Tabe! Tabe! Touching SIRAYA

Guantian Visitor Center in Tainan is under the jurisdiction of the Siraya National Scenic Area, which is characterized by its rice fields and the culture of the Siraya people. With its surrounding rice paddies, water caltrop fields, and wide grassland landscapes, the scenic area is a popular destination for outdoor events.

Tabe is a Sirayan word meaning "Hi, how are you". The project, “Tabe! Tabe! Touching SIRAYA”, uses geometric shapes of deer, water buffalo, wild hog, snail, and dog to reinterpret various scenic spots and specialty agricultural products in the Siraya National Scenic Area with black-and-white characters and symbols to convey the essence of "the land, the soil, the mountains, the water, and the people".

The project aims to reinterpret the characteristic elements of official tourism with the visual experience created by public installation arts. Apart from embellishing representative landmarks for the landscape, the series of animal sculptures also serves as a promoter of the tourism characteristics of the scenic area, local culture, and parent-child attractions.