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Music is more than sound. Through physical formats like records and cassette tapes, it becomes something we can collect, flip through, and embed into daily life %u2014 as visible and tangible memories. In MUSIC, ISLAND, STORIES: Pop Music in Taiwan, the curatorial team draws on tangible objects and period settings to make melodies not only audible but also visible. From musicians' guitars and handwritten recording notes to yellowed setlists and stage costumes, each item stands as evidence of pop music's presence. Formats once considered %u201coldschool, %u201dlike cassettes and vinyl, are now experiencing a vibrant revival. Through free design language, album packaging transforms sound into images and objects, becoming vessels of cross-generational preservation and reinvention. Let us begin with Melodies %u201cMade Tangible, %u201dtracing memory through material forms, witnessing the marks pop music has left behind, and seeing how it continues to resonate across generations, reopened and newly cherished today.Sense & Sound: Five Ways into Taiwanese Pop Music