Dilapidated market transformed into exhibition space displays local stories

Covering an area four times the size of Tainan’s busiest main street, the city’s Old West Market was formerly the largest vegetable market in the south of the country; the commercial district even provided the backdrop for scenes in the movie “God of Gamblers Returns”. However, through the passage of time, the once flourishing Old West Market gradually fell into decline.

Fortunately, in recent years, many cultural enterprises have established a presence in the market, injecting some much-needed youthful vigor. In July of this year, young people in the market launched “Big Market, Little Stories - Image Journal”, transforming the dilapidated market into a photography exhibition venue. The exhibition showcases a photographic time tunnel, allowing people to take a stroll through the building’s rich history and read all the small but unique stories of this immense market.

Dilapidated market transformed into exhibition space displays local stories 

URL: https://www.peopo.org/news/282339

(以下是中文對照)

廢棄市場成展館 展出大菜市小故事

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台南西門市場曾經是南部最大的菜市場，範圍擴及四條台南最繁榮的街廓，甚至連電影《賭神2》都曾到這個商圈取景、拍攝，隨著時代的更迭，繁榮一時的西門市場漸漸沒落。近年許多文創商店陸續進駐，為西門市場注入年輕活力，今年七月由青年發起的「大菜市小故事人物影像誌」將廢棄市場打造成攝影展展場，讓民眾走入建築的時光隧道、閱讀大菜市小人物的獨特故事。