June–July. 3–16.7.2026 window exhibition, Kauppahuone Riveri, Isokirkkokatu 4. The collaboration of the Taiwanese artist duo explores the relationships between mythology, ecology, memory and place.

Mythology is no longer a fixed collection of ancient stories. Through residencies in different cultures, climates, and landscapes, it is continually reassembled, giving rise to new creatures, spirits, and hybrid mythologies.

Rather than presenting a finished body of work, this exhibition functions as a site where mythology is actively taking shape. Visitors are invited into the artists’ ongoing process of inquiry during their residency at RaumArs, encountering the intersections of multiple media, including painting, ceramics, and found objects.

At the heart of the exhibition is Fragments of Mythology, a work that has continuously transformed and evolved through travel and residency experiences. Now unfolding within the window display in Old Rauma, it resembles a cabinet of curiosities, gathering mythological symbols and fragments that have emerged from different places and encounters.

The accompanying workshop invites local residents to contribute through painting and collage on fabric, allowing local memories, living creatures, and personal imaginations to become part of the work. In this way, mythology is understood not as a fixed narrative, but as a living process—one that continues to grow, be shared, and generate new ways of thinking.

In 2023, they initiated When Myth Begins to Think, an ongoing project that brings mythological imagination into dialogue with contemporary life. Through artistic research, travel, and residency experiences, they explore how stories, beliefs, and local knowledge shape our understanding of the world, while introducing perspectives from Taiwan’s ecology and cultural landscape into international exchange.

Yen-Cheng Wu’s practice examines the coexistence and tensions between humans, animals, and the environment. Working across painting, sculpture, photography, and writing, he creates symbolic narratives that reflect on cultural memory, ecological awareness, and the interconnectedness of all living beings.

With a background in architecture and scenography, Fang-Yu Chou transforms space, landscape, and personal memory into poetic visual experiences through installation, video, painting, and spatial interventions. Her work often explores the relationship between place, perception, and imagination.

Together, their practices intersect and diverge, creating a dialogue between different ways of seeing and understanding the world. Through collaboration, they seek to uncover new connections between myth, landscape, and contemporary life.