Pier 2 + URRA
Exchange program between Kaohsiung and Argentina, carried out in 2017 and 2018.
​This program of exchanges between Pier2 and URRA (URRA Tigre) gives Argentine and Taiwanese artists, who live and work in the Municipality of Tigre and the Municipality of Kaohsiung, the possibility to participate in a three-month art residency at Pier2/Kaohsiung and URRA Tigre/Argentina respectively.
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The residencies provide each participant a platform of production in a new living and working environment, in interaction with other professionals from around the world. As a part of these programs, artists participate in public events and activities such as Audiovisual Presentations and Open Studios.
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This program has been supported by the Municipality of Tigre (Argentina), the Municipality of Kaohsiung (Taiwan) and the Embassy of Taiwan in Argentina.
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YUNG-HAN, JUAN
Kaohsiug, Taiwan, 1987.
Lives and works in Kaohsiug, Taiwan.
www.cargocollective.com/yunghanjuan
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Participated in URRA (Tigre Sur, Buenos Aires) through the Pier2 + URRA exchange program (edition 2, 2018), thanks to the support of the Municipality of Tigre, the Municipality of Kaohsiung and the Embassy of Taiwan in Argentina.
CATALINA SCOPPA
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1986.
Lives and works in Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
www.catalinascoppa.wixsite.com/scoppa
Participated in Pier 2 (Kaohsiung) through the Pier2 + URRA exchange program (edition 2, 2018), thanks to the support of the Municipality of Tigre, the Municipality of Kaohsiung and the Embassy of Taiwan in Argentina.
HSIEN-YU CHENG
Kaohsiug, Taiwan, 1984.
Lives and works in Kaohsiug, Taiwan.
Participated in URRA (Tigre Sur, Buenos Aires) through the Pier2 + URRA exchange program (edition 1, 2017), thanks to the support of the Municipality of Tigre, the Municipality of Kaohsiung and the Embassy of Taiwan in Argentina.
IGNACIO RUIZ GALARRETA
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1989.
Lives and works in Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
www.garagecarniceria.tumblr.com
Participated in Pier 2 (Kaohsiung) through the Pier2 + URRA exchange program (edition 1, 2017), thanks to the support of the Municipality of Tigre, the Municipality of Kaohsiung and the Embassy of Taiwan in Argentina.
