"Shoreline" is a documentary project that I have conducted between 2017 and 2024 along the 350 kilometers of the western coast of Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait. It questions the present and the future. This country, which is my own, is among the most threatened in the world, both by military forces and climate change. An island rich in historical layers, it is internally fractured by tensions and the profound ambiguity of its national identity. I have sought to explore, both spiritually and globally, the relationship of the inhabitants with the coast and the sea that surround them—cradling them while also posing a threat—as well as with the rivers that meander aimlessly, their fate seeming to be either disappearance or merging with the ocean. What does the Taiwan Strait, which separates us from China, represent for us Taiwanese? What do water and insularity signify? This work delves into the collective imagination and island identity of the inhabitants, capturing the blend of distance, resignation, isolation, and sometimes abandonment. Water serves as a wall that functions both ways—a promise of protection and a constant threat. To embody this ambivalence, I chose a hybrid artistic approach, integrating collages and maps to create a visual depth that reveals the soul of the island. The urban development of Taiwan, marked by different periods, seems shaped by shades of gray, lacking future perspectives or respect for nature, as if the inhabitants must leave tomorrow. Yet, through my collages, which blend visual fragments of chaotic landscapes with chosen pieces of insular leisure, unexpected beauty emerges. To me, our existence becomes a collective artistic installation, where neglect, bitterness, and disillusionment take on a strange charm. In "Shoreline", this visual hybridization unveils our isolation, but also an involuntary creativity that transforms our environment into a somewhat melancholic work of art, reflecting our history and resilience.