<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	
	>

<channel>
	<title>liang-jung chen</title>
	<link>https://liangjungchen.com</link>
	<description>liang-jung chen</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>https://liangjungchen.com</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	
		
	<item>
		<title>Main page</title>
				
		<link>https://liangjungchen.com/Main-page</link>

		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:53:59 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>liang-jung chen</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://liangjungchen.com/Main-page</guid>

		<description>
&#60;img width="1518" height="1898" width_o="1518" height_o="1898" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0817f1462534a53aceec0cea7dbb87284c89d7bd11db7052fa22f4c40cc27f27/hire-me-post.png" data-mid="250387626" border="0" alt="uk indefinite leave to remain application fee, at whitechapel gallery, 2025  " data-caption="uk indefinite leave to remain application fee, at whitechapel gallery, 2025  " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0817f1462534a53aceec0cea7dbb87284c89d7bd11db7052fa22f4c40cc27f27/hire-me-post.png" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2668" height="1906" width_o="2668" height_o="1906" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94f60acad90dd3cc9d6f43cbafd6cc5af068100af9867794eab8474b5b9a1d76/ydp-1.jpg" data-mid="250387890" border="0" alt="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at ydp, 2026" data-caption="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at ydp, 2026" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/94f60acad90dd3cc9d6f43cbafd6cc5af068100af9867794eab8474b5b9a1d76/ydp-1.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="3183" height="4456" width_o="3183" height_o="4456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e32ca8fd21f21e80d7dc11ba8c574b13c05a3335c4f45a3d342bf78cd39def04/open-circuit-and-short-circuit-test-21.jpg" data-mid="250387756" border="0" alt="open circuit and short circuit test, at vasto gallery, 2025  " data-caption="open circuit and short circuit test, at vasto gallery, 2025  " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e32ca8fd21f21e80d7dc11ba8c574b13c05a3335c4f45a3d342bf78cd39def04/open-circuit-and-short-circuit-test-21.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="6911" height="5144" width_o="6911" height_o="5144" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/95503011354098d5477aa8e781d37e4c57e6e3c09c7eb0c287231fecb1d6b1f1/nunnery-gallery-Photo-by-Annie-An-Ting-Teng-4.jpg" data-mid="250388056" border="0" alt="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at nunnery gallery, 2025" data-caption="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at nunnery gallery, 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/95503011354098d5477aa8e781d37e4c57e6e3c09c7eb0c287231fecb1d6b1f1/nunnery-gallery-Photo-by-Annie-An-Ting-Teng-4.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="3542" height="2834" width_o="3542" height_o="2834" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ad67b929da5f29a73549770f2f0d9c98305874b3fd236a8a6973dd94c45ebeb/0912-5.jpg" data-mid="250388530" border="0" alt="sketchbook, ongoing" data-caption="sketchbook, ongoing" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ad67b929da5f29a73549770f2f0d9c98305874b3fd236a8a6973dd94c45ebeb/0912-5.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2837" height="3546" width_o="2837" height_o="3546" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a27c92705114fabbcf2e963d48576edf8be3a66703c8abb0ee23eb789b7d03e4/rope-in-action-10.jpg" data-mid="250388362" border="0" alt="rope in action, at centre 151, 2023" data-caption="rope in action, at centre 151, 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a27c92705114fabbcf2e963d48576edf8be3a66703c8abb0ee23eb789b7d03e4/rope-in-action-10.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="6541" height="4672" width_o="6541" height_o="4672" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d7a09ba69f0dc3acece6e5d153193a57fdceed22c6383eef83c8135bc6c7e0b/soho-house-2.jpg" data-mid="250387645" border="0" alt="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at soho house barcelona, 2025" data-caption="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at soho house barcelona, 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d7a09ba69f0dc3acece6e5d153193a57fdceed22c6383eef83c8135bc6c7e0b/soho-house-2.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="3648" height="3648" width_o="3648" height_o="3648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/37eea1764d8701cfd0d263d32dadc179c4273c172d5f3b937942b0ff743ed904/for-website.jpg" data-mid="250388668" border="0" alt="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at kunstlaboratorium, 2025" data-caption="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at kunstlaboratorium, 2025" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/37eea1764d8701cfd0d263d32dadc179c4273c172d5f3b937942b0ff743ed904/for-website.