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Born in Nantou in 1980, I-Chun Chen entered the Doctoral Program in Art Creation and Theory at Tainan National University of the Arts in 2010 after receiving her master’s degree from the Graduate School of Arts & Technology at Taipei National University of the Arts and her bachelor’s degree from the Division of Oil Painting in the Department of Fine Arts at Taipei National University of the Arts in 2005.

She is best known for her artistic practice in video art, experimental animation/video,interactive art, multi-media art, and painting, focusing on folk stories and social issues about the industrious areas, marginalized areas, or the lower middle class. The idea of her artworks is to weave a giant map of the history of rural villages and industries, which carries individual’s experiences between reality and illusion. It also attempts to create a conversation with the realistic/real society. The poetic image and the romantically lighthearted music express the impossible dream.

birth year
1980
Place of Birth
Nantou
Taiwan
Place of Residence
Taipei
Taiwan
education
2014
PHD Department of Fine Arts
Taipei National University of the Arts
2013
Doctoral Program Art Creation and Theory
Tainan National University of the Arts
2010
MFA Digital Arts and Technology
Taipei National University of the Arts
2005
BFA Department of Fine Arts
Taipei National University of the Arts
2000
Department of Arts and Crafts
Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School
experience
2013
Present Position
Department of Digital Multimedia Arts, Shin Hsin University adjunct teacher
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CURRICULUM VITAE
2018
Entering Sekaikei – Bokurano
Liang Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2016
Endless Ritual
Museum of Contemporary Art , Taipei , Taiwan
2016
Invisible Direction
Grey Project , Singapore
2016
viennacontemporary 2016
Marx Halle , Vienna , Austria
2016
Do You Dream of Electric Sheep? The N-time Destruction Starts Over Again
Liang Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
Little Black: Life in the Factory II
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2014
Art Solo
Expo Dome , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Shui Yuan Lin Legend
Huan Tie Li No. 5 , Beijing , China
2013
Decoding the Heavenly Book
Hong-gah Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Bubble Society
Chi-Wen Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Sculpture the Heavy Industry
Treasure Hill Artist Village , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Goodbye Little Factory Series – Portrait of a Factory
Chi-Wen Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Goodbye Little Factory Series - Epidermis Factory
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2011
Inorganic City
Hong-gah Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
Measuring Distances Between the Self and Others
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2010
Light Calligraphy
Eslite Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2004
Pail Bird – Goodbye My Shadow
Paint House , Tainan , Taiwan
2004
Goodbye My Shadow
8-1/2 Gallery of the Taipei National University of the Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2002
The Dissection of Ontology
South-North Gallery of the Taipei National University of the Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2018
Video on the Phone
Polymer, Honggah Museum, Outdoor Space at BaXian Village , Taipei , Taiwan
2018
Formosa - South Wind Rises : Asia-Pacific Contemporary Art Exhibition
National Taiwan Arts Education Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2018
The Calling of Formosa's Daughters
One Station , Hsinchu , Taiwan
2018
Yuejin Lantern Festival
Yuejin Yanshui , Tainan , Taiwan
2018
Linden Hibiscus Art Opening Exhibition
Linden Hibiscus Art , New Taipei City , Taiwan
2018
The Year of Dog – Lantern Festival
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi , Taipei , Taiwan
2018
8B’s 2nd Bi-Annual Exhibition – ESCAPE 2018: SAKSI
First United Building Community Museum , Manila , Philippines
2018
Click Festival – Contemporary Art, Science and Technology Festival
Helsingør , Denmark
2018
Art Basel Hong Kong – Film Sector
Hong Kong Arts Centre , Hong Kong , China
2018
A Boundless Universe Within the Palm
The Pier-2 Art Center , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2018
Bric-à-Brac
Pfizer 630 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn , New York , U.S.A
2017
Click Festival – Contemporary Art, Science and Technology Festival
Helsingør , Denmark
2017
Museum Night 2017 in St. Petersburg – Taiwan Videa 2.0
Pushkinskaya 10 Art Center, Museum of Nonconformist Art , St. Petersburg , Russia
2017
Click Festival – Contemporary Art, Science and Technology Festival
Helsingør , Denmark
2016
Festival OVNI
Nice , France
2016
Art Taipei 2016
Taipei World Trade Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2016
