Hubert KILIAN [余白] has been Taipei-based French journalist from 2003 to 2016. In 1996, he began his photographic journey with the desire to record shadows cast by the cities and marks left through times on walls. Since then, he has been working to expose the relationship between the dwellers and environment that conditions and transcends them. Through this urban momentum, marked with lonely atmospheres, a stage for obsolete modernity and nostalgia, Hubert seeks to reveal the dramatic potential of this great spectacle of time and people passing by and of stones that remain. By choice, Taipei is one of his favorite subjects. It’s a moody city which the elusive beauty is never given at the first sight. His work has been shown on TV5 Canada, Arte, Asia Discovery, France Culture, Art Critique of Taiwan, Public Service Television, Vogue Taiwan, Tatler Taiwan, Economic Daily News, Apple Daily, United Daily News, China Times, Liberty Times etc…. He has exhibited in France, Japan and Taiwan. In 2018, he has published "Visages de Taipei" with Happiness Culture editions (sold out), followed by "Ventre de Taipei" published in 2022 by Locus Publishing.

Available for assignment in Asia Pacific. (hub.kilian@gmail.com)

Publications

2022/01 : « Le Ventre de Taipei » 《臺北之胃》Locus Publishing Cie (大塊文化出版) ISBN: 978-986-077-770-3.

2021/08 : "My Taipei, my streets". 20 Taiwanese authors are writing about their Taipei memories. Edited by Hu Qingfang (編者：胡晴舫), illustrated by Hubert Kilian. Muma Publishing cie.《我台北，我街道》20位作家書寫台北街道的全新創作. 木馬文化.  ISBN：978-626-314-010-3.

2019/07 : ” 空的椅子 Hubert Kilian（余白）” in “STREETS-街” . Garden City Publishing (田園城市出版) ISBN：978-986-973-924-5.

2018/02 : “Visages de Taipei” 《臺北原味》Happiness Cultural (幸福文化) ISBN: 978-986-952-389-9. Out of stock.

2017/05 : Cover for “Taipei, Histoires au coin de la rue”, L'Asiathèque ISBN : 978-2-36057-085-0. 

2016/11 : Cover and portraits for "1,368 ping of wait, Hsu Tzu-chiang's fight for justice - 1.368坪的等待：徐自強的無罪之路" . Weicheng Publishing cie 衛城出版. ISBN：978-986-935-185-0.

2016/10 : 25 portraits of the artist Ivan Gros in “un trait de pinceau, deux traits d'esprit”; Happiness Culture Publishing (幸福文化) . ISBN : 978-986-932-845-6. 

Solo exhibitions

2022: Le Ventre de Taipei-臺北之胃/味. Galerie 1839當代藝廊. Taipei, Taiwan. 

2019:  Taipei, odeurs du temps-臺北~歲月的氣息. 臺北市信義區公所. Xinyi District Office Art space. Taipei, Taiwan.

2018: Night Out. KYOTOGRAPHIE KG+ - Institut français du Japon, Kyoto Kansai. アンスティチュ・フランセ .

2018: Visages de Taipei, 臺北原味.  Flip Flop Hostel Garden, Taipei, Taiwan.

2013: MINUIT. Floor 8 Contemporary Art Space八樓當代藝術空間, Taipei, Taiwan.

2013: The Soul of the City. Galerie FNAC, Taipei, Taiwan.

2011: Dark Motion. Black Man Ray Gallery, Bandung, Indonesia.

2010: Silhouette of Taipei. Ostendo Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.

2001: Made in Taiwan. SEP galerie Expo, Besançon, France.

Selected collective exhibitions

2022: Imageable City. Urban Regeneration Vision Pavilion都市再生願景館. Taipei, Taiwan.

2021:  Taipei, Odeurs du temps-臺北~歲月的氣息. Art Era 2021, Taoyuan City Artists Invitational Exhibition-藝情時代2021桃園市美術家邀請展」Taoyuan, Taiwan.

2019: Times Sting-Whispers of Urban Memories-時間的刺點/城市記憶絮語. Galerie On the Road 影像空間. Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

2016: Nanjichang International Street Photography Exhibition. Nanjichang Cultural Center. Taipei, Taiwan.

