Gazing at Femininity and Modernity in 20th-century Taiwan
<p>TAIPEI — In January, a photography exhibition titled<em> A Gentle Breeze: Aura and Inspiration in Photography and Literature </em>opened at the National Centre of Photography and Images (NCPI). Curated by Tsai Wen-Shiang, <em>A Gentle Breeze</em> dives into the centre’s archive, displaying a wide selection of historic images that bear witness to Taiwan’s transition to modernity in the first half of the 20th century.</p>
<p>Photography emerged in Taiwan during the Japanese Colonial Period, and photography studios thrived in post 1920s as commercial portraiture became popular among high-status people.</p>
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