關於 northeast asia countries ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

亞洲地區嘅藝術作品，相信大家都睇唔少喇，但其實亞洲嘅當代藝術又點止呢啲啊。黎自南亞同西亞嘅伊斯蘭教國家，其實都有唔少具有影響力嘅藝術家等住我地去慢慢認識架。

I think most of us are no strangers to creatives or artists that are coming from neighboring countries across Northeast and Southeast Asia. Yet the diverse art and cultural scene does not just stop there. In fact, there are many more to be explored from the untapped territories in Asia. I’m really impressed with the art pieces that are showcased here at this exhibition! Thank you so much for inviting.

It’s my pleasure meeting gallery director Mr. Fabio Rossi 🎈

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[繞道亞洲心臟的一人背包旅行] Bypassing the Heart of Asia: a Solo Backpacking Trip
(English edition available below)

從2018年5月7日開始，我將自己一個人飛到烏茲別克首都塔什干，開始為期42天的「亞洲心臟繞道」旅行。這是我這輩子第一趟超過一個月的自助旅行。

「亞洲心臟」指的是中亞，一個突厥、蒙古與伊斯蘭文化相遇並交融的地方。這趟旅行之所以稱作亞洲的心臟繞道（heart bypass），是因為路線雖然貫穿俄羅斯、中亞與中國，卻不是直接「刺穿」亞洲的心臟，而是從心臟的一端繞一大圈到另外一端。用文字說明不太清楚，看下面這張路線圖應該就比較明瞭了。

Starting May 7, 2018, I’ll be on a 42-day solo backpacking trip to Central Asia, Western/Northwestern China and Russia. The title I give this trip is “Bypassing the Heart of Asia”.

The heart of Asia, commonly known as central Asia, is a region where Turkic, Mongolian and Islamic cultures intertwine. After Rather than “piercing” through it, I will first get to one side of it, and then make a huge detour to the other side. This is why I call it a heart bypass. (I guess it still sounds vague. Check out the maps attached to this post.)

這趟旅程的發想，源自於去年的幾趟歐洲行。由於工作的限制，我幾乎都是用一個禮拜甚至更短的假期自助旅行，每次只能跑一兩個國家，沒過幾天就得回到工作崗位上繼續奮鬥；累積下來固然是去了不少地方，卻少了那種「壯遊」的暢快感。於是我開始想，有沒有可能讓自己有段更長的假期，可以來個瘋狂一點的大旅行，例如，用一個月的時間，從歐洲的最西端走陸路與海路一路回到台灣？尤其路上會經過的幾個前蘇聯國家，獨特的文化與神秘感非常吸引我。

那陣子正好也開始認真思考轉職，因此心裡便默默下了這個決定——等我換工作的時候，一定要爭取到至少一個月的間隔，利用這段長假來實現我的大旅行夢。那時候為了準備面試，每天都忙著練習演算法題目，每當卡題卡到想要翻桌放棄的時候，我就會想到自己的大旅行，想到自己有一天可以從葡萄牙的最西端出發、搭著火車穿過歐亞大陸，最後站在臺馬輪的甲板上，看著基隆港從地平線上慢慢浮現，以熟悉的家鄉風景作為一個月旅行的終點，那會是何等難忘的感動呀！想著想著，就有動力繼續解演算法題了。

後來找工作的過程大致順利，但這趟大旅行的規劃則不然——我很快就發現，事情根本就沒有我想的那麼簡單！

首先，陸路旅行最大的挑戰之一其實是簽證。在我規劃原本的路線上，持台灣護照前往俄羅斯、哈薩克、烏茲別克、吉爾吉斯都需要申請簽證，而這幾個國家的簽證都相當難辦，必須要先購買邀請函（每張索價美金70-100元），然後親自跑到位在華盛頓特區的大使館辦理，就算一切順利也要等上一兩週，然後再親自回去領取，簽證費用則都至少是美金100元起跳。落地簽？有（俄羅斯除外），但是要從機場入境才有落地簽，走陸路只能用正式簽證。這四張簽證如果全部辦下來，時間和金錢根本不是我能負擔得起的。

