Future Remains, 2026

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Series of analogue photographs, video, multichannel sound installation

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In Future Remains, Jakob Sinn brings together two regions that at first glance appear to have little in common: the former coal-mining areas of northern Taiwan and the sites of today’s semiconductor industry, where the world’s most advanced microchips are produced. For much of the twentieth century, coal was a key driver of economic growth and industrial development. Today, the semiconductor industry plays a comparable role. Both came to embody expectations of economic prosperity, technological advancement, and social progress. Their impact shaped landscapes and profoundly influenced the development of entire regions. In Taiwan, this relationship takes on a particular significance. The production of microchips is not only central to the global economy but is also closely linked to broader questions of independence.
Drawing on photographs, video and field recordings, Sinn develops a poetic visual and sonic language in which different temporal layers overlap and enter into dialogue with one another. The work moves between the remnants of an industry whose formative role belongs to the past and the sites of a key technology that continues to shape the present. It raises questions of growth, resources, memory, and the traces industrial development leaves behind in landscapes and ideas of the future.

Solo Exhibition at Frontier 54 Gallery, Treasure Hill Artist Village (AIR program) · Taipei, TW

Photo credit: Taipei | Treasure Hill Artist Village, Photographer: BlackBird Imagine Studio