2016 Taipei Art District Festival: Sunrise Heartbeat
Xue Xue Institute , Taipei , Taiwan
2016
Comics and the Society – Special Exhibition of Contemporary Art
The Pier-2 Art Center , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2016
Kaunas in Art – International Contemporary Art Festival
Kaunas Gallery , Kaunas , Lithuania
2016
Kuso Project
University of Nevada , Las Vegas , U.S.A.
2016
The Future Invitation
Farglory Museums , New Taipei City , Taiwan
2016
Kau Pue, Mutual Companionship in Near Future: Folk Art Parade × Design Exhibition
Soulangh Cultural Park A11 Hall , Tainan , Taiwan
2016
The Return of Analog Poetry”, Digiark
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2016
The Possibility of an Island – Taiwan Biennial 2016
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2016
ISEA 2016: The 22nd International Symposium of Electronic Art
City University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong , China
2016
Rivers – The Way of Living in Transition / Asia Contemporary Art Links
Gallery 1 at Gwangju Biennale Hall , Gwangju , Korea
2016
The Person Who Planted Trees
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art , Kanazawa , Japan
2016
Art16 London
Olympia Grand , London , UK
2016
FILE – Electronic Language International Festival
Sesi Gallery , São Paulo , Brazil
2016
Athens Digital Arts Festival
Athens , Greece
2016
C.O.A.M. Taiwan New Media
Cybele Palace, Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
2016
Art Basel Hong Kong – Film Sector
agnès b. Cinema – Hong Kong Arts Centre , Hong Kong , China
2016
An Alternative Travelogue
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2015
Taipei Art District Festival: Sleepless Dwelling
Liang Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
Art Kaohsiung 2015
City Suites , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2015
Art Basel Miami – Film Library
Miami Beach Convention Center , Miami , U.S.A.
2015
N-Minutes Video Art Festival
M21, Chronus Art Center , Shanghai , China
2015
Art Taipei 2015
Taipei World Trade Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
Starting From Hatsune Miku
The Pier-2 Art Center , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2015
Picking Back up Diderot’s Old Gown
Taiwan Women's Art Association , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
On Site, Visual
URS21 Chung Shan Creative Hub , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
Artist Fair – Film Area
Taipei Expo Park Expo Dome , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
Oral History and Creative Aging Festival
National Taiwan Museum – South Gate Exhibition Hall , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
The Apocalyptic Sensibility: The New Media Art from Taiwan
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
Hors Pistes Tokyo Film Festival
Tokyo , Japan
2015
Taiwan Digital Arts Exhibition – Whispering
Deji Plaza , Nanjing , China
2015
Rivers – The Way of Living in Transition / Asia Contemporary Art Links
The Pier-2 Art Center , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2015
Art in the Library II – Summer Festival Exhibition
Liang Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
Art15 London
Olympia Grand , London , UK
2015
Pandora
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art , Kanazawa , Japan
2015
(Con)temporary Osmosis – Audiovisual Media Festival
Polymer , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
Type Motion – Type as Image in Motion
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art , Taichung , Taiwan
2015
Future Media – Art and Technology Forum
Museum of National Taipei University of Education , Taipei , Taiwan
2015
The Delight of Chinese Character Festival
The Pier-2 Art Center , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2015
Cross-Strait Chinese Character Arts Festival
The Pier-2 Art Center , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2014
"Art Kaohsiung 2014”, Chateau de Chine
The Pier-2 Art Center , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2014
Walking by Taiwanese Art: 1927-2014
Liang Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Ecosysytem – Digital Art Festival
Taipei , Taiwan
2014
The Return of Ghosts
Hong-gah Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Buddha on the Beach – Ars Electronica Festival
Linz , Austria
2014
Technology Art Hyperlink
Shehou Art Factory , New Taipei City , Taiwan
2014
Match Band Effect
The Pier-2 Art Center , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2014
BolognaFiere Shanghai – International Contemporary Art Exhibition
Shanghai Exhibition Centre , Shanghai , China
2014
The Wornhole Theater
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2014
Fall, There I am Taiwanese Women Artists Exhibition
WAAhouse , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Apple Core Contemporary Art Exhibition
Liang Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
