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Abstract In an old city, memories spread through every corner. City is the centre of cultures and resources. Man, things and stories precipitate into history. We forget some, rewrite some, spread some, and make up some. There are stories in our daily life and they are implied by the surroundings. To understand Tainan, we should look at its street, building, people, scenery, sun, rubble, stone, stub and even a chair. All of them can tell us things in Tainan. What we observe and feel are different places in Tainan. An ancient city is the root of findings. It is full of secrets and curiosities. We exist in the space and time and cause phenomenon to happen. It brings surprise as well as praise. Eight phenomenon is observed in Tainan. They give us different messages as follows: Memory╱ Track Appearance╱ Disappearance Light╱ Shadow Part╱ Entirety These Messages are hidden in the city. Each message leads to eight ideas. City A huge, effective system which can survive, proliferate, evolve, expand, tranfer. It also is a multi-functional polymer of great energy with the dependence and propulsion of lives. It contains different conditions and principles of existance. It looks like an amoeba without a regular form and its deformation will be caused by prevailing tendency. And such form is a centre or a tendency which will consolidate by annexation. An Original Work of Tainan (City) Clues from concepts, materials from enviroment, which two have enlightened the intentions of creation. Within a circulation and metabolism of creation, the new ideas have been instructed. The idea is complete, however, the works presented can be improved, grow and become more meaningful. Therefore, works are incomplete and temporary. City provides rules, basic principles to restrain the creative works and concluse the concepts and works. When the original works show up, it is the appearance of imagination. Imagination stay at the inner and the outer of the space between works and ideas. It is also accumulated and changed by time, self-experience, our mentality and sense, to stimulate and enrich ideas and original works.
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