Mirage IV: Disused Public Property in Taiwan

'Mosquito house' refers to idle public facilities in Taiwan. Since 2010, artist Yao Juichung has been leading members of LSD (Lost Society Document) to work on the 'Mirage' project, surveying the phenomena of 'mosquito house' all around Taiwan. The first-hand information of LSD members and their on-spot documentation point to some common factors behind the idleness, including the loss of planned function due to the change in time and space, and the mismatch of public demand and public policies. Some are also born from the corrupted election and bidding systems.

Not only does the investigation of 'mosquito house' raise the hidden concerns of government's policy, but also exposes the deformed value of the country, of which hard ware development is overly stressed and construction is falsely equated to economic development.

Alternative title

Hai shi shen lou IV: tai wan xian zhi gong gong she shi chou yang ta cha

Access level

Onsite

author

Lost Society Document, 失落社會檔案室,

YAO Jui-Chung, 姚瑞中

publisher

Garden City Publishers, 田園城市文化事業 (Taipei, Taiwan)

Location code

MON.YJC2

Language

Chinese - Traditional

Keyword

art administration

Publication/Creation date

2014

No of pages

736

ISBN / ISSN

9789866204845

No of copies

Content type

artist monograph

Chapter headings

專文

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第一篇 - 完全閒置、部分閒置、低度使用或延宕開發之公共設施

01 交通設施

02 工商園區

03 文教設施

04 體育場館

05 社福設施暨活動中心

06 辦公廳舍

07 市場

08 觀光遊憩設施

09 工程設施

10 軍事設施

第二篇已活化或活化中之公共設施

Mirage IV: Disused Public Property in Taiwan

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Mirage IV: Disused Public Property in Taiwan, 海市蜃樓IV：台灣閒置公共設施抽樣踏查