Exhibition shines spotlight on White Terror tortureBy Chen Yu-fu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerAn exhibition of formerly classified records and artworks depicting the use of torture during the White Terror era has opened at the Tsai Jui-yueh Dance Research Institute/Rose Historic Site (蔡瑞月舞蹈社/玫瑰古蹟) in Taipei. Dialogues With the Past, Present and Future (彼時影‧未來光), organized by the Transitional Justice Commission, opened on Friday last week and runs through July 26. Photo: Chen Yu-fu, Taipei TimesSeveral works by artist Ouyang Chien-hua (歐陽劍華), a White Terror victim, depict torture methods used during that time, Chen said. Chen said another painting depicts a man who bit off his own tongue in a bid to commit suicide. Since her death in 2005, the foundation and the Rose Historic Site have played a prominent role in promoting Taiwan’s human rights movement.

Source: Taipei Times July 15, 2020 15:56 UTC