"We will meet again" is an online-based project initiated by a Taiwanese engineer/educator hank ou and Japanese artist/designer yukaotani.

As co-founders of the art&technology unit, “O2 LAB”, hank and yuka have been working together in their private and public lives for the past several years. They’ve traveled between Taiwan and Japan taking part in a number of exhibitions and art festivals, namely Maker Faire Tokyo, Synthetic Media Art, and Nakanojo Biennale. throughout those experiences, they have deepened trust in each other. 

 

Thanks to the advancement of globalization and modern technologies, the distance between Taiwan and Japan is becoming closer than before. However, now they have to live apart from each other due to the pandemic which caused severe lockdowns in many countries around the world. While being separated by the boundaries, they come up with the idea of creating stories for this online project, which is inspired by Queen Elizabeth's calm yet reassuring speech on Coronavirus.

 

Hank and Yuka take turns posting entries on a blog in an exchange diary style. They plan to continue it until they finally meet again in person. By sharing their personal stories with the public, the goal of the project is to spread positive feelings to overcome the challenge and share compassion with those who are living apart from their loved ones.