2016: The Light of Taiwan-台灣之光. Wisteria House. Taipei, Taiwan. 

2008: Rhythms in Images. Banque Calyon. Taipei, Taiwan.

2003: Les Dimensions Multiples des Visages Taiwanais. Centre culturel de Taiwan. Paris, France.

2003: Regards décalés sur trois villes d'Asie. Galerie Impressions. Paris, France.

Conferences 

2023/04/22: « Afternoon tea discussion about photography with 4 photographers ». National Center for Photography and Image, Taiwan. 國家攝影文化中心  -「攝影下午茶」攝影沙龍 汪正翔（兼主持）、杭大鵬、余白 Hubert Kilian、阮璽. 

2023/02/22: “Investigating Taipei“ by Hubert Kilian, Art talks at Taipei Society of Photography. 《踏看台北-余白》， 台北攝影學會影藝講座.

2022/09/02:  «Hubert Kilian, le ventre de Taipei » Photobook Hour/Lightbox, Taipei. 《余白: 台北之胃》攝影圖書室台北. 

2022/07/02 : Artist talk with two photographers Hubert Kilian and Shen Chaoliang 《沈昭良vs余白 -兩位攝影家對談》余白- 攝影個展-臺北之胃/味. Contemporary Art Gallery 1839當代藝廊, Taipei.

2022/06/04 : « Le ventre de Taipei » par Hubert Kilian. France Pavilion, Salon international du Livre de Taipei 2022, TiBE 台北國際書展.

2022/05/14 : « Le ventre de Taipei » independent bookstore「繫。本屋」 Pingtung city, Taiwan. 

2022/03/18 :  « Le ventre de Taipei » with artist Ivan Gros for the launch of Le Ventre de Taipei. Taipei French bookstore le Pigeonnier.

2022/02/09 : ”The night, the butcher and the market”  with artist Henri Pin-hua Chen (陳斌華), new book launch Le Ventre de Taipei. Eslite Bookstore, Xinyi branch, Taipei.《夜晚，屠夫, 市場》.

2022/01/15 :  ”Dark nigh is not the negative of daylight- The Belly of Taipei”,  with writer Lu Hsiao- yu (呂筱渝), new book launch 黑夜不是白晝的反面―《臺北之胃》新書分享會. Kingstone Bookstore, Taipei.   

2022/01/04 :  ”In the night of Taipei, Taiwan under his lens” THE STUDIO 一個關於藝術、美食與對話的平台,Taipei. 

2021/12/15 :  ”The Evolving present of the Taoyuan-ese” , conference with 8 Taiwanese artists for the Graduate Institute of Art Studies, National Central University, Taoyuan. 桃園性的現在進行式-當代藝術家座談會.國立中央大學藝術學研究所與會藝術家｜ 陳敬寶、 吳燦政、郭俞平、陳宣誠、梁廷毓、余白、蔡亦勳、林岳德. 

2021/12/08 : Talk on Taiwan photography with photographers Lee Ah-ming (李阿明) and Lee Chun-hsien (李俊賢) at Kuala-Lumpur photography festival- KLFP2021 吉隆坡攝影節 – 吉隆坡攝影節《穿越影像的温度-看与被看的有机组合》Malaysia.

2021/02/21 : "The transformation and disappearance of Taipei city's beauty under the lens" at Forward City Foundation, Public Governance Lecture Series, Taipei.前進城市論壇 - 《鏡頭底下的台北 城市之美的蛻變與消逝》 - 前進城市論壇 公共治理系列講座. 

2019/12/22 : “Taipei’s fiction, back on 15 years of photographing” at Arts Space ANKO, Taipei.《臺北虛構-回望過去十五年在台北的攝影》 西園美學會所.

2019/11/13 : “To look at and to imagine Taipei” . National Chiaotung University, NCTU - Cross-Sectoral Design and Innovative Technology Program-National School of Humanities and Social Sciences /《看著台北想像它》交通大學跨領域設計與創新科技學程 - 國立交通大學人文社會學院/跨域學程.

