"You" are my eyes

Young Art- Understanding the World Through Art

The Co-learning Project features an art education workshop for children in elementary school grades 2-6. The program includes Discussion Classes, which use stories and creative activities to explore contemporary issues Exhibition Classes, which take participants directly to exhibition venues for an open-ended artistic experience.

"You" are my eyes

What comes to mind when you hear the word "conflict"? The 2024 Young Art annual theme focuses on "Art and Conflict," and for our first session, we'll use our eyes to explore it.

This course is like a dive beneath the sea, beginning with Ken Liu's sci-fi story, "All the Flavors" from his collection, The Paper Menagerie. We'll see how Chinese laborers who sailed to the U.S. in the 1850s to make a living and the local residents interpreted and influenced each other through their clashing gazes. Next, we'll follow George Orwell into the oppressive society of Oceania in "1984" to experience the ubiquitous surveillance and consider how we would see ourselves within it. Through literature and games, the power dynamics, cultural clashes, and issues of identity hidden within these gazes will become clues for our exhibition visit.

This preparation will allow us to dive into the exhibition "Ghost in the Sea - Musquiqui Chihying Solo Exhibition," where we'll see the artist connect the past and present of Mauritius, Africa, to present various conflicts and gazes. In the deep blue sea, the symbolic "ghosts" will serve as guides, leading us to redefine what "conflict" is. Together, we'll learn to "see" more deeply, diversely, and self-awarely—both inside and outside the exhibition.

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HSU YA-LI

Instructor, Planner, and Main Visual Artist

HSU YA-LI is a children's literature and art educator and creator. In her teaching, she excels at using interactive games to explore ideas and spark creativity. She also uses lively storytelling and discussions to guide children toward a concrete understanding and reflection on various topics. Her published works include the prose/illustrated books Something's Weird with This World, and the children's books Journey to the Monster Kingdom: Unleash Your Desire for Words and Awaken Your Creativity, Troubles in the Monster Kingdom, Reading Classics, Playing Games: Cultivating Literary Skills, and The Chef and His Apprentices. She is also one of the individuals in charge of "Pin Wen Yi: Literature and Art in Games."