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="5152" height="6440" width_o="5152" height_o="6440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ccf31964d331f26a270143936631d5892e57988b1d0bda2b664e1601fca5ae28/v-a-junran-.jpg" data-mid="250387829" border="0" alt="regarding the retractability of boundaries, at the v&#38;amp;a museum, 2024 " data-caption="regarding the retractability of boundaries, at the v&#38;amp;a museum, 2024 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ccf31964d331f26a270143936631d5892e57988b1d0bda2b664e1601fca5ae28/v-a-junran-.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2800" height="2000" width_o="2800" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d86e4b29a72df1f648607a84f9147b4fb639d4da0559fcc41907de0d1a9714dd/wind-tracing-03.jpg" data-mid="250386977" border="0" alt="windschatten / wind tracing, at minus20degree, 2024 " data-caption="windschatten / wind tracing, at minus20degree, 2024 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d86e4b29a72df1f648607a84f9147b4fb639d4da0559fcc41907de0d1a9714dd/wind-tracing-03.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="1998" height="2497" width_o="1998" height_o="2497" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3fc2824f56279269554437492e11728e7789a4e47f7532c31047eb890cd803fc/circuit-001.jpg" data-mid="250388347" border="0" alt="open circuit and short circuit test, at playinghouse, 2023" data-caption="open circuit and short circuit test, at playinghouse, 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3fc2824f56279269554437492e11728e7789a4e47f7532c31047eb890cd803fc/circuit-001.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="1535" height="1133" width_o="1535" height_o="1133" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8597e07b4d95f47bb756f19b12f4855dd2106276fde1a562fba58b44505be812/traklhaus-01---for-website.jpg" data-mid="250388174" border="0" alt="windschatten / wind tracing, at traklhaus salzburg, 2024" data-caption="windschatten / wind tracing, at traklhaus salzburg, 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8597e07b4d95f47bb756f19b12f4855dd2106276fde1a562fba58b44505be812/traklhaus-01---for-website.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="3188" height="2277" width_o="3188" height_o="2277" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd37f2ee11986a3f23f17efab3ab841bab5e7041a3472a1f51f1766704a3253a/-The-Spout-and-Its-Churn-Rate2022.jpg" data-mid="250388188" border="0" alt="the spout and its churn rate, at tangent projects, 2022" data-caption="the spout and its churn rate, at tangent projects, 2022" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd37f2ee11986a3f23f17efab3ab841bab5e7041a3472a1f51f1766704a3253a/-The-Spout-and-Its-Churn-Rate2022.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="5152" height="6440" width_o="5152" height_o="6440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b58e09ca957554fda18122d80178277769494a93b1f4f59d45abc924c753c4b3/cascade.jpg" data-mid="250388386" border="0" alt="the spout and its churn rate, at olympia, 2024" data-caption="the spout and its churn rate, at olympia, 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b58e09ca957554fda18122d80178277769494a93b1f4f59d45abc924c753c4b3/cascade.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2906" height="2075" width_o="2906" height_o="2075" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50280121c81f0bef38b5eef9cb3f257cc5b30408ed21b2332b4c5a8426810f77/32.jpg" data-mid="250388467" border="0" alt="the egg rack made a disclaimer, at error22, 2020" data-caption="the egg rack made a disclaimer, at error22, 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50280121c81f0bef38b5eef9cb3f257cc5b30408ed21b2332b4c5a8426810f77/32.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2126" height="2657" width_o="2126" height_o="2657" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5856700023a3dae0a1a78e55a05738815c744fbb306baf32d5cd5e020452fb1f/Ebb-is-to-Flow-as-Wax-is-to-Wane-at-Vasto-Gallery--2023.-Photo-by-Clemente-Vergara-1.jpg" data-mid="250884997" border="0" alt="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at vasto gallery, 2023" data-caption="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at vasto gallery, 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5856700023a3dae0a1a78e55a05738815c744fbb306baf32d5cd5e020452fb1f/Ebb-is-to-Flow-as-Wax-is-to-Wane-at-Vasto-Gallery--2023.-Photo-by-Clemente-Vergara-1.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="1365" height="1706" width_o="1365" height_o="1706" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8710c74f573a3861530ae2159650d810561b91732871ee9c4a5b7105c4ed261/02.jpg" data-mid="250782204" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8710c74f573a3861530ae2159650d810561b91732871ee9c4a5b7105c4ed261/02.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2377" height="2378" width_o="2377" height_o="2378" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e9b59abe79fc305afcc8cfa9540f3b2e5e5483c04959560dc6f615ab80884a8/E02.jpg" data-mid="250388638" border="0" alt="the egg rack catalogue, publication, 2021" data-caption="the egg rack catalogue, publication, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e9b59abe79fc305afcc8cfa9540f3b2e5e5483c04959560dc6f615ab80884a8/E02.