Together with Bernie, we enjoyed a delicious brunch before heading to “tipf,” the Taiwan International Photography Festival. The entry was the “democratic camera,” made exclusively from parts produced in democratic countries. In this respect, it’s a further development of the Fairphone concept, which is manufactured in China, but with a focus on fair wages and the avoidance of child labor along the process from mining to assembling.
The resulting photo is initially sharp and then blurred, symbolizing the obvious and hidden aspects of democratic practice.
But it was part of the exhibtion
Afterwards, we ate running sushi …
…and met Li’s parents and Quincy & Tanya (brother and wife) at a men’s suit shop for their wedding in November. Afterward, we had dinner at the brother and sister’s apartment, where I had been a guest in 2015 and 2019. I now use “sister,” as Li does, when she refers to Tanya, which is merely a simplification of the Chinese vocabulary, where you can even differentiate between the wife of the older and the wife of the younger brother. Marriage preparation was a big topic, but didn’t seem stressful.
