment of power plants and power grids , to the development of renewable energy, from a historical point of view, the dramatic changes in people's lifestyles after the introduction of electricity in Taiwan are presented through more than 60 exhibits and more than 160 precious images.

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Finally, the exhibition uses installation art to reflect on how the "civilized landscape" strikes a balance between the pursuit of civilization and a sustainable environment.

(Photo by reporter Ling Meixue)

In addition to relevant historical materials and newspaper clippings, the exhibition also displays many nostalgic household electrical appliances.

Taipower specially provides 15 representative electric meters, including the first electric meter in Taiwan a hundred years ago, to connect electricity and people's lives, and also to convey the cost that people must pay for using electricity for their daily needs.

In particular, it starts with the painting "Near the Water Source" by the senior Taiwanese painter Chen Chengbo and the "Taipei Landscape" by the Japanese painter Akisari Ozawa in the collection of the National Taiwan Museum. The lines and colors of the electrical facilities such as electric poles, wire interweaving, and power plants are borrowed from the paintings. The stacked urban visual landscape presents people's pursuit of modernization at that time, as well as the reflection on the changes of traditional landscape behind urbanization.

At the end of the exhibition, the art installation "Island Power Scenery" is a dialogue with the paintings of senior painters. The electric meters collected by Taipower are integrated in the exhibition area. By weaving a metaphorical power grid and through the visual transformation of light, it reflects people's sense of belonging to the natural environment. As well as the cyclical relationship between civilization and nature, reflect on the relationship between people and people, and between people and land during the century after Taiwan's call.

Li Lianquan, vice-minister of the Ministry of Culture, said, "Where the power industry goes, civilization will go." The power industry is not only closely related to the lives of the public, but also has a more profound impact on Taiwan's customs, topography, and even culture.

It is hoped that this exhibition will open the beginning of cooperation between the museum, Taipower and the Ministry of Economic Affairs in related industries. Through the museum's research, curation, and education functions, it will "drive Taiwan's industries into a cultural level and make the industry more culturally rich."

Tsang Wen-sheng, Acting Chairman of Taipower, said that he hopes that through the exhibition in the future, more people will understand the value of electricity usage, and convey more about the ins and outs of Taiwan's power development in the past, as well as the diverse appearance that electricity has brought to the island.

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