 2019/04/17 : "Reconstructing the Scene: Urban Memory and Art Participation, the History of Heart village& Beitou, Taipei”, Workshop with the French historian Raphaële Bertho and Pr Chen Kuan-yi (陳貺怡) for National Taiwan University of the Arts College of Fine Arts; Interdisciplinary Research Group on Art History and Art Theory. 國際學術論壇《重構現場：城市記憶與藝術參與》-國立臺灣藝術大學美術學院、美術系、藝術史與藝術理論跨領域研究群組.

2019/03/25 : ”Lingering with Taipei”. Taipei Medical University photo club - 《與臺北纏綿》  臺北醫學大學.

2018/11/20 : ”Looking at Taipei, a 10 years attempt”, Soochow University photo club -SCU-Image, Taipei - 東吳大學.

2018/09/08 : "24hrs Soapbox Lecture” 14:00-15:00 余白 Hubert KILIAN" at Taipei Fine Arts Museum: Cross-domain reading and writing: books ecology in Arts organized by Pr Chen Kuan-yi(陳貺怡) - 《24小時的肥皂箱講「跨域讀寫：藝術中的圖書生態學》臺北市立美術館. 

2018/05/12 : « Visages de Taipei ». 小陽。日栽書屋 Independant bookstore in Pingtung, Taiwan.    

2018/04/18 : Talk with photographer Chiang Lihua (姜麗華) for her exhibition « Adieu Paris/再見巴黎再見 », 青田藝集 , Art Reading Cafe, Taipei. 

2018/02/10 :  « Visages de Taipei » - Taipei International Book Exhibition 2018.

2018/02/04 : « Visages de Taipei »  众樂Lab/Taipei. 

2018/02/01 : « Visages de Taipei » with photographer Shen Chaoliang (沈昭良). Eslite Bookstore-Taipei. 

2018/01/24 : « Visages de Taipei » with writer Lu Hsiaoyu (呂筱瑜) Lightbox,  Taipei, -台北攝影圖書室.

2016/10-2017/01: "Seeing a territory, inventing a paysage" , Workshop co-directed with Raphaële Bertho at National Taiwan University of Arts. 國立臺灣藝術大學.

2016/01/28 : “Wandering visions of the History of Taiwan”, European School of Taipei.

2015/11/29 : “Hubert Kilian photographic work”, Taiwan National University photoclub -台灣大學攝影研究社.

2014/06/14 : "The Contemporary photography and the preservation of the photographic heritage in France"- Taiwanese Photographers Cultural Exchange Association [社團法人台灣攝影文化交流協會].

2014/05/22 : “Photographies of Hubert Kilian”, Tamkang University, New Taipei City. [淡江大學].

2014/04/25 : “Perspectives photographiques sur Taipei”, Alliance Française de Taipei.

2013/10/04 : “Perspectives photographiques sur Taipei”, Taipei french bookstore le Pigeonnier.

2012/10/20 : "Photography, from Paris to Tokyo", with Pr. Juju Fan [范如菀] and photographer Olivier Yang [楊鎮豪]- Floor 8 Contemporary Art Space, Taipei.

2012/01/28 : "Photographies of Hubert Kilian",  Leica Club of Taipei.

Academic Quotes

2022-2023: "Rez-de-ville, filmed representations of the ground floors_ ordinary urbanity in mutation" Master thesis presented by Manon Adam, National School of Architecture and Landscape of Lille, under the direction of Céline Barrere and Guillaume Grunewald - 2022-2023

2022/09/30 : « The changing landscapes: Visiting the coastal area of Taoyuan through the lens of photographer Yu Bai ». Art History Troll X National Central University Fine Arts Graduate Institute. 改變中的地景：探訪攝影師余白鏡頭下的桃園沿海地區 漫遊藝術史Ｘ中央藝研所.