At the Moment, Live out Your Questions
Ju Ming Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Somewhere is There on String
Crane Gallery , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2014
The Return of Analog Poetry
MOT/ARTS , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Memories of Tomorrow
Wingrow Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Asia Contemporary Art Show
BM Art , Hong Kong , China
2014
Jean Baudrillard – Photography and Password
Hong-gah Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Young Art Taipei 2014
Regent Hotel , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Art Fair Busan
Bexco Second Exhibition Hall , Busan , South Korea
2014
Schizophrenia Taiwan 2.0
Transmediale, Collegium Hungaricum Berlin , Berlin , Germany
2014
The Memory Key, Power Life – Female Artists Group Exhibitions
Woman Center of New Taipei City , New Taipei City , Taiwan
2014
To Dear – Show Your Island
King Car Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Disco Very
The Pier-2 Art Center , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2014
Margin Archive & Film Fest
Eslite Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Art14 London
Olympia Grand , London , UK
2014
Kiss My Baby – Love Gift
Liang Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Art Tainan 2014
Tayih Landis Hotel , Tainan , Taiwan
2014
For For For Forest
TKG+ , Taipei , Taiwan
2013
Schizophrenia Taiwan 2.0
Festival Les Instants Vidéo , Marseille , France
2013
Schizophrenia Taiwan 2.0
Cyberfest, Hermitage Museum , St. Petersburg , Russia
2013
Artist Fair – Urban Parasitic Raiders
Pavilion of New Fashion , Taipei , Taiwan
2013
ACM Multimedia
Barcelona , Spain
2013
Schizophrenia Taiwan 2.0
Ars Electronica Festival , Linz , Austria
2013
Art Kaohsiung 2013
Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2013
90sec
Video Art Stonebridge Center , Woodbridge , U.S.A.
2013
ASYAAF 2013
Culture Station Seoul 284 , Seoul , South Korea
2013
Cutlog NY
New York , U.S.A.
2013
Trans-ideology: Nostalgia, Supermarket Creative Resource Center
Berlin , Germany
2013
Format Daily
Liang Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2013
WAALAND – Female Artists Group Exhibition
WAAhouse , Taipei , Taiwan
2013
Escape from the Religion of Cracker
Shin Leh Yuan Art Space , Taipei , Taiwan
2013
Give You a Good Praise
MOCA Taipei , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Open Sky – Contemporary Art Exhibition
Chang Jiang Art Culture Club , Chongqing , China
2012
The 9th International Video Art Festival in Busan
Busan , South Korea
2012
VAFA International Video Art Festival – China Horizons 1
SKY21 , Macao , China
2012
Impel And The Procession
Ku Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Taipei Art Fair
Chi-Wen Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Physical Interface
Taipei Digital Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Legends in City
Treasure Hill Artist Village , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Synesthesia
MEME Space , Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Artist Fair
Taichung Cultural Creative Industries Park, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park , Taichung, Taipei , Taiwan
2012
Taiwan Biennial
S’day Art Hotel , Taichung , Taiwan
2012
The 7th Annual Carnival of E-creativity
Sattal Estate , Bhimtal , India
2012
FILE Rio – Electronic Language International Festival
Oi Futuro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
2012
R.O.C. National Art Exhibition
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2011
Photon+ – The International Techno Art Exhibition of New Taipei City 2011
Beauty Forever Living Art Center , New Taipei City , Taiwan
2011
Floating in the Art
National University of Art‘s Cultural Creative Industry Cooperation Park , New Taipei City , Taiwan
2011
Cross – The 6th Digital Art Festival Taipei
Bopiliao Historic Block , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Next Body
Huashan Culture Park , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Animation + Comic + Contemporary Art
The Pier-2 Art Center , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2011
Arising Artist Award of New Taipei City
Cultural Affairs Department New Taipei City Government , New Taipei City , Taiwan
2011
Pixilerations [v.8]
Sol Koffler Gallery , Rhode Island , U.S.A.
2011
Cologne International Video Art Festival
Beirut , Lebanon
2011
Cologne International Video Art Festival
Budapest , Hungary
2011
Cologne International Video Art Festival
Riga , Latvia
2011
Cologne International Video Art Festival
Cologne , Germany
2011
Indistinct Sympathy
Treasure Hill Artist Village , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
A Spark of Light
New Urban Art , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Hundred Years Story
Hong-gah Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
FILE – Electronic Language International Festival
Sesi Gallery , São Paulo , Brazil
2011
