Topophilia (topos "place" and -philia, "love of") is defined as the affective bond with one’s environment - a person’s mental, emotional, and cognitive ties to a place, which often becomes mixed with a sense of cultural identity among certain peoples.

As people and populations are more and more transient in the 21st century, ideas and experiences of culture live in many places and across many borders.

This exhibition profiles some of the most dynamic artists of Chinese descent who operate across Greater China and other parts of the world. Aside from sharing a common ethnic background and itinerant experiences they also share similar artistic sensibilities. Many approach their work conceptually, employ quotidian subjects that relate to their cross-cultural experience or, through their work, reconfigure their cultural heritage and often ambiguous relationship to place. 

The exhibition features work by: Chen Chieh-Jen, Heman Chong, Victoria Fu, Rania Ho, Lee Kit, Michael Lin, Arthur Ou, Wu Chien-Ying, Jun Yang, Amy Yao, Patty Chang & David Kelley.

“Topophilia”（源于古语“地域”和“钟爱”）意指对身处环境的情感依附，即一个人在精神、情绪和认知上维系于某地的纽带，亦时常与特定人群之间的文化认同感相杂揉。

二十一世纪的人类社会川流万变，同一文化范畴下的观念和经验可显现在诸多地域，跨越各种疆界。 

此次展览所呈现的各位艺术家正属于那批大中华地区和其他地区中最活跃的华裔代表。他们不仅分享着共同的民族背景和迁徙历史，更具备相似的艺术敏锐。他们中的许多人以观念性的手法介入多元文化经验影响下的日常主题与素材，另有几位则通过作品重置了自身的文化传统及其与所处地域的暧昧关系。

参展作品分别来自：陈界仁、张弈满、傅传芳、何颖宜、李杰、林明弘、欧宗翰、吴建瑩、杨俊、姚書安、张宜和大卫·凯利。