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Artist Statement
My work considers a visual evocation of the energy of contemporary complex social systems, their influence on collective memory and their malleability to its abstract force. Wars and economy have been one of central idea of my works— its self-generating and self-propelling dynamic, and our tendency to collectivize our memories through photography and film. I research and accumulate a huge amount of visual and historical material and edit huge collection of data to create large-scale and immersive video installation.
My work tries to understand the something in between. I am interested in interaction between multiple contents. In my work process, I try to listen, rather than say something. Form, movement and abstraction emerge from it.
My work considers a visual evocation of the energy of contemporary complex social systems, their influence on collective memory and their malleability to its abstract force. Wars and economy have been one of central idea of my works— its self-generating and self-propelling dynamic, and our tendency to collectivize our memories through photography and film. I research and accumulate a huge amount of visual and historical material and edit huge collection of data to create large-scale and immersive video installation.
My work tries to understand the something in between. I am interested in interaction between multiple contents. In my work process, I try to listen, rather than say something. Form, movement and abstraction emerge from it.
CV
Awards:
2010 MacDowell Colony Fellowship
2009 Vermont Studio Center 2009-10 Freeman Foundation Asian Artists’ Fellowship Honorable Mentio
2008 Santa Fe Art Institute artist residency
2007 Van Lier Residency program, Harvestworks
2007 Harvestworks Artist-In-Resident program
2006 NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts) Fellowship for Individual Artists
2006 NYFA (News York Foundation for the Arts) Fellowship in the category of Video
2003-2005 Alfred University Full Scholarship and Fellowship
2003 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Graduate Student Travel Grant
2002-2003 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Full Scholarship and Fellowship
1999-2000 Cornish College of the Arts Merit Scholarship
Exhibitions/Screenings/Performances:
2010 “Current 2010”, El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, NM
2009 “Siggraph Asia 2009”, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan
2009 “New York Electronic Art Festival”, World Financial Center, NY, NY
2009 “Cutting Edge” Zane Bennett Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2009 “Projected Light” Santa Fe Complex, Santa Fe, NM
2009 “An evening of fierce electronics” MonkeyTown, Brooklyn, NY
2008 “Residency Show” Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
2007 “Sculpture Alumni Invitational” Cornish Main Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 “Art Under the Bridge Festival”, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY
2007 “New York Electronic Art Festival”, Swing Space, NYC, NY
2007 “Interweaving”, Tang Museum, Saratoga Spring, NY
2007 “Fragment”, solo show, MOV-iN Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007 “Water and Light Project”, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2006 “Redhooker”, The Monkey, NYC, NY
2006 “Water and Light Project”, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2005 “Vision + Sound”, Zentrum for Kunst und Medientechnologie(ZKM), Karlsruhe, Germany
2005 “Alfred on 25th St.”, Florence Lynch Gallery, NYC, NY
2005 “Vll Salón y Coloquio Internacional de Arte Digitl”, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
2005 “M.F.A Thesis Exhibition”, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Education:
M.F.A 2005 Electronic Integrated Arts Alfred University
Graduate Coursework 2002-03 Electronic Arts Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.F.A 2000 Video Art Cornish College of the Arts
Visiting Artist:
2008 College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM U.S.A
2007 Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, U.S.A
2007 College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM U.S.A
2007 The City College of New York, City University of New York
2003 The Recontres, Paris/Berlin, Paris, France
2000-2002 Artist in Residence, Art and Science Laboratory, Santa Fe, NM
Awards:
2010 MacDowell Colony Fellowship
2009 Vermont Studio Center 2009-10 Freeman Foundation Asian Artists’ Fellowship Honorable Mentio
2008 Santa Fe Art Institute artist residency
2007 Van Lier Residency program, Harvestworks
2007 Harvestworks Artist-In-Resident program
2006 NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts) Fellowship for Individual Artists
2006 NYFA (News York Foundation for the Arts) Fellowship in the category of Video
2003-2005 Alfred University Full Scholarship and Fellowship
2003 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Graduate Student Travel Grant
2002-2003 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Full Scholarship and Fellowship
1999-2000 Cornish College of the Arts Merit Scholarship
Exhibitions/Screenings/Performances:
2010 “Current 2010”, El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, NM
2009 “Siggraph Asia 2009”, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan
2009 “New York Electronic Art Festival”, World Financial Center, NY, NY
2009 “Cutting Edge” Zane Bennett Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2009 “Projected Light” Santa Fe Complex, Santa Fe, NM
2009 “An evening of fierce electronics” MonkeyTown, Brooklyn, NY
2008 “Residency Show” Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
2007 “Sculpture Alumni Invitational” Cornish Main Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 “Art Under the Bridge Festival”, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY
2007 “New York Electronic Art Festival”, Swing Space, NYC, NY
2007 “Interweaving”, Tang Museum, Saratoga Spring, NY
2007 “Fragment”, solo show, MOV-iN Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007 “Water and Light Project”, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2006 “Redhooker”, The Monkey, NYC, NY
2006 “Water and Light Project”, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2005 “Vision + Sound”, Zentrum for Kunst und Medientechnologie(ZKM), Karlsruhe, Germany
2005 “Alfred on 25th St.”, Florence Lynch Gallery, NYC, NY
2005 “Vll Salón y Coloquio Internacional de Arte Digitl”, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
2005 “M.F.A Thesis Exhibition”, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Education:
M.F.A 2005 Electronic Integrated Arts Alfred University
Graduate Coursework 2002-03 Electronic Arts Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.F.A 2000 Video Art Cornish College of the Arts
Visiting Artist:
2008 College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM U.S.A
2007 Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, U.S.A
2007 College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM U.S.A
2007 The City College of New York, City University of New York
2003 The Recontres, Paris/Berlin, Paris, France
2000-2002 Artist in Residence, Art and Science Laboratory, Santa Fe, NM
Spiral,2010. video still,
Collective,2009. video still
Collective,2009. video still
Spiral,2010. video still,
Collective,2009. video still
Movement,2008. video still
Collective,2009. Installation view
Movement,2008. Installation view
Movement,2008. Installation view
Movement,2008. Installation view
Movement,2008. Installation view
Collective,2009. Installation view