Fractals Scenery in Game
Treasure Hill Artist Village , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Young Art Taipei 2011
Sunworld Dynasty , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Exceed Body
National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences Art Center , Kaohsiung , Taiwan
2011
I-City
Digital Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Tokyo Frontline
3331 Arts Chiyoda , Tokyo , Japan
2011
"Taipei Lantern Festival”, Taipei Artist Village
Treasure Hill Artist Village , Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Macross
Kuandu Museum of Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
Self Stalker – Projected History
Miga , Tainan , Taiwan
2010
Cluster – The 5th Digital Art Festival Taipei
Bopiliao Historic Block , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
Jump Tone – Symphony of Art and Technology
Yuan Ze University Art Center , Taoyuan , Taiwan
2010
FILE Rio – Electronic Language International Festival
Oi Futuro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
2010
Smooth
King Car Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
Let’s Party – Home
Tunghai University 43 Gallery , Taichung , Taiwan
2010
The 2nd Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition – Eattopia
Hong-gah Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
The Video Art Exhibition Series on Moca Plaza No.1 Floating Cities
Museum of Contemporary Art , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
Ventriloquized Video – Contemporary Art from Taiwan
Gwangju Museum of Art , Gwangju , Korea
2010
Art Taipei 2010 – Made in Taiwan: Young Artist Discovery
Taipei World Trade Cipeienter , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
FILE – Electronic Language International Festival
Sesi Gallery , São Paulo , Brazil
2010
ACM SIGGRAPH S.T.
Siggraph Gallery , Los Angeles , U.S.A.
2010
Urban Crack
MOT/ARTS , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
Hiding
K’S Art Gallery , Tainan , Taiwan
2010
Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right BA
Soochow University Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2010
Continue.Moit.Compete for Beauty and Fascination – An Exhibition of Artistic Creation
National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Mind as Passion
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Continue.Moit.Compete for Beauty and Fascination – An Exhibition of Artistic Creation
National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Mind as Passion
Taipei Fine Arts Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Viewpoints and Viewing Points, 2009 Asian Art Biennial
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts , Taichung , Taiwan
2009
The 27th Taoyuan Fine Arts Exhibition
Taoyuan County Government Department of Cultural Affairs , Taoyuan , Taiwan
2009
Touch Word
Digital Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Fall Residency Artists Group Exhibition
435 International Artist Village , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Help Victims from Typhoon Morakot with Art Power
Impressions Arts Gallery Contemporary Hall , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Machine Core
Nation Taipei University of Technology Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
Crisscross
Cultural Affairs Bureau Taichung City Government , Taichung , Taiwan
2009
Super K.O.
Soochow University Art Center , Taipei , Taiwan
2009
The 7th Taoyuan Creation Award
Taoyuan County Coverment Department of Cultural Affairs , Taoyuan , Taiwan
2009
You Can’t See Me
Post Garden , Zhanghua , Taiwan
2009
Floating Buffer Zone
PingPong , Taipei , Taiwan
2008
K.O.
Nanhai Gallery , Taipei , Taiwan
2008
Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition
Cultural Affairs Bureau Taichung City Government , Taichung , Taiwan
2008
200 Meters Go
Ju Ming Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
2007
Influx
Taipei National University of the Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2005
Gold-plate
Taipei National University of the Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2004
Works and Documents
Taipei National University of the Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2003
Sparkling
Taipei National University of the Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2002
We Have Managed a Table in Tamsui
Miracle Café , Taipei , Taiwan
2002
Sculpture Exhibition
Taipei National University of the Arts , Taipei , Taiwan
2001
Take Refuge by 53 Directions
Huashan Culture Park , Taipei , Taiwan
2016
Grey Project
Singapore
2016
École des Beaux-Arts
Paris , France
2013
Asian Cultural Council
Tokyo,Kansai , Japan
2009
435international art village
Banciao City , Taiwan
2016
Audience Choice Award
Taipei Arts Awards
Taipei City Government
Taipei , Taiwan
2016
Nominated
The 15th Taishin Arts Award
Taishin Bank Foundation for Arts and Culture
Taipei , Taiwan
2016
Selected
FILE – Electronic Language International Festival
 