2021 : "Impression of Taipei: On the Photographic Vision of Wu Yiping and Yu Bai" -  Qiu Tinghao - Doctoral Program of the Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University - 2021 Symposium "History of Art in Art Museums: the global flow of masses and knowledge " - November 13-14, 2021 - Lecture Hall, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. 臺北印象：論吳毅平與余白的攝影視野 - 邱廷浩 - 國立臺灣師範大學美術學系博士班學會動態. 2021「美術館中的美術史：群眾・知識的全球化流動」學術研討會- 110年11月13～14日 - 國立臺灣美術館演講廳.

2021 : “Street Photography ‒ Double-sided copying of perception and rights” / Yang Zhenhao Lifelong Micro-Learning Information Station No. 24 Taipei City Library July-September 2021 - 街拍 ‒ 知覺與權利的雙面複寫 文 / 楊鎮豪 終身微學習資訊站第24期 臺北市立圖書館 2021 年 7-9 月 終身學習活動.

2020 : “Introduction to the History of Modern Taiwanese Photographic Art: 1850s to 2018” (2nd Edition) - Author: Jiang Lihua. Wunan Publishing cie- Publication: 25/10/2020- 臺灣近代攝影藝術史概論：1850年代至2018年(2版) - 作者 :姜麗華-出版社:五南出版日期 :2020/10/25. ISBN：978-986-996-200-1.

Interviews

2023/06/03: “The beauty of Taipei is hidden! French photographer Hubert Kilian hit the streets and markets to capture all the flavors of life in the city”, La Vie. 台北的美是隱晦的——法國攝影師余白Hubert Kilian走入街巷、深入市場，捕捉市井生活百味. La Vie.

2023 /05: “Between the shadows and the food, the deep and delicate taste of life”. 美似無形,片刻銘心 在影與食之間,深邃細膩的生活百味. 藝術收藏+設計 Art Collection + Design. #189

2023/04/30 : “MVSA Hotel Art and Photo Space Debuts: Partner with French Photographer Hubert Kilian and Explore the "Hidden Flavors of Taipei" with Michelin-Starred Spanish Specialties”. Tatler Asia. Hotel MVSA慕舍酒店「藝術攝影空間」新亮相：攜手法國攝影師余白、搭配西班牙米其林美饌探「台北隱藏味」Tatler Asia. 

2023/04/30 : “MVSA hotel and Hubert Kilian launch “Hidden Flavours”, the belly of Taipei at the MVSA hotel”. Economic Daily News. MVSA慕舍酒店 X Hubert Kilian 余白 打造「影食」慕舍的台北之胃. 經濟日報

2023/04/30 : “Taipei seen by the French photographer, + 30 works by Hubert Kilian exhibited at the MVSA hotel “. Liberty Times. 法國攝影家眼中的台北 余白逾30件作品慕舍酒店登場. 自由時報. 

2023/04/28 : “Hôtel MVSA x Hubert Kilian "Hidden Flavors"“. “Hotel MVSA慕舍酒店 x Hubert Kilian 余白《影食》 慕舍藝術旅居”, 世界高級品. Luxury Watchers.

2023/04/28 : “Explore Taipei microcosm ! MVSA Hotel and French artist Hubert Kilian launch the "Hidden Flavors" exhibition”. 探尋台北的縮影慕舍酒店攜手法國藝術家 Hubert Kilian 推出「影食」攝影展. Men’s Uno.

2023/05/10 : “French photographer Hubert Kilian creates "Hidden Flavors" of Taipei for the MVSA Hotel and collaborates with Molino de Urdániz for a classic menu Michelin “.  法籍攝影師為慕舍酒店捕抓台北即景《影食》展，聯手渥達尼斯磨坊推出米其林經典菜色. Marie-Claire Taiwan. 

2023 /02: “The day is not the negative of the night; Taipei through the lens of Hubert Kilian” (night edition) “Reading Taipei in search of its invisible beauty, interview with French photographer Hubert Kilian” (Part 2) Taipei International Photography n°708.《白天不懂夜的黑》余白鏡頭下的台北 (夜晚版)《閱讀台北 尋訪那看不見的美麗》專訪台灣女婿 — 法籍攝影師余白先生（下）no708

2023 /01: “Looking for thousands of Baidu; Taipei through the lens of Hubert Kilian” (edition of the day) “Reading Taipei, in search of invisible beauty Interview with French photographer Hubert Kilian” (Part 1) Taipei International Photography n°707《眾裡尋她千百度》——余白鏡頭下的台北(白天版)《閱讀台北 尋訪那看不見的美麗》專訪台灣女婿 —法籍攝影師余白先生（上）台北國際攝影 no707

2202/06/29 : « Le ventre de Taipei photographié par Hubert Kilian » by Clément Tricot for la ville en pratique on Radio Taiwan International.

