The artist’s largest-ever solo exhibition Shiota Chiharu: The Soul Trembles travelled to the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) this summer, deeply affecting the souls of many visitors.

A marquise cut is an elliptical gemstone with pointed ends, bearing similarity with the shape of an almond.

Last winter, I made a visit to the MoNTUE for the exhibition The Everlasting Bloom: Rediscovering Taiwanese Modern Art.

…as time goes by, I’ve also come to realise that my real passion isn’t about practicing the craft but lies in the exploration and learning of crafts from the artisans around the world.

In general, it is not so much the end product that interests me but, rather, the process itself — notably the makers’ pursuit of perfecting their crafts through repeating the same action, day after day.

Lying to the northeast of Taipei Fine Arts Museum is one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings: the Lin An Tai Historical House.

The rebirth of Kishu An as a "forest" has allowed literature to walk into our daily lives, making a seemingly distant subject like that of literature more relevant to public at large.

Throughout the process of viewing Kamata's work, it felt as if the viewer and the visible light have become co-creators of the work in question, and that the viewer remains the sole audience of this exclusive optic spectacle.

Portuguese cut is perhaps the most challenging gem cutting style that I've ever come across.

Though small-scaled, this exhibition has succeeded in encapsulating the richness and diversity of Wanhua's tradition and culture.