Brazil
2016
First Prize
The 7th Digital Performance Awards
Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government
Taipei , Taiwan
2015
Best Experimental Film
The 38th Golden Harvest Award
Taiwan Film Institute
Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Selected
Digital Art Festival Taipei
Taipei City Government
Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Motion Graphics Category Finalist
Asia Digital Art Award
 
Japan
2014
Video Work Selected
Digital Art Award Taipei
 
Taipei , Taiwan
2014
Selected
FILE – Electronic Language International Festival
 
Brazil
2014
Finalist
The 2nd Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale
 
Shenzhen , China
2013
 
Asian Cultural Council Awards
 
2013
 
ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA
 
China
2013
 
Fine Arts Grant 2013-1st Period
Department of Cultural Affairs of Taipei City Government
Taiwan
2012
Selected
ACM Multimedia Art Exhibition
 
Spain
2012
 
Fine Arts Grant
National Culture and Arts Foundation
Taiwan
2012
Selected
National Art Exhibition, ROC, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
 
Taiwan
2011
 
Fine Arts Grant 2011-2nd Period
epartment of Cultural Affairs of Taipei City Government
Taipei , Taiwan
2011
Selected
Pixilerations [v.8] New Media Fringe Festival
 
U.S.A.
2011
Selected
Cologne Off VII – Video in a Global Context
 
Germany
2011
Visual Arts Category, Nominated
Taishin Arts Award, 10th-4th Quarter
 
Taiwan
2011
Visual Arts Category, Nominated
Taishin Arts Award, 10th-1st Quarter
 
Taiwan
2011
 
2011-1 Visual Arts Grand for Exhibition
National Culture and Arts Foundation
Taiwan
2011
Selected
FILE – Electronic Language International Festival
 
Brazil
2011
1st Place
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Digital Art Creation Competition
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
Taiwan
2011
Selected
New Media Art Award
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
Taiwan
2010
Nominated
Taishin Arts Award, 9th-3rd Quarter
 
Taiwan
2010
 
International Communication Subsidy
Council for Cultural Affairs, Republic of China
Taiwan
2010
 
International Communication Subsidy
Cultural Affairs Department, New Taipei City Government
New Taipei City , Taiwan
2010
Selected
S-An Aesthetics Award
 
Taiwan
2010
Interactive Art Category, Selected
Cluster – 5th Digital Art Festival Taipei
 
Taiwan
2010
Selected
Eattopia – 2nd Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition
 
Taiwan
2010
Selected
ACM SIGGRAPH S.T. Interaction
 
Brazil
2010
Selected
Art Taipei 2010 – Made in Taiwan: Young Artist Discovery
 
Taipei , Taiwan
2010
 
International Communication Subsidy
Council for Cultural Affairs, Republic of China
Taiwan
2010
Selected
FILE – Electronic Language International Festival
 
Brazil
2009
Selected S
S-An Aesthetics Award
 
Taiwan
2009
Video Installation, Selected
The 7th Taoyuan Creation Award
 
Taiwan
2009
Selected
435 International Artist Village
 
Taiwan
2009
Excellent Work
30th Anniversary Logo Design Competition
 
Taiwan
2009
Photography, Selected
The 27th Taoyuan Fine Arts Exhibition
 
Taoyuan , Taiwan
2008
Category of Digital Art, 3rd Place
The 13th Da Dun – Fine Arts Exhibition
 
Taichung , Taiwan
2008
Selected
Ju Ming Museum
 
Taiwan
2008
Oil Painting, Selected
Taiwan National Exhibition Committee for Arts
 
Taiwan
2008
Video Art, Selected
Taipei International Modern Ink Painting Biennial
 
Taipei , Taiwan
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SELECTED ARTWORKS
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God, Please Save Me!
A prayer room is built in the exhibition hall. When the audience enters it, they find people from Thailand, the United States, Ecuador, India, Burkina Faso, the Philippines, Finland, and other countries asking in their native language: “Hey! SIRI, what is war?” I aim to ask questions to impel everyone to find answers. When a viewer enters the space, sits in the priest’s chair, he instantly becomes a knowing everything Ethernet God in a smartphone who can answer to the people looking at ...
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color with sound
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color with sound
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L’Enfant
I was invited to create a new piece of work to be presented at the New Cathedral in Linz in 2017. I remembered that Hitler was born in Linz and recalled the story of how he failed to enter art university. If more children had been given a chance, maybe Hitler would have succeeded in the university entrance exam? Maybe the structure of the world and the sad story would have looked differently? As a child, I burst into tears when I saw Roberto Benigni’s (b. 1952) movie Life Is Beautiful. ...
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color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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Healing - Reconstructed Memories
Eight people from Taiwan, Denmark, Scotland, Romania, Italy, Lithuania, and one Kurdish carry unforgettable painful memories from their childhood or adolescence. The work presents audio and video, documents translated to the Chinese and English languages, and the paintings made as a response to the interviews. The artist interviews people from different countries and ask them to recall the saddest memories of their childhood. After listening to these stories, she reinterprets them and tries t ...
Video Art , Painting ,
color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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color with sound
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A Child Walking in a Maze
In the performance, an Asian woman dressed in white is hiding in a dark corner, she wants to play the role of stone, she listens with fear to the smoke of war, she runs wildly and shouts loudly. In the video, the flames of war immediately turn into a street fight. She is telling herself not to be afraid; this is just a hide-and-seek game that she used to play with her brother when they were kids. She feels helpless but picks up the gun and fights, yet unfortunately dies. In the second a ...
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