2022/06/09 : « Late Night Taipei under the Lens of French Immigrant / Interview with Photographer Hubert Kilian » The Voice of the Village - « 法國移民鏡頭下的深夜臺北 / 專訪攝影師余白Hubert Kilian » 村落之聲- 2022.06.09採訪編輯 / 劉修岑-城市移民Village Taipei.

2022/04: “Photo-book "The Belly of Taipei": Through the lens of French foreigner, we take you to rediscover the Beauty of Taipei”. VOGUE TAIWAN.

2022/03/25: “It is not nostalgia, Hubert Kilian's Taipei belly” for the program Free dreams travels on Radio Taiwan International, 中央廣播電臺 - 夢想自由行 "不是懷舊-余白的台北之胃".

2022/01/28 :  "Following the lens of Frenchman Hubert Kilian, redefine the Taipei night-time charm like in a dream" , Radio Taiwan International, 中央廣播電臺 - 跟著法國人余白鏡頭 重新定義如夢境般台北夜晚魅力.

2021/10 : "Hubert Kilian and its original flavors of the times" “余白台北原味岁月的气息“ - Photo Creator Magazine – Malaysia. 攝影玩家杂志-50李利 - 马来西亚

2021/08 : « In the pandemic silence of Taipei », photographic essay published by ASIE PACIFIQUE NEWS.  

2021/03/19 :  "French photographer Hubert Kilian who like the rural industrial style records the beauty of Taoyuan's coast" China Times, 中時 : 偏愛「工業鄉村風」法籍攝影師余白紀錄桃園沿海之美. 

2020/11 : « The photographer, the reality and the fiction » pp 25-30 in Heartvillage.jpeg published by Taiwan Cultural Policy Thinktank Center - NTUA (攝影師, 想象與真實- 中心學 : 北投移民村地景攝影計畫=  陳貺怡總編- 臺灣藝大臺灣文化政策智庫中心- ISBN 978-986-996-204-9.

2020/08/28 : "The foreigner Hubert Kilian walk kilometers to document coastal industrial and rural sceneries of Taoyuan" on Newtalk.《-良影一二》阿兜兒余白堅持徒步拍照 紀錄不鄉下又不工業的桃園沿海地景. 新頭殼.

2019/11 : “Hubert Kilian, Taipei through his lens” 余白 - 鏡頭下的臺北 -【ACT 79】藝術觀點ACT｜Art Critique of Taiwan –PP48/59.

2019/11 : “Capture Taipei” In Undiscover Taipei Magazine-台北畫刊- 622期-108年11月, pp36/39. 

2019/08 : series published for 5 days in the “photographer of the week” section in the newspaper Apple Daily (蘋果日報).   

2019/11 : « Kilian, un œil sur Taipei », documentary by director Jean-Robert Thomann produced in 2016 and broadcast on TV Vosges in 2019. 

2019/06/21 : "A french settle in Taiwan and document the Island in photos". KBRO Digital TV - 法攝影師來台定居 用鏡頭紀錄台北樣貌 凱擘大台北數位新聞.

2019/03/04 : “Happiness in Taiwan, foreigners’ dreams” on FM 97.7 Radio Classical  -台灣幸福進行曲-外國人的台灣夢-古典音樂電台.  

2018/03/23 : "Taipei  through the eyes of Hubert Kilian" Flâneur spécial photography on Radio Taiwan International.

2018/02/17 : "French Hubert Kilian use photography to record Taipei’s flavours" on Yahoo News. 法國異鄉人余白 用攝影訴說「台北原味」.

