Chronicle of Nowhere

A rare pod of futuristic houses lines a semi-abandoned neighborhood outside Taipei. UFO Houses, featuring oval-shaped contours, manifests a utopian vision of the past: the future is light, colorful, and sentimental. Even an enduring myth passed down from generation to generation cannot escape the fate of word of mouth.
A half century later, we stood on the same coast with a retrospective gaze. The landscapes of the past looked utterly foreign, but when we attempted to look into the future, we were soon overwhelmed by a sense of déjà vu.