"NewsFrom Home - Kaohsiung" by Anne Fehres and Luke Conroy is a layeredexploration of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. This multimedia exhibition delves into theeveryday life of the City, weaving documentary realism with playful surrealism.In the works presented, Kaohsiung’s past reaches through to the present,everyday life is celebrated and future dreams emerge.

Inearly-2024 the artist duo immersed themselves in Kaohsiung, covering over 300kilometres by foot as they connected with the local community. During thisexploratory process they captured over 9000 photographs, alongside hours ofaudio-visual material. This fieldwork served as the foundation for a series oflarge-scale photomontage installations and accompanying audio-visual works.

Eachinstallation combines hundreds of digitally composed photographs of daily lifein Kaohsiung to create a series of interconnected narratives. These worksutilise a colour palette inspired by the vivid temples and the neon glow ofstreet signs. Alongside this, the exhibition’s audio-visual works present anendless stream of ephemeral moments captured in Kaohsiung. These moments areinterwoven with the spoken stories of students from a local elementary school.

Ultimately,'News From Home - Kaohsiung' presents a collective vision of the City,highlighting the significance of everyday moments in shaping its distinctidentity. The exhibition offers a rich, layered portrayal of Kaohsiung,intertwining the personal insights of the artists with the potential fordiverse audience perspectives.