A joint Instagram post by Jonathan St-germain and Justine Lagacé presents Taipei through 12 vertical photographs. Apartment facades, scooter traffic, a cutting board, temple ornament, lanterns, and Taipei 101 all appear in the same sequence. Together, the images present Taipei as a visual system rather than a checklist of landmarks.
Color does the connecting work. Green onions echo plants spilling over concrete balconies, while temple reds and golds reappear in lanterns, signs, and traffic after dark. The photographs use repeated color to connect spaces that otherwise have little in common.
The carousel gives ordinary work and movement the same visual weight as architecture. Chopping vegetables, crossing a crowded street, and parking a scooter belong beside carved roofs and incense-filled interiors. A cutting board is treated as part of the city portrait, not as a break from it.
The caption says only “Taipei colors” and notes that the series was shot on a Sony A7 IV. Individual sites are not identified, so the post works as an impression of the city rather than a guide to specific locations. Its argument is carried by sequence: Taipei becomes recognizable through accumulation.
