JAO YU CHEN
Education
2014-2018
Royal Academy of Art The Hague,Textile Design Bachelor
2009-2013
National Chung Kung University,Economics Bachelor
Exhibitions
2024 7th Fiber Art Creation Award, Prelimirary round, Taichung, Taiwan
2023 EEL Festival,Taipei,Taiwan
2021 Matter Matters as a Matter of Fact, Soulangh Creative Park,Tainan, Taiwan
2019 The Forth Generation, EMU digital gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 Graduation Festival,Royal Academy of arts the Hague, Netherlands
2018 Exposed,de Electriciteitsfabriek, Netherlands
2017 Exposed,de Electriciteitsfabriek, Netherlands
2016 Exposed,de Electriciteitsfabriek, Netherlands
2015 Exposed,de Electriciteitsfabriek, Netherlands
Arstist Residency
2025 Pier 2 Artist in Residnence, Selected(April-June), Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2021 Artist in Residence at Soulangh Cultural Park,Tainan
Working Experience
10/21-03/24
Material designer, One Dust Studio
10/19-01/21
Freelance weaving designer for Jongeriuslab,Exhibition Woven Cosmos, Gropius Bau
06/19
Weaving collaborator for Bless,Exhibition at Lafayette Anticipation
07/17- 09/17
Internship, Bless Berlin
11/16- 04/17
Part-time assistant, Eugène van Veldhoven Textile Design
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Nexus
In this installation, the aluminum strips represent individual parts or entities, and the act of weaving them together symbolizes the importance of unity, cooperation, and interconnectedness. The strength of the structure arises from the way each individual element supports and is supported by the others. The interwoven technique serves as a metaphor for social and organizational systems where collaboration and mutual support lead to resilience, adaptability, and strength. The final piece becomes not just a physical structure but a symbol of unity and interconnectedness.
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Installation
Collaboration with Tweemolar
EEL Festival
Eel Festival installation emerges as a fusion of YuChen's textile artistry and Tweemolar's floral expertise, embodying a collaborative dialogue between materials. Beyond mere collection, our practice delves into a profound interaction with these materials, shaping the ultimate form of the installation.
Viewers may perceive the installation as a piece of gym equipment, a vehicle, a furniture, or even a testament to evolution. Through it, we project our visions of a post-human world, echoing diverse imaginings and embodiments of the body.
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Installation
Collaboration with Tweemolar
Matter Matters as a Matter of Fact
Materiality is the starting point of our research. From
nearby factories and local craftsmen, we collected leftover
materials and unsold inventory, ranging from webbing
straps, marble scraps, to even paper flyers from Siao-Long
Cultural Park. These industries we have visited, although
seemingly unrelated, weave an unseen network, supporting
the region’s cultural and economic makeup.
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Artist Residency
Wild Things Artist Duo
Mice on Mars
The installation is a crash site on Mars. Crashing a car means the destruction of a value. The value of constantly seeking for progress, an act of seeking to prove that humans are powerful enough to alter other planets. Once a vehicle has crashed,the added value must be to distract from the machine itself, it becomes merely a piece of metal. Through the use of miniature and imitate, I constructed a landscape free from the restriction ofgeological space. A new world that lies in my imagination of the distant future.
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Cybernetic cave painting
This project is a conversation between human and machines, the interaction of machines and human influences. A
tufting gun, weaving loom, and a crochet needle were used
during this project. An artistic expression of both.
The final outcome consists of a textile installation and a
short film.
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Short Film
Made in Chinatown
The Hague Chinatown, an amusement park for Pan-Asian culture, a world of its own. A farrago of cultural representations; constantly changing to satisfy the curiosity of the tourists. The objects question the notion of authenticity and they are the manifestations of the continuous evolution of one’s identity.
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