Yu-Ping Guo was born in Taiwan, and graduated from National Taiwan University of Arts in 2008. She lives and works in Taipei ,and studies at the Graduate Institute of Trans-Disciplinary Arts, Taipei National University of Arts.
Her early works focuses on Taiwan’s unique national background and the modernity of relocation. Her works often involve the changing landscapes and people’s memories. She emphasizes on field research to get in touch with the sites and people, which form the base of her works.
Her creation currently lies in between experimental animation and contemporary art, and treats her real-life experiences and the complex colonial history of Asia as the subject matters. Guo is skilled in combining and transforming painting, sculpture, and animation into poetic narratives. Her works primarily concerns the ethical-political changes and the emotional turmoil occurred in the newly emerging Asian nation states that are undergoing rapid modernization. The media she adopted for creation shifts among video, installation, and many other genres.
