Chen Szu Han

CHEN Szu Han, born in Taipei, currently lives and works in Taiwan. Chen’s concern lies in the contradictions caused by modern living and differences in perspectives from various cultures and social classes. Through observation and re-interpretation, Chen hopes to create works in bringing awareness and attention about social issues, and proposing solutions to life, perhaps cultivating a somewhat poetic attitude toward reality.

Chen explores artistic creation as a tool of communication as well as a possibility for building relationships with the audience. Her practice often involves active or inactive participation of the viewer in an unusual situation that the artist has created based on the context of unusual everyday life. The process of sharing values and perspectives matters the most. Video documentation along with photography and text is employed to represent the once constructed scenario. Chen was participated the artist-in-residence at the International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) New York and Unitec, Auckland in 2009, and later Taipei Artists Village (TAV) Taiwan in 2014.