NCHU Assistant Professor Hong, Jun-Yuan Selected for Hiroshima MoCA FIVE 25/26 Exhibition
2026-01-12
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Source: Bachelor Program in Taiwan Humanities and Creativity, National Chung Hsing University
Hong, Jun-Yuan, Assistant Professor in the Bachelor Program in Taiwan Humanities and Creativity at National Chung Hsing University, has been selected for the prestigious open-call exhibition “Hiroshima MoCA FIVE 25/26.” His video installation Yi-Fang: The Return of Memory will be exhibited at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art from December 20, 2025, to March 1, 2026.
“Hiroshima MoCA FIVE 25/26” is a major curatorial initiative launched following the museum’s reopening after renovation. Now in its second edition, the exhibition takes “Memory” as its central theme. Five artists or artist groups were selected from 280 submitted proposals, highlighting emerging and research-driven contemporary art practices.
Hong is among the artists selected for this edition, and his work represents the first exhibition by a Japanese public art museum to foreground Taiwanese atomic bomb survivors as its core perspective. On the opening day (December 20), the museum director will personally present selection certificates to the participating artists, followed by an opening talk and artist-led gallery tour, underscoring the institution’s strong commitment to the selected works.
Yi-Fang: The Return of Memory centers on the life history of Lin Yi-Fang (1926–2018), a Taiwanese atomic bomb survivor. Through a combination of family memories, fieldwork footage, historical archives, and intergenerational interviews, the work traces Taiwanese experiences of displacement, survival, and return following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. Beginning with historical maps of Hiroshima and Chiayi from the 1930s, the installation reconstructs the spatial contexts of Lin Yi-Fang’s education and daily life. Firsthand materials—including academic transcripts, correspondence, victim certification documents, and site-research imagery—render personal memory tangible and historically grounded.
The work also incorporates an interview with Professor Kawaguchi Takayuki of Hiroshima University, addressing the long-standing absence of Taiwanese hibakusha from dominant historical narratives. Employing an essayistic video structure, the installation weaves together family memory and critical historical reflection.
Hong, Jun-Yuan currently teaches at National Chung Hsing University, where he engages in video art creation and research in contemporary art. His selection for this internationally significant exhibition not only highlights his individual artistic and scholarly achievements, but also demonstrates NCHU’s growing presence in humanities and arts research as well as international cultural exchange.
Related Links (Previous Exhibitions and Work Introduction):
https://reurl.cc/7V68R5
https://mag.ncafroc.org.tw/article_detail?sid=970
https://talks.taishinart.org.tw/members/347/39127
Hiroshima MoCA FIVE 25/26 Exhibition Information:
https://www.hiroshima-moca.jp/exhibition/hiroshima-moca-five-25_26
Dates: December 20, 2025 (Sat.) – March 1, 2026 (Sun.)
Hours: 10:00–17:00
Closed: Mondays (except Jan. 12 and Feb. 23), Jan. 13 (Tue.), Feb. 24 (Tue.)
Venue: Exhibition Rooms B-1 and B-2, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
Hong, Jun-Yuan, Assistant Professor in the Bachelor Program in Taiwan Humanities and Creativity at National Chung Hsing University, has been selected for the prestigious open-call exhibition “Hiroshima MoCA FIVE 25/26.” His video installation Yi-Fang: The Return of Memory will be exhibited at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art from December 20, 2025, to March 1, 2026.
“Hiroshima MoCA FIVE 25/26” is a major curatorial initiative launched following the museum’s reopening after renovation. Now in its second edition, the exhibition takes “Memory” as its central theme. Five artists or artist groups were selected from 280 submitted proposals, highlighting emerging and research-driven contemporary art practices.
Hong is among the artists selected for this edition, and his work represents the first exhibition by a Japanese public art museum to foreground Taiwanese atomic bomb survivors as its core perspective. On the opening day (December 20), the museum director will personally present selection certificates to the participating artists, followed by an opening talk and artist-led gallery tour, underscoring the institution’s strong commitment to the selected works.
Yi-Fang: The Return of Memory centers on the life history of Lin Yi-Fang (1926–2018), a Taiwanese atomic bomb survivor. Through a combination of family memories, fieldwork footage, historical archives, and intergenerational interviews, the work traces Taiwanese experiences of displacement, survival, and return following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. Beginning with historical maps of Hiroshima and Chiayi from the 1930s, the installation reconstructs the spatial contexts of Lin Yi-Fang’s education and daily life. Firsthand materials—including academic transcripts, correspondence, victim certification documents, and site-research imagery—render personal memory tangible and historically grounded.
The work also incorporates an interview with Professor Kawaguchi Takayuki of Hiroshima University, addressing the long-standing absence of Taiwanese hibakusha from dominant historical narratives. Employing an essayistic video structure, the installation weaves together family memory and critical historical reflection.
Hong, Jun-Yuan currently teaches at National Chung Hsing University, where he engages in video art creation and research in contemporary art. His selection for this internationally significant exhibition not only highlights his individual artistic and scholarly achievements, but also demonstrates NCHU’s growing presence in humanities and arts research as well as international cultural exchange.
Related Links (Previous Exhibitions and Work Introduction):
https://reurl.cc/7V68R5
https://mag.ncafroc.org.tw/article_detail?sid=970
https://talks.taishinart.org.tw/members/347/39127
Hiroshima MoCA FIVE 25/26 Exhibition Information:
https://www.hiroshima-moca.jp/exhibition/hiroshima-moca-five-25_26
Dates: December 20, 2025 (Sat.) – March 1, 2026 (Sun.)
Hours: 10:00–17:00
Closed: Mondays (except Jan. 12 and Feb. 23), Jan. 13 (Tue.), Feb. 24 (Tue.)
Venue: Exhibition Rooms B-1 and B-2, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
NCHU Assistant Professor Hong, Jun-Yuan Selected for Hiroshima MoCA FIVE 25/26 Exhibition
NCHU Assistant Professor Hong, Jun-Yuan Selected for Hiroshima MoCA FIVE 25/26 Exhibition
