Father’s Videotapes by Manbo Key

Father’s Videotapes is a seminal work by Taiwan-based artist Manbo Key, exploring family, sexuality, and identity. The project began in 1994 when Manbo discovered a collection of self-recorded sex tapes made by his father. This moment became the starting point for a long-term artistic investigation shaped by confusion, curiosity, and self-reflection.
Raised in a conservative rural environment, Manbo uses photography, video, and installation to reexamine memory and challenge fixed definitions of identity. As an artist from Taiwan—the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage—his work carries a vivid, dreamlike sensibility while advocating for personal freedom and self-definition.
Father’s Videotapes is a deeply personal yet universal body of work that asks a simple but powerful question: who has the right to define who we are?

Author: Manbo Key
Publisher: Dakuai Culture
Language: Traditional Chinese
Size: H230mm × W160mm / 496 pages / 2022