其次，一個月的時間看似很長，其實根本就不夠！就算我決定重點放在中亞、跳過所有歐洲的景點不停留，每個國家最後可能也只夠停留三四天，而且其中2/3的時間可能都在坐車。花了這麼多時間和金錢辦到簽證，哪有可能一國只去走馬看花個三四天？無怪乎那些真正有心的背包客旅行都至少是三個月起跳，甚至半年一年，大概因為只有這樣才能充分利用每張簽證的價值吧！

最後我只好開始妥協，先放棄了從歐洲最西端出發的想法，接著決定允許少數一兩段不走陸路（以便拿到比較省錢省事的落地簽或電子簽），後來又努力減少造訪的國家數量。最後，就產生了這趟先往東再往西、在中亞和蒙古周圍繞了一大圈的奇特路線。

第一週：烏茲別克
第二週：吉爾吉斯
第三、四週：中國新疆、甘肅、寧夏、內蒙古
第五、六週：俄羅斯從東向西橫跨

為什麼要先一路向東、繞了一大圈之後才入境俄羅斯，而非從俄羅斯開始一路往東？這樣規劃的原因是，俄羅斯簽證是世界知名的難搞加上昂貴，但正巧在2018年，趁世界盃在俄羅斯舉行之際，自助旅行者聽到了千載難逢的福音：凡購買世界盃門票者可以在球賽期間免簽證入境俄羅斯，整個開放期間是6/4到7/25。由於我的旅行得在6/17結束，如果要利用世界盃門票入境俄羅斯，就只能利用6/4-6/17這段期間。因此我只好先把中亞和絲路走完，然後再往上以由東向西的方式橫貫俄羅斯。

寫著這篇文章的此時，有點不敢相信自己竟然已經找好新工作、從前公司離職、申請好所有簽證，彷彿幾天前還在為了轉職奮鬥，現在才驚覺兩天之後就要出發了！

這趟旅行對我來說有很多個第一次：第一次一口氣旅行這麼長的時間、第一次前往中亞、第一次走陸路跨越亞洲與歐洲，除此之外還有另外一個第一次：第一次嘗試一路用臉書專頁的形式分享我的行程，以及路上見到的人事物。過去我比較喜歡先把旅程跑完，等凱旋歸來之後再把旅程中最美好、最精華的部分呈現出來（當然也有很多時候是根本就沒有認真寫）；這次選擇用同步的方式紀錄，意味著我寫下的文字將更加貼近自己當下的感受，路上經歷的好與壞、成功與失敗都更可能被攤在別人面前。不確定這種方式寫出來的文字會是如何，但就把這當成一個實驗性的寫作計畫吧，我這樣想著。

歡迎加入我的旅程。我們後天晚上出發！

This grand trip idea started last year, after a few European trips I took. Due to the limit of my paid time-off, those trips lasted only one week or even shorter. Then I started thinking: how cool would it be if I can get a longer time off, let’s say like 1 month, to travel from Europe to Asia through all the former Soviet Union countries (which seem extraordinarily attractive to me after my Baltic States trip last year)? And I knew that the best timing for me to do that would be the gap between two jobs. Therefore, I started conceiving this trip while looking for a new job. The job search went fairly smoothly, but the trip planning soon faced some difficulties.

The biggest difficulty is visa. As a Taiwanese passport holder, visa is required for me to enter Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyz, and those countries are notorious for their lengthy and costly visa application process. For each visa, I have to buy a letter of invitation (LOI), go to the consulate in Washington DC in person, wait for one or two weeks, and then pick up the visa in person. Each visa can take a month and cost $200-300. Things have changed recently -- visa waiver is now available for many western countries, but not for Taiwan citizens, unfortunately.

