Mind Set Art Center is pleased to publish "Dairy of Sulfur Mining - Pataauw", a catalogue of Yu Ji's solo exhibition from 7 to 24 January 2016. It was Yu's first encounter with Liouhuang Valley at Pataauw (also known as Beitou), Taiwan in 2012 that initialized the exhibition . The unique landscape of Liouhuang Valley inspired the artist to launch a series of studies on Pataauw's geographical features, culture and history, starting with literature research and followed by field study.
The exhibition title "Dairy of Sulfur Mining - Pataauw" came from the book The Small Sea Travel Records (also called Dairy of Sulfur Mining) written by the Ching Dynasty official Yu Yong-He about his trip to Pataauw bearing the mission of finding sulfur mine. Yu Ji's adventure in contemporary time is full of inspiration and possibilities just like that of Yu Yong-He.
