Measures for Influenza Response.

Measures for Influenza Response.

Alive or not, we’re committed to Alife.
Alife wants to do our best to safeguard everyone against COVID-19, seasonal Influenza and create a safe living space for you.

From our very first project, we have kept a close watch on the pandemic. The safety and health of every single one of our colleagues and partners was our primary concern in the process. And we pledge to follow all the guidelines and regulations issued by Central Epidemic Command Center, Nation Health Command Center (CECC).

All the facilities at the Alife headquarter office, Alife FL and Alife WCH are equipped with stringent hygiene and protection measures to provide all our guests a safe environment.

Let us create an ideal life with peace of mind together. 

・Alife management team

All the office spaces, areas for collaboration, are corridors and hallways between these areas are cleaned and disinfected comprehensively.

There is also an upgrade on use and frequency of hygiene and disinfection supplies. Alcohol disinfection spray stations are also set up in the higher traffic areas.

　

・Safety for residents and visitors

Upgraded efforts on cleaning and sanitizing Alife FL, Alife WCH overall area, public areas and other relevant areas.

Maintain social distances in elevators, hallways and all public areas.

　

For the latest Covid-19 measures, please visit the Ministry of Health and Welfare website at: www.mohw.gov.tw/mp-1.html

September 2024 | a reader “Reading Bookstore”

A Lesson on How to Live

George Whitman, founder of Shakespeare and Company, once said, “I opened a bookstore because it’s a business about how to live.” I’ve often imagined a world without books—not just printed ones, but even e-books—because people no longer have the patience for long-form reading or the willingness to take a deep, time-consuming journey. If that day ever comes, what would we lose? Our ability to think, imagine, feel, and reflect on what it means to live?

Personally, I’m always drawn to books about bookstores and reading. Over the years, I’ve curated two full shelves at home filled with such titles—refined through time, yet still overflowing. These books are my lifelong passion, a quiet companion through life’s changes, and a foundation for deeper thinking. For this exhibition, I’m sharing those two shelves with a reader visitors.

Why do people keep opening bookstores despite the struggle? Why do so many editors, publishers, and authors choose to stay in such a low-margin world? I believe readers already understand—because this is a study of how to live. At its core, we’re engaging in a timeless human conversation. Books allow us to transcend routine, to connect across time and space, to reflect, and to discover what life could be.

Reading reminds us we have choices. Whatever we face, there’s always someone out there who’s been through it, whose words shine a light forward. If many have walked that path, we realize it’s not the world that limits us—but our thinking. Reading gives us strength, and freedom.

In The Book Lover, Neil Gaiman is quoted: “Every time I finish creating something that didn’t exist before, the world seems a little brighter.” That’s the magic of reading. We visit other universes—some better, some worse—only to return with clearer eyes to face our own. I hope every time you leave a reader, the world feels just a little brighter.

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— Hui-Chen Li, Curator of a reader

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Time: “a reader Out-of-Print Bookstore”: Open from September 1 to the end of October, 2024

Address: No. 2, Lane 16, Section 1, Wuchang Street, Taipei (Inside Aplace WCH)

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