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="3024" height="3780" width_o="3024" height_o="3780" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/047225fa24d1678312b2ec154b30f87542ac8a26143468233f53ab487a6fec3c/Ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane-02.jpg" data-mid="250388455" border="0" alt="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at xenia creative retreat, 2023" data-caption="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, at xenia creative retreat, 2023" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/047225fa24d1678312b2ec154b30f87542ac8a26143468233f53ab487a6fec3c/Ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane-02.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="4725" height="4726" width_o="4725" height_o="4726" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d54f90e2441af223a8759a6570e2959505c8a3b5bbd857d7dd13e13f22cc2c9a/cover-image.jpg" data-mid="250388491" border="0" alt="hardware archive, website, 2021 " data-caption="hardware archive, website, 2021 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d54f90e2441af223a8759a6570e2959505c8a3b5bbd857d7dd13e13f22cc2c9a/cover-image.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="6717" height="4798" width_o="6717" height_o="4798" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/764721b256b24a316013bcd4c7adde43084b0a6005a4f4d0ebadb0a1d55553ba/wax-in-studio-02.jpg" data-mid="250785994" border="0" alt="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, in the studio, 2024" data-caption="ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, in the studio, 2024" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/764721b256b24a316013bcd4c7adde43084b0a6005a4f4d0ebadb0a1d55553ba/wax-in-studio-02.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2869" height="3587" width_o="2869" height_o="3587" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f26be1b877a908e6188670f6680901c76fcb2ea1b90de63c9e351fbc363d41c/C02.jpg" data-mid="250782220" border="0" alt="branch collect, with oros, at jogging, 2021" data-caption="branch collect, with oros, at jogging, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f26be1b877a908e6188670f6680901c76fcb2ea1b90de63c9e351fbc363d41c/C02.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="4899" height="3499" width_o="4899" height_o="3499" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a542e6c5bffb4170c834e30286d1de9778d9d034be5b48e503f45bf1add9b882/D_Level-4_01.jpg" data-mid="250388867" border="0" alt="lockdown mobile, 2020 " data-caption="lockdown mobile, 2020 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a542e6c5bffb4170c834e30286d1de9778d9d034be5b48e503f45bf1add9b882/D_Level-4_01.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2000" height="2500" width_o="2000" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/78f2212f345437b7e183cc47ab157ddf54a3b7f0e4653fe545614d8f9a81b2b5/A04.jpg" data-mid="250388433" border="0" alt="the egg rack made a disclaimer, at domaine de boisbuchet, 2021" data-caption="the egg rack made a disclaimer, at domaine de boisbuchet, 2021" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/78f2212f345437b7e183cc47ab157ddf54a3b7f0e4653fe545614d8f9a81b2b5/A04.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="1600" height="2238" width_o="1600" height_o="2238" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ecd24534ad55b586efd9d1ca4beeb1256a4893a9ea15749bde8488f2756e265/66241875_470542156824915_70580958511759360_n.jpg" data-mid="250781752" border="0" alt="&#38;iacute;-&#38;aacute;, 2016 - 2017" data-caption="í-á, 2016 - 2017" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2ecd24534ad55b586efd9d1ca4beeb1256a4893a9ea15749bde8488f2756e265/66241875_470542156824915_70580958511759360_n.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="1417" height="939" width_o="1417" height_o="939" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/daff7192eb4fd4659cae3d8db76856f93e04500eb0a3accae8b34d3093dd09f4/08.jpg" data-mid="250782206" border="0" alt="&#38;iacute;-&#38;aacute; book, 2017" data-caption="í-á book, 2017" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/daff7192eb4fd4659cae3d8db76856f93e04500eb0a3accae8b34d3093dd09f4/08.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2182" height="2728" width_o="2182" height_o="2728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aabaea3a41e885408ee60acd939a94864e190487532c274daa30f5c537b9bc74/06-2.jpg" data-mid="250781755" border="0" alt="the egg rack made a disclaimer, at off-site, 2021 " data-caption="the egg rack made a disclaimer, at off-site, 2021 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aabaea3a41e885408ee60acd939a94864e190487532c274daa30f5c537b9bc74/06-2.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="1988" height="1990" width_o="1988" height_o="1990" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f0610d6e272de5108a21a638f3e444fbb13ad24526171727088d87e61c2906b/--The-Misused2019.png" data-mid="250785718" border="0" alt="the misused, 2018 - 2020" data-