100k Books Café

  Themes of this issue

Re-approaching “Objecthood”

How can we re-experience “objecthood”? In a sensory world where reality and illusion exist at the same time, can we try to change how we interact with our surroundings, thereby creating new sensations? The current exhibition, A Thousand Ways to Objecthood, asks this question in order to challenge viewers’ preconceptions and inspire diverse reflections and interpretations of everyday life.

Re-approaching the idea of “objecthood” involves freeing ourselves from limitations and embracing unrestricted freedom, which echoes Zhuangzi’s notion of “enjoyment in untroubled ease," reflecting a specific mindset toward life. Have we ever truly exercised free will? How are our sensory experiences shaped in today’s world, and how are they deconstructed to form new interpretations?

At 100 Books Café, the selection of books arises from the artists’ personal experiences of “objecthood.” While these snippets may appear incomplete and lack any specific temporal or spatial order, they reveal the artists’ inner worlds, bringing forth certain memories and emotions that allow us to contemplate ourselves and organize our own “pathway to objecthood.”

Book selection keywords: objecthood, freedom, perception, deconstruction

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