Nightingales of Huannan Market

–  Two audio tours in Huannan Market while the vendors and the market are sleeping

At midnight when most people are fast asleep, it is the bustling working hours at Huannan Market, which handles a large volume of wholesale business in Taipei. To ensure the smooth operation of the city and to have time to spend with their families, many vendors have developed a fragmented sleep pattern. The creative team from Prototype Paradise visited the Huannan Market and interviewed vendors from various industries. “Nightingales of Huannan Market” takes the vendors’ dreams as the starting point for creation, collecting their stories about joys, hardships, and daily leisure. Vendors’ voices guide the audience on an audio walk during the few quiet hours in the afternoon when most vendors are sleeping at home.

Creative Team

Artists & Producers | Yoyo Kung, Corinne Hsiao, Yue Su 
Composer & Sound Editor | Tao Chiang
Scenographer | Muyun Ho 
KV Image Designer | Sylvia C. Y. Yang
Webpage Designer | Weslee Chuang 
Photography & Video Documentation | One Work

Vendor-Collaborators 

Grandma Yueying, Vegetables No. 46
Fa Ge & Ru Jie, Vegetables No. 43
Yawen, Vegetables No. 274
Hunk Lin, Poultry No. 22
Mr. Chen, Meat No. 8
Ms. Fu, Grocery No. 8