2018/03 : “French Photographer Hubert Kilian” documented by ImageOne[One image is the co-organizer of Kaohsiung Photography Festival&media co-organizer of Taipei International Photography Festival]一影像一影像為高雄攝影節協辦單位，台北國際攝影節媒體協辦單位.

2018/02/23 : "A foreigner shoot Taipei during 15 years and finally find its beauty" on Apple Daily, 蘋果日報 -【好攝片】老外拍台灣15年她強得很美麗

2018/02/07 : "French photographer Hubert Kilian: Taipei is a city that you can’t found the limit" on Taisounds. 法國攝影師余白 法籍攝影師余白：沒有人熟悉台北，更別說愛了. 太報. 

2017/11/17 : Program "Insides Arts" broadcasted by Public Television Service in Taiwan "藝術很有事 第15集之2：余白鏡頭下的台北" - 公共電視. 

2017/05 : “Seeing the unseen Taipei’s beauty. Hubert Kilian’s Taipei Terminus” in The Voyager, pp82-89.

2016/03 : Série "La beauté rouge de Pékin" Asialyst.com. 

2015/06/02 : "Ports d'attache", saison 5/Taipei, TV program broadcasted on TV5 Canada, TV5 Monde, Arte and Discovery Asia.

2015/06 : Série "Phnom-Penh à travers les regards" Asialyst.com.

2016/03 : Série "Le damier éventré de Beijing" Asialyst.com. 

2014/01 : "A French in love with Midnight Taipei", SNAPPP Lifestyle Magazine - No.21. SNAPPP 照玩雜誌 No.21 莫忘初衷。特別推薦：『法國人也著迷的午夜台北』余白鏡頭下的文化故事』.

2014/01: Collection of photos published by the Ricci Institute [耕莘文教院] for the 50th anniversary of the Institute. 

2014/01/12 : "The slow dance of the Tien Institut under the lens of Hubert Kilian", Catholic Weekly. 耕莘文教院的慢舞盡在余白快門中. 

2013/12/23 : "Photographer and journalist Hubert Kilian shares his experiences documenting the side of Taipei behind the glitz and the glamour". eRenlai.com.

2013/11/28 : "French photographer Hubert Kilian is documenting the nocturnal life of Taipei". United Daily NewsTV-藝想世界-法國攝影師余白 記錄台北夜生活. 

2013/11/27 : "Minuit in Taipei" The China Post.

2013/08/16 : "The Soul of the City"，Natalie Tso speaks with French writer and photographer Hubert Kilian on Taiwan Today - Radio Taiwan International, English service.

2013/02/22 : “The disappearing old Taipei”, The China-Post.

2012/11/30 : “Midnight auction”, The China Post.

2012-09-16/23 :  Villes-Mondes : "Taipei Ville-Monde, Snake Alley et Bubble tea à la Tour 101” on France Culture about the city of Taipei. Un documentaire de Alain Lewkowicz. Photographer Hubert Kilian is undoubtedly the most Taiwanese of the French photographers in Taipei. For 15 years, he has been pacing the capital after dark to capture on film the soul of a city of which he knows every corner.

2012/04 : « Regard », Tuduri Claude, Études, Tome 416, p529.

2011/07/26 : "An Interview with Hubert Kilian" by Eric Setiawan for BLACK MAN RAY,an independent photography gallery based in Bandung, Indonesia. 

2011/05/03 : "The Beauty of Decay" on eRenlai, a monthly magazine about cultural, social and spiritual side of contemporary Asia.

2011/02/15 : "Escapade nocturne au red light district de Taipei" in "L'Art du Temps” by Aurélie Kernalégen on Radio Taiwan International

2008/08 : "A l'ombre du miracle", Taiwan Aujourd'hui, pp44-48.

2008/03 : "Taiwan, 25 years after”, eRenlai Magazine.

2008/04 : "The rhythm of a city's breathing" Renlai magazine, No48, pp 64-69.

2001/05 : "Regards superposés" Besançon Votre Ville No247.

2001/04 : "Photos Made in Taiwan", Tout l'U. journal of University of France-Comté. No85.