Another difficulty is time. One month may seem long, but to travel from the westernmost point of Europe (Lisbon) to Taiwan without flying, it’s still way too short. Even if I take train through all the European countries without making stops, I’d probably have only 3-4 days to spend in each central Asian country, and 2/3 of the time I’ll be on the train. This is not the way I would like to travel!

As my original plan was quickly proven unrealistic, I began to make compromises: giving up the attempt to start from the westernmost point of Europe, allowing myself to fly once (in order to enter using visa on arrival, which is applicable only if you fly in), and reducing the number of countries to visit. Finally, I came up with this “heart bypass” itinerary:

Week 1: Uzbekistan
Week 2: Heading east to Kyrgyzstan
Weeks 3-4: Heading east/northeast to western and northwestern China
Weeks 5-6: From Russian Far East heading west to Golden Ring, the European part of Russia

Some may wonder about this: why do I travel eastward into China first and turn westward to go back to the European part of Russia first, instead of starting from European Russia and go eastward all the way? This is because Russia has a visa waiver policy during the 2018 FIFA World Cup: all foreign ticket buyers can enter Russia between June 4 and July 25 without a visa. Since my trip has to end on June 17, the only period for me to take advantage of that would be June 4-17. That’s why I have to do Central Asia and China first and enter Russia later.

Still cannot believe the trip is just around the corner! I have found a new job, wrapped up my previous job, and been approved for all visas. This is my first time trying to write about my trip while still traveling -- previously I always did that after trips. Writing while traveling means the narratives would probably be closer to what I actually see and feel on the way. I’m not a big fan of broadcasting or checking-in everywhere to show off my trip, but I’d like to do this “near-time writing” as an experiment, and see how my travel and my writing would both be made different.

Welcome to join my trip. Get yourself ready to head out with me on Sunday night!

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Issue 23 : #韓國專題
South Korea Issue

「#亞洲當代攝影文化現場系列」是由《攝影之聲》發起，以亞洲現地視角出發、近觀當代攝影文化與藝術實踐的專題系列，期望逐步拓展我們對影像文化的論域及認識範圍。在這個系列計畫中，我們擴大亞際連結，邀請位於亞洲不同地區的影像文化工作者、創作者參與《攝影之聲》的編輯陣容，嘗試從跨域文化觀察以及在地現場論述的視野與多重對照，繪製亞洲當代攝影發展的形廓概貌。

本期是此系列推出的首波專題，我們從東北亞的韓半島出發，邀請韓國「Seoul Lunar Photo」攝影節創辦人暨策展人、韓國國立現代美術館研究企劃出版組組長宋修庭擔任本次專題的客座主編，聚焦討論近十年來韓國攝影的發展歷程，同時特寫介紹十位韓國當代攝影創作者，從他們的作品中折射出韓國攝影的當前路徑；宋修庭也特別為此專題在首爾主持了一場不同世代的交流對談，邀集韓國影像教育與文化工作者、攝影藝術家具本昌、姜洪求以及影像創作者、藝文空間經營者洪辰煊，細細檢視韓國當代攝影藝術與文化的脈動起伏。此外，韓國策展人李庭旼、《VOSTOK》攝影刊物主編朴智洙，則針對韓國當代攝影創作以及主要的攝影出版、展演活動、藝術場館與新生空間，乃至韓國官方及民間設置的獎補助機制等面向作了頗為全面的引介，為我們認識韓國攝影文化樣態開啟了一個絕佳的入口。

此次是《攝影之聲》首次展開的亞細亞跨境編輯製作，在這個專題系列中，我們的編輯陣線所帶來的觀察、書寫與對話，目的不在競賽或炫示任何國族的文化腕力；相反地，讀者在這個系列中將看到的，是來自每一個貼近亞洲攝影文化現場、誠懇而具批判性的審視和反思。以這個系列專題做為節點，我們將一起橫觀當代攝影在亞洲的發展動態，分享、學習彼此相似與差異的經驗，並共感當代攝影創作、歷史和文化在不同地域所蘊含的潛力及挑戰，藉以反身回視我們的文化處境。

