23/04/2026
🪨 “Help! We are Rocks” Currently on view by appointment 展覽進行中，歡迎預約參觀
Having cultivated cacti for nearly a decade, 李兆起 Li Jhao Ci draws metaphorical connections between these foreign plants and notions of outsiders, invasion, transplantation, and grafting. The cactus serves as a primary material in Li’s installations, where different species are grafted together to form deformed communities—symbolizing Taiwan as an “imagined community” pieced together from both Eastern and Western concepts and multiple national identities. Li’s practice is also inspired by foreign literary texts—particularly Russian and Latin American novels that depict the complexities of nationhood, war, and colonial history. Working across painting, sculpture, installation, and poetry, Li explores the tensions between the individual and the collective—adopting irony, satire, and metaphor to respond to contemporary life and political discourse.
About the Artist
Born in Taitung, Taiwan in 1994, 李兆起 Li Jhao-Ci graduated in 2017 from Da-Yeh University with a double major in Visual Communication Design and Plastic Arts. He will receive his MFA in Painting from the Dept of Fine Arts at Taipei National University of the Arts in 2026. Li works primarily with text and painting, and incorporates succulent plants into spatial installations to explore the concept of grafting. His work reflects the complexities of nationhood, war, and colonial histories, turning these inquiries toward Taiwan’s geopolitical condition. Li will present a solo show at Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts in October 2026. Recent exhibitions include Outstanding Art Prize of the School of Fine Arts (Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, 2025); Avoiding the Trap Set by Angels (Crash, Hong Kong, 2025); On the Savage Highway (Zit-Dim Art Space, Tainan, 2025); The King’s Tail Is a Donkey’s Tail (solo, ER Gallery, Taipei, 2025); and Want to Hook on to Some Trees and Birds (solo, Glitch, Taichung, 2024). www.lijhaoci.com
Help! We are Rocks
March 15 – May 10, 2026
Christopher Loomis & 李兆起 Li Jhao Ci
Closing Sound Performance by Artists
藝術家閉幕聲音表演
Sunday, 5/10 3pm
活動日以外，本展覽採預約制參觀
Viewings by appt outside public events
