Born in 1954 in Taipei, Mei graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Chinese Culture University in 1977, and later obtained a master’s degree in fine arts from the Pratt Institute in New York, U.S. He has developed a multifaceted career as an artist, critic, and educator.
Built in 1899 and closed in 1985 due to the highly competitive red brick market and the increasing difficulty of obtaining raw materials, the former Tangrong Brick Kiln, the largest of its kind in the nation, has been transformed into a testimony of Taiwan's progression in producing and consuming bricks throughout the 20th century.