在韓半島分斷議題因近期國際政治波動，屢屢成為世界矚目的頭條焦點之際，正在製作這份專題的我們，也切實再感受到東亞歷史與地緣政治的連動性，而更加深了我們對於關注亞洲區域連帶與文化狀態的需要。期望能透過這個專題系列，使作為亞洲文化圈一份子的我們，能夠不斷突破對於「世界（攝影）觀」的認知框架，縮減我們與鄰近區域的距離，並獲得更為多樣、更為清晰的認識圖景。

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“A Study of Contemporary Photography in Asia”, a special series initiated by Voices of Photography, takes a close look at contemporary photography culture and art practice from the Asian perspective and aims to gradually expand our knowledge of image culture and reflection with our readers. In this series, we extended our reach and invited image cultural workers and creators from across Asia to join the editing lineup at Voices of Photography in order to draw a profile of the development of Asia’s contemporary photography scene through multi-cultural observations, in the field discussions and cross references.

In the first installment of this series, we take off from the Korean Peninsula in Northeast Asia. We invited Sujong Song, the founder and director of the Seoul Lunar Photo and now working in the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, South Korea, to join us as a Guest Editor and discuss in depth the development of photography in South Korea in the past decade. At the same time, she features ten South Korean contemporary photographers whose work sheds light on the current state of photography in South Korea. Song also hosted an intergenerational dialogue in Seoul specially for this feature with Bohnchang Koo and Honggoo Kang, both photographers, as well as image education and cultural workers, and Jinhwon Hong, an image creator and director of “space nowhere”. Together, they examined closely the ups and downs of South Korea’s contemporary photography art and culture. In addition, Jungmin Lee, a South Korean curator, and Jisoo Park, the editor of the photography magazine Vostok, explore in detail South Korea’s contemporary photography works, publications, exhibitions, art venues and “new(sinsaeng) spaces”, and the mechanism of government and private awards and subsidies in the country, allowing us insight into the culture of photography in South Korea.

This is our first attempt at a collaboration with editors from across Asia. In this special series, as our team of editors share their observations, writings and dialogues, their aim is not to outdo one another, nor show off the cultural power of their countries. On the contrary, what the readers can see for themselves in this series are sincere yet critical analyses and reflections of the cultural scene of photography in Asia. Using this series as a pivot, we will take a transverse view of the development of contemporary photography in Asia and share our experiences both similar and different, as well as the potential and challenges of contemporary photography creation, history and culture in different regions. Through this, we also look back at our own cultural situation.

As we were making the South Korea photography feature, the divided North and South Korea hit headlines across the world due to recent international political turbulence making us feel keenly conscious of the interconnectedness of East Asian histories and geopolitics. We also realized the need to pay close attention to regional linkages and influences in Asia. As members of the Asian cultural circle, we hope to continue to have breakthroughs in how we appreciate the world (and photography) and bring our neighboring regions closer to us so that our understanding can become clearer and more diverse, all through this special series.

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[WHERE ARE THE ASIAN BORDERS? (PART 3: NORTH AMERICA)]

Asia is the largest of all continents, covering an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres, that's 30% of the Earth's total land area.

It has given rise to many of the world's first civilizations, and has long been home to the majority of the human population.

But have you ever wondered what actually counts as Asia? Where exactly are the borders?

Do they sit nicely in between countries, or can a country be divided?

This video is part three of a three part series. We cover the specific Asian borders between Northeast Asia and North America.

In particular: Chukotka, Siberia, Alaska, Wrangel Island, Bering Strait, Bering Land Bridge, Diomede Islands, Russian Empire, the US purchase of Alaska from Russia, state boundaries or continental boundaries affecting the indigenous inuit people, St.Lawrence Island, St. Matthew Island, Pribilof Islands, Kamchatka, Aleutian Islands, Amatignak Island, Semisopchnoi Island, Commander Islands, state 180th meridian line (antimeridian), the International Date Line, the greenhouse effect and global warming.