{"id":1360,"date":"2019-02-28T23:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T23:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lostspeciesday.org\/?p=1360"},"modified":"2019-02-28T23:55:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T23:55:10","slug":"ponso-no-tao-a-place-for-living-by-tsai-tung-li","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lostspeciesday.org\/?p=1360","title":{"rendered":"Ponso No Tao: A Place for Living – by Tsai Tung Li"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tsai Tung Li
Ponso No Tao: A Place for Living<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paper, pencil, watercolour, collage 2018
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The subject of extinction also touches on culture, environmental justice, and race. Even within the same ethnicity or country, there are huge differences between the culture where a person comes from and the culture where they live. This doesn\u2019t only affect human beings – it is mirrored in the lives of animals in the wild and in cities. In my own country, Taiwan, this can be seen in the story of Orchid Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orchid Island, or Ponso No Tao – \u2018a place for living\u2019 – is off the southeastern coast of Taiwan. The islanders are mostly aboriginal Taiwanese: Tao people, who work as farmers and fishermen living closely with nature. Tragically, Orchid Island is best known in relation to the issue of nuclear waste. A nuclear waste storage facility was built at the southern tip of the island in 1982. It continues to receive waste from Taiwan’s three nuclear power plants. Islanders did not have a say in the decision to locate the facility on the island. This happens in lots of communities in the world: often people don\u2019t even have a chance to speak out. I am grateful to have a chance to bring it up here, whether it arouses grief, rebellion or simply awareness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By conveying the messages of Lost Species Day through images and a story close to my life, I intend to create conversations with people of all ages. Trying to see things with a more childlike sensibility gives space for imagination. Choosing a flying fish as a narrator not only symbolises the aboriginal people but also gives a voice to this beautiful animal who cannot vocalise its suffering. My goal is to raise awareness of environmental injustices and create a conversation about the impacts of capitalism.
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