Taiwan: Pier 2 Art Centre

Taiwan: Pier 2

Pier 2, located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is an abandoned warehouse site turned art district. It is marked by the gigantic yellow characters 駁2, Pier 2, on a watch tower and many colourful statues/sculptures. I am not sure what they signify, but here they are!

2 watch towers, a very boxy building and a warehouse with a flying kite sculpture on its front.
Pier 2, an abandoned warehouse site turned art district. A gigantic kite attached to one of the warehouses.

It’s so colourful it makes me happy.

Life-size red monster and man statue.
Red monster and man statue. Yes, they have a Minion exhibition too (background).
From a different angle, we see the red monsters' teeth and the man holding a mop.
He was holding a mop. That makes him a custodian? :-)
Female and male sculptures.
These sculptures female and male statues line the main walkway. Each set has different patterns and styles, but the same helmet + hammer, straw hat + boots combination.
Female and male sculptures, set 2.
Another set.

Upside Down House

Scrap metal sculptures.
At the far end, there is a park with large sculptures on what used to be train terminal. The large sculptures have a very dramatic effect on the train-tracked green space.
Upside down house in background, ticket in the foreground.
There is also an upside down house, an interactive photo-loving house. ($8CAD entrance fee)

Similar to the Trick Art Museum in Odaiba, Japan, it is fun with friends time!

2 people on the ceiling. Reaching out for the bed.
No matter how hard they tried to lie on the bed, the opposing force was too strong.
I'm on the ceiling, holding on to my falling sunglasses.
It’s not easy being upside down… almost lost my sunglasses!
Bike on the bottom, me flying off the bike.
I flew off the bike!

Tea Break! Pineapple Cake

Pineapple cake and tea
At the other end of the art district, we found a place where they served pineapple cake and tea. Here is the free taste-tester!
Bitten pineapple cake exposing the filling.
The pineapple filling is not fully blended, giving it the dried pineapple texture. I adore this stuff!!

If you’re looking for a place great for families and friends, I’d suggest you to check out Pier 2 in Kaohsiung. (The Upside Down House might not be a permanent exhibition though…)

 

駁二藝術特區
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