Could hell ever be wiped out? If hell were to become vacant, would the mortal world be overrun with ghosts and demons? Yet, if hell were to be emptied, would the world not then become a pure land? If one can realize the nature of emptiness, where then would hell even exist?

The concept of hell has long been widely circulated across various cultures since ancient times. Birth, aging, death, and decay form the foundation of natural cycles and the core of cosmic consciousness. However, even in a prosperous civilization like our own, desire still lingers, and it remains impossible to uproot evil. Constrained by the layers of constitutional, national, legal, social, military, corporate, institutional, familial, and group regulations, which are no less oppressive than the eighteen levels of hell, we retreat into repression, restraining our emotions and burying them deep within our hearts. As time progresses, greed, anger, ignorance, pride, doubt, resentment, and hostility can amass and fester. Nonetheless, as the six external stimuli perceived by the six sense faculties remain unsatiated and delusions occupy the mind, demons, ghosts, phantoms, and wandering spirits would roam the wilderness and even the mortal world. To commune with spirits in the wilderness and forests in order to cultivate one's spiritual essence is a practice of enlightened sages. For ordinary mortals like us, recklessly trespassing into such a Disneyland-like fabricated hell, where our "three immortal souls and seven mortal forms" are incapable of going through an out-of-body experience, the terror, horror, hideousness, grotesquery encountered would merely satisfy a self-righteous sense of shame. Is this not absurd?

However, greed, anger, ignorance, pride, and doubt are difficult to eradicate. Falling into the interminable cycle of reincarnation is the consequence of unresolved karma. Excessive attachment to appearances, leading to infatuation with the physical body, can cause us to lose sight of our true intention; hence, hell can never truly be empty. To remove karmic hindrances, Hell Realm presents a journey of repentance through hell, where the Ten Kings of Hell's wheel of reincarnation is witnessed, and each chamber of judgment and punishment is visited. The creative team has researched the kitschy depictions of hell and quirky figurines found in temples across Taiwan, blending fear, absurdity, and self-reflection into a collective spiritual journey into the nether world. If you feel remorse and wish to repent, please head over to the "Fortune Stick from Hell" to seek guidance from the Ten Kings of Hell.

Hell is inherently empty; it manifests only when deluded thoughts give rise to envy, jealousy, and hatred. If we can be mindful, realize our true nature, and see that all phenomena are empty and lack inherent or permanent existence, then whether heaven or hell, they are only a single thought apart.

Production Team

• Concept Director: Yao Jui-Chung
• Project Manager: Tsai Yu-Ting
• Animation Production & Visual Design: Min Shih-Han
• Animation Production & Visual Technology: Chen Chih-Yang
• Visual Direction & Production Coordination:  Hi-Quality
• Visual Technology: Wu Cheng-Ru
• Original music licensing: Mong Tong
• Music Design & Sound Engineering: Huang Yong-Ren
• Opening Performance: Yao Jui-Chung & Chen Po-Yu
• Closing Performance: Yao Jui-Chung & Mong Tong
• Key Visual Artwork: Yao Jui-Chung
• Graphic Design and Calligraphy: Lin Lung-Jin
• Production unit: Hi-Quality

Special Thanks:

Chen Tsai-Yi, Luo Jhih-Wei, Chin Kuo-Chuan

● Visitor Notice

Due to the high volume of visitors to Hell Realm at U-108 SPACE, and in order to maintain the quality of the immersive experience, a timed ticket distribution system will be implemented starting June 19.

For detailed visitor information, please refer to the official announcement on the museum website.

● Ticket Distribution Information

1. Please collect a ticket at the designated queue area in the museum lobby. Limited to one ticket per person. 
2. Ticket Distribution Schedule:

• Weekdays

Morning Session – 350 tickets distributed at 9:15 AM and 10:15 AM.

Afternoon Session – 300 tickets distributed at 1:15 PM, 2:15 PM and 3:15 PM.

• Weekends and Holidays

Morning Session – 350 tickets distributed at 9:15 AM and 10:15 AM.

Afternoon Session – 250 tickets distributed at 12:15 PM, 1:15 PM, 2:15 PM and 3:15 PM.
 

• • • Tickets are available while supplies last.

3. Recommended Queuing Times:

• Morning Session: Please arrive at U-108 SPACE and join the queue no later than 11:30 AM.
• Afternoon Session: Please arrive at U-108 SPACE and join the queue no later than 4:00 PM on weekdays and 5:00 PM on weekends and holidays.

4. Tickets serve asonly as proof of eligibility to enter and do not guarantee the order of entry.. Visitors are still required to queue according to on-site visitor flow arrangements. Capacity is limited to 60 visitors at a time. Visitors are encouraged to enter the exhibition as soon as possible after collecting a ticket.
5. Original tickets must be presented for admission. Photographs, screenshots, or reproductions of tickets will not be accepted. Lost tickets will not be reissued.
6. Fortune slips are limited to 100 per day and are available during the morning session only, while supplies last.
7. In the event of equipment maintenance or other unforeseen circumstances affecting exhibition operations, the museum reserves the right to adjust admission procedures and visitor arrangements as necessary.

Visitor Information

※ This work deals with religious themes, and some images may contain nudity and graphic violence. To respect artistic integrity, the work will be presented as is. It is recommended that visitors be 6 years of age or older. Children aged 6 to under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or adult friend.

※ The exhibition features immersive sound and light effects, which may cause discomfort due to individual physical conditions or sensory experiences. Please consider this carefully before viewing.

1. The lighting inside the exhibition is dim; please be mindful of your footing.
2. Visitors are encouraged to move freely within the exhibition space to experience different perspectives and spatial sound changes.
3.  If you feel unwell during your visit, please immediately notify the staff for assistance.
4. Photography and video recording are welcome, but please refrain from using flash.
5. To protect the special flooring material, wheeled vehicles (such as strollers and electric wheelchairs) are not permitted inside, except for standard wheelchairs.