【展覽】在地線・LANdLine Project：一通電話，打開西城的另一種可能

※ The following content is in Chinese, with English translation below.

你曾經用「打電話」的方式，打開一座城市嗎？
這次，我們邀請你透過一支被改造過的傳統電話，搭配一場虛實交錯的對話體驗，讓城市不再只是打卡的背景，而是一段能用「感覺」選擇的旅程。

FabCafe Taipei 所位處的西城一帶，擁有萬華的歷史、廟宇與市場與西門的街頭文化和創意能量交疊出豐富的城市紋理，也讓這片區域很難只用一種方式來理解。

由 FabCafe Taipei 策劃執行的「在地線 LANdLine Peoject」 是一個互動裝置展。你會在入口遇見一台改造過的傳統電話機——只要拿起話筒，對西城熟門熟路的店貓 Milo 將發揮喜歡與人互動的個性，與你展開輕鬆的對話，一步步了解你當下的狀態與偏好，最後帶你走進意想不到的街區店家或文化場域。

這不是地圖，不是打卡清單，而是一段虛擬但可信的在地探索邀請。

「在地線 LANdLine Peoject」並不打算給你一個「正確的路線」，它只提供一個開端——從你現在的狀態出發，讓你和西城發生一點新的連結。

LANdLine Project——A phone call to unlock new possibilities in Westside Taipei

Have you ever discovered a city—by making a phone call?

This time, we invite you to pick up a reimagined rotary phone and step into a conversation that blends the virtual and the physical. The city is no longer just a backdrop for photos, but a journey shaped by how you feel in the moment.

FabCafe Taipei is located in the heart of West Taipei—a neighborhood where Wanhua’s historic temples and markets intersect with the vibrant street culture of Ximending. It’s a place full of layered textures, stories, and rhythms that can’t be understood in just one way.

LandLine Project, created and curated by FabCafe Taipei, is an interactive installation that begins with an old telephone.
Pick up the receiver, and you’ll be greeted by Milo, a virtual tabby cat who knows West Taipei inside and out. Curious and chatty, Milo will guide you through a brief conversation, gently uncovering your mood and preferences—then offer a personalized recommendation that leads you to a hidden shop, a cultural nook, or a forgotten corner of the neighborhood.

「在地線 LandLine Peoject」 的靈感來自於「心理地理學（Psychogeography）」與「情境主義（Situationist movement）」對城市感知方式的反思。這場展覽以日常中逐漸退場的公共物件「電話話機」為入口，結合與「與地方商家打聽在地資訊」的常見行為，重新探問我們與城市空間的關係：

如果不是靠景點列表，而是根據個人情境與偏好來選擇動線，我們會走進怎樣的地方？

以實體電話作為連結媒介，模擬一種「打電話問朋友」的探索情境；虛擬角色店貓 Milo 懷抱著對互動者的好奇與友善，以及對西城的了解，扮演一位「體驗引路人」，帶你認識這座城市另一面的可能性。投影畫面則穿梭在虛實之間，呈現那些不在觀光手冊上的回憶與生活紋理。最後使用 NFC 讓地點資訊可以轉化為真實可行動的下一步。

每一通電話的背後，是我們實地走訪後選出的西城風景，有創作團隊的推薦、在地人的記憶、次文化的軌跡。這些地方不一定是「最熱門」的，但它們拼貼出城市中多元而立體的輪廓。

FabCafe Taipei 長期於永續設計、地方創生與文化實驗場域的建構，我們在這場展覽中透過角色式對話機制、NFC 擴展互動、結合投影虛實敘事的方式，讓觀眾在科技介面中重新認識城市的非典型表情。我們期待這是一場城市與人的重新交會，一場讓你在回答中理解自己的「偏好地圖」如何與地方產生交集的過程。

Concept｜A Dialogue Between People and the City, Starting With a Call

The LandLine Project draws inspiration from psychogeography and the Situationist movement—ideas that rethink how we perceive cities. Taking the public telephone—an object fading from everyday life—as the point of entry, the project reimagines the common act of “asking locals for advice” into a mediated experience of discovery.

