born in taipei, liang-jung chen is an interdisciplinary artist and designer based in london. deeply interested in tension embedded in everyday scenarios, her works are often informed by politics within behaviours and artefacts. her background in industrial and product design allows her to bridge narratives with detail-oriented awareness.
she is the founder of ii (initial initiatives), an unorthodox creative practice that proactively engages itself in projects of positive impact based on intensive research, strategic approach, radical experimentation, and more.
she also lectures at chelsea college of arts in ba product and furniture design department.
● selected shows
2022 the spout and its churn rate at tangent projects, barcelona
2021 local ware: cooking edition, oros, marseille
2021 the egg rack made a disclaimer 2.0 at now space, taipei
2020 the egg rack made a disclaimer 1.0 at error22, tainan
2020 1 two 1 two at national gallery of victoria, melbourne
2020 the misused 3.0 at coal drops yard, london
2020 the misused 2.0 at taiwan design research institute, taipei
2019 the misused 2.0 at piet hein eek, eindhoven
2018 the misused 1.0 at caoji gallery, tainan
● performances
2022 the spout and its churn rate at tangent projects, barcelona
● awards
● residencies
2023 hqi foundation, london
2023 xenia creative retreat, hampshire
2022 tangent projects, barcelona
2021 domaine de boisbuchet, lessac
2020 makerversity, somerset house, london
● publications
● workshops
● features
● contact details
+44 (0) 7865 199 873
liang@initial-initiatives.org
@liangjung_chen
all rights reserved @ liang-jung chen 2023