Becoming an Ordinary Person: Judicial Reform Foundation 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition (Taichung)

Have you ever imagined what kind of person you would want to be at 30?

Through retrospection and foresight, "Becoming an Ordinary Person: Judicial Reform Foundation 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition" invites audiences to witness Taiwan's three-decade journey of judicial reform, how it brought about change to make many essential rights a part of every "ordinary person's" daily life, and to see the footprints left behind by those who struggled along the way, inspiring future generations to follow in their footsteps and forge a path toward future change.

This exhibition is a tribute to the past and a collective vision for the future of judicial reform.

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Never did I imagine that becoming an ordinary person would be such a difficult task.

Su Chien-ho, the defendant in Taiwan's first exonerated death penalty case, once said, "I hope that in my lifetime, I no longer need to explain who I am."

The Su Chien-ho case became the catalyst for Taiwan's first wave of criminal procedure reforms, teaching material in high school curriculums, the first miscarriage of justice case law students ever hear about, and the most frequently discussed case in JRF's campus lectures. They were so exceptional. But no one wants to be "exceptional" for this long.

"When I was tortured, my younger brother wasn't married yet; now he's already a grandfather, but I can only stand still in the same place. Of course I know the judiciary is vastly different today, but don't treat me like air. The fact that I'm still fighting lawsuits is reality. I keep a low profile, but I am still trying. Please, let's all work hard together."

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Unordinary forces of change create the ordinary, happy daily lives of everyday people.

Over 30 years, gathering the strength of the masses from the bottom up, the JRF has transformed what was once an unordinary judicial landscape into today's ordinary normality—monitoring whether rights that most people now take for granted are also universally protected for vulnerable groups.

Though unfinished, we have never stopped. We continually make our promise as we march toward the future.

 

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Visitor Guidelines

• Select a Visit Date and Session
  • Closed Days: March 15, April 3–6 (Tomb Sweeping Day Long Weekend), May 1 (Labor Day), May 30–June 1 (Dragon Boat Festival Long Weekend).
  • No exhibition visits will be scheduled during lecture periods; please refer to the lecture sessions.
  • Maximum capacity per time slot is 10 people. If your chosen slot is full, staff will contact you.
  • Groups of 5 or more may register for a guided tour, which lasts for one hour.
  • Group tours will be accompanied by staff explanations. If you need to cancel at the last minute, please be sure to notify us in advance.
• Complete Reservation Registration
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  • In the event of closures due to force majeure such as natural disasters or epidemic prevention measures, all reservations for that day will be cancelled.
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• Check-in Notes
  • Please check in at the venue entrance at your scheduled time. Entry will not be permitted for arrivals more than 10 minutes past the scheduled time.
  • Eating and drinking are strictly prohibited throughout the exhibition.

Organizer

Judicial Reform Foundation

Curation Team

General Curator ｜ Li Ming-ju
Exhibition Coordination ｜ Hsieh Jen-chun, Wang Chen-yun
Exhibition Design ｜ Li Ming-ju, Hsieh Chia-chen, Tsai Meng-chu, Li Chao-yen, Chen Yin-ting
Visual Design ｜ Tsai Meng-chu
Layout Design ｜ Tsai Meng-chu
Video Editing ｜ Li Chao-yen
Sound Editing ｜ Li Chao-yen
Text Editing ｜ Tsai Shang-heng, Li Ming-ju
Exhibition Operations ｜ Hsieh Chia-chen, Tsai Meng-chu, Li Chao-yen, Chen Yin-ting