What if we didn’t rely on recommended spots, but instead navigated the city based on personal situations and preferences? Where would we go?

The telephone becomes a bridge—a simulation of “calling a friend” for local tips. Our virtual character Milo, a curious and friendly guide who knows the city intimately, plays the role of an experiential navigator. The projection system moves fluidly between reality and fiction, revealing fragments of everyday life and memories not found in travel guides. At the end, an NFC tag lets you transfer the recommendation to your phone—making it tangible and actionable.

Behind each recommendation is a real place in West Taipei, carefully selected through local exploration. These places carry the voices of creators, memories of longtime residents, and traces of subculture. They may not be the most “famous,” but they piece together a rich, layered portrait of the city.

FabCafe Taipei has long been engaged in sustainability, local regeneration, and experimental cultural programming. In this exhibition, we integrate character-driven dialogue, NFC-enhanced interaction, and projected narrative spaces, inviting audiences to rediscover the city’s overlooked expressions through a technological interface.

We hope LandLine is not just a showcase, but a moment of reconnection between humans and the city—a process in which you, through simple answers, discover how your personal map intersects with the hidden rhythms of a place.

About the LANdLine Project

The LANdLine Project is an interactive curatorial framework designed to be locally adapted and reinterpreted.
Rooted in the spirit of psychogeography and the Situationist movement, this city-exploration experience invites people to rediscover a place—starting not from a map, but from personal preferences and casual conversation.

Using a repurposed landline phone, the project simulates the familiar act of “calling a friend for local tips.” A virtual character acts as your guide, asking a few simple questions to get a sense of your mood—and then offering a spot that feels just right for you, right now.

The installation combines voice interaction, real-time video projection, and NFC technology to create a hybrid, mixed-reality city navigation experience.

It’s not a fixed route.
It’s a different way of sensing a city—based on feeling rather than planning.
Each call leads to a place that may not appear in tourist guides, but reflects the layered textures of the neighborhood, seen through the eyes of creators, locals, and subcultures.

We see LANdLine Project as a way to reconnect people with the places around them.
A system of felt connection, built one conversation at a time.

This project can happen anywhere.
If you have a neighborhood with stories to tell—and a team ready to gather insights and spark new dialogue—we’d love to hear from you. Let’s co-create the next LANdLine.

About FabCafe Taipei

FabCafe is a creative community with 13 locations around the world. Digital manufacturing machines such as 3D printers and laser cutters are installed in cafes where people gather. We freely cross the boundaries between the “digital” and the “real” to create future innovations.

Together with local creators, artists, and companies, we also conduct lab activities that transcend the boundaries of manufacturing and range from food, art or biotechnology to AI and education.

FabCafe Taipei, located in the Ximen area of Taipei, sees itself as a cultural intersection where creativity plays an active and transformative role.

Here, we explore the integration of cutting-edge technology and cultural expression through experimental formats—such as interactive design (AR/XR), haptic design, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence.

We are also continuously developing creative projects that engage with sustainability, circular design, cultural innovation, and local revitalization.

• 地點 / Location：FabCafe Taipei  108台北市萬華區中華路一段76巷12號
• 展期 / Date：2025/4/25 – 5/25
• 開放時間 / Open Hours：Wed.-Fri. 11:30 – 17:30、Sat.-Sun. 10:30 – 17:30
• 語音語言 / Language：中TC／英EN ／泰TH／日JP
• 費用 / Ticket：免費 Free

如果你對科技如何重塑感官體驗、發掘場域的新價值有興趣。

或是，想像這通電話響起的不是在西門，而是在你的城市街角？

LandLine Project is open for collaboration.
如果你願意帶這個計畫走進另一個地方——
我們期待你的聯繫！

email: info.tpe@fabcafe.com

What can we do for you?

If you’re curious about how technology can reshape sensory experiences
or unlock new possibilities within familiar spaces—
or if you’ve ever imagined this phone ringing not in Ximen,
but on a street corner in your own city…

The LANdLine Project is open for collaboration.
If you’re ready to bring this experience to a different place,
we’d love to hear from you. Let’s start a conversation.

email: info.tpe@fabcafe.com