▸   西摩利 × 卡司帖拉 × 香蕉船

Shimori × Castella × Banana Split is a presentation created during his residency in  K.A.T Sugar Refinery Artist Residency program 2024.

The K.A.T sugar refinery is the first modern sugar refinery in Taiwan built by Japanese in the 1900s when colonized by Japan. In the program, the artist posed a question “Where has the sugar gone? ”. In the two-month residency in the city of Kaohsiung, LI has explored the old and traditional bakeries in the city. He tastes, analyses, interviews the traditional desserts made by the old bakeries and cafes.

Kaohsiung, as a harbor city that attracted different cultures and people, the sweet taste map of Kaohsiung features cultures such as Southern China in the Qing Dynasty, Japan in the colonization era and America after WWII.

In Shimori × Castella × Banana Split (2024), the artist uses three traditional desserts still popular in Kaohsiung as the topic to tell the history and people in different generations from different countries that have been in Kaohsiung. Combining image, foods, text, performance and singing, the artist explores the complicated dimension of the city.