Space for Footnotes* is a virtual reading space through research of Taiwanese queerness, speculating the possibilities for Taiwanese cultural activists, artists, and organizers. It is also an experiment transforming the history-reading/writing within myself into a public space.
By two-fingered tap or hold Space bar, the audience can teleport to the footnotes, experiencing the non-linear way of reading, and add their footnotes to compose the writing. The footnotes overlap with three genres: first, the answer I collected from strangers toward “who I am?” and “what do I wish for?” “who do I believe in?” Secondly, the quotes and historical materials from feminism and social movements and organizations in the 90s Taiwan, such as the photo of Mister Taipei Pageant held by Awakening organization in 1987, and writings in the activism magazine Isle Margins. Thirdly, the everyday footnotes in myself, the footnotes that shaped me, such as 3D scanning of the street after the candlelight vigil and sounds and recordings of the daily dialogue.
By two-fingered tap or hold Space bar, the audience can teleport to the footnotes, experiencing the non-linear way of reading, and add their footnotes to compose the writing. The footnotes overlap with three genres: first, the answer I collected from strangers toward “who I am?” and “what do I wish for?” “who do I believe in?” Secondly, the quotes and historical materials from feminism and social movements and organizations in the 90s Taiwan, such as the photo of Mister Taipei Pageant held by Awakening organization in 1987, and writings in the activism magazine Isle Margins. Thirdly, the everyday footnotes in myself, the footnotes that shaped me, such as 3D scanning of the street after the candlelight vigil and sounds and recordings of the daily dialogue.
