Taiwanese Photography Exhibition Examines 'Minjian' Concept

A Taiwanese photography exhibition explores the concept of 'Minjian' (民間), deliberately retaining the Mandarin pinyin term to resist direct translation into 'folk,' 'vernacular,' or 'popular.' The exhibition treats Minjian as a dynamic social space where local networks, daily practices, religious life, publishing media, and image circulation intersect, rather than a fixed cultural category. Rooted in research on Taiwanese photographic history, it revisits how Minjian became a crucial field for photographers across generations. The slash in the exhibition title marks the reciprocal historical relation between photography and this social space.