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Arteles Creative Center's residency artists and their projects 2014
Arteles Creative Center's residency artists and their projects 2014
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IN THE RESIDENCY<br />
January <strong>2014</strong><br />
TSAI CHIH-FEN<br />
Taiwan<br />
tsaichihfen@yahoo.com // www.linkedin.com/pub/tsai-chih-fen/20/603/929<br />
Tsai Chih-Fen is a visual artist based in Taipei. Emphasizing<br />
environmental installation and digital media in her work, Chih-Fen<br />
critically examines the interplay of space and place that are related<br />
to people’s cultural identity. She has accomplished many projects<br />
through applying estranging techniques to the thematization of<br />
human interaction with the environment that her oeuvres share.<br />
Chih-Fen’s long term interest in the relationship between man and<br />
nature resonates in her projects, which leads her to look into the<br />
problems of ocean pollution and global warming. By observing<br />
the struggles between modern industrialization and ecological<br />
preservation in Asia-Pacific countries, Chih-Fen’s work reflects<br />
the fragility of human existence and living conditions. Apart from<br />
questioning of the impacts to our living because of the deteriorating<br />
environment, she investigates the polluted wasteland along the<br />
north coast of Taiwan with an attempt to provoke multifarious<br />
discussions on issues regarding the exploitation of nature due to<br />
cultural and political reasons.<br />
In order to provide an alternative framework to delve into<br />
contemporary environmental issues, Chih-Fen integrates<br />
photography, video, and installation to reflect the tremendous<br />
destruction caused by complex social factors. Meanwhile, she is<br />
searching for a counterpoint from diverse cultural phenomena<br />
which might trigger reciprocal interactions between human and<br />
natural forces.<br />
As well as practicing as a visual artist, Chih-Fen is currently<br />
teaching at the Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal<br />
University. Her teaching interests encompass installation, video,<br />
animation and art theory.<br />
Tsai Chih-Fen is supported by the grant of Boundary Breakthrough<br />
Project from the AIR Taipei, Taipei Culture Foundation.
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