The concept and contents of EPITAPH are based on two books: 45 years of loneliness and Sobbing in the dark corner written by Mrs. Ran Mei-su, and Documentary film of 228 (Feb. 28 1947) incident produced by her. This artwork offers condolence to the female victims of 228 incident on the one hand, and on the other respects Mrs. Ran's efforts to record history from another perspective based on her own experience as a survivor (especially female) of the tragedy.
The 228 incident was a conflict between the Chinese who came to Taiwan from China after the Second World War and the Taiwanese. During this conflict, there were many Taiwanese intellectuals executed by the Chinese governor. From this time on, these two groups of people do not trust each other, and as a result of this more misunderstanding and conflict occurs.
Copyright © : Wu Mali, 1997
N.Paradoxa : Issue No.5 , November 1997
