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#Ghostkeepers

#迎靈者

#Sikawasay

Intro

#Ghostkeepers is a participatory art that delves into the realm of transformative justice. 

The project invites individuals across the globe to share the underrepresented stories of people who passed away due to political violence. It then gathers a group of "Ghostkeepers" -- a group of writers from various corners of the world to create social media avatars of these “ghosts”, simulating the digital resurrection of their spirits. #Ghostkeepers intends to experiment with the process to foster cross-generational, cross-culture empathy.

#Ghostkeepers bridges onsite installation, social media interactions, weekly participatory writing workshops, and ritualistic performances.

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Invitation Letter

#Ghostkeepers invites contributions of stories related to individuals who have experienced political violence.

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Interview with the contributor

An interview with the contributor is conducted both to establish connection with the writer and to collect the materials for future installations and rituals.

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#Ghostkeepers Writing Workshop

A weekly writing workshop where writers can collaborate, exchange ideas, and collectively develop social media profiles and posts.

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Social media resurrection

The Facebook profiles for the ghosts were established by the writers (#Ghostkeepers), who crafted posts and engaged in online interactions.

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Digital tombs & writers' desks

Cigerattes, betel nut, flowers were placed around the digital tombs. Behind the digital tombs, you may see an writer's desk area, showcasing generation of #Ghostkeepers, and how they did the research and writings.

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Closing ritual (mifanaw)

The #Ghostkeepers Facebook post will be printed and burned, as if returning what we created back to he spiritual world.

Yugoslavia

Story Contributor
Nina Jeza

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1929 - 1993

Ivan Matič

1st generation Ghostkeeper
Maud Berranger

2nd generation Ghostkeeper
Jonathan Henshaw

3rd generation Ghostkeeper
Lin Chuan-Kai

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Colombia

Story Contributor
Jei Triangular

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1987 - 2015

Carlos Torres

1st generation Ghostkeeper
Lee Tzu-Tung

2nd generation Ghostkeeper
Ethan Lai

3rd generation Ghostkeeper
Jonathan Henshaw

4th generation Ghostkeeper
Wu Sze-Wei

Vietnam

Story Contributor:
Me

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3rd generation Ghostkeeper
Jonathan Henshaw

Taiwan

Story Contributor
Lin Chuan-Kai

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1925 - 1952

Kun Lin

1st generation Ghostkeeper
Leung Lee-Chi

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Ukraine

Story Contributor
Катерина Рябовол

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1980 - 2022

Andrif Ruf

1st generation Ghostkeeper
Chen Yin-Yu

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Guatemala

Story Contributor
Julio Linares

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1961 - 2018

Black Rhino

1st generation Ghostkeeper
Ding Pei Ling

2nd generation Ghostkeeper
Jonathan Henshaw

3rd generation Ghostkeeper
Liu Shu-Chun

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Taiwan

Story Contributor
Tán Sìn Jú

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Hsieh P.Y.

1st generation Ghostkeeper
Chen Symin

2nd generation Ghostkeeper
Jonathan Henshaw

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Hungary

Story Contributor:
Zsofia Samodai

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1932 - 1957

Tóth Ilona

1st generation Ghostkeeper
Charlotte Teng

2nd generation Ghostkeeper
Eva Chen

3rd generation Ghostkeeper
Jonathan Henshaw

4th generation Ghostkeeper
Cheng Wan-Jung

Mexico

Story Contributor:
Guatelope

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Exhibition history

(Ver.1) 2018.09 @ Cuchifrito Gallery, New York, USA

(Ver. 3) 2020. 11 @ Kaoshiung Municiple Libarary, Kaoshing, Taiwan

(Ver. 5) 2023. 07 @ Museum Taipei of Fine Art, Taipei, Taiwan

(Ver. 2) 2019. 07 @ Waley Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

(Ver. 4) 2022. 07 @ National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, Taichung, Taiwan

Project Links

The project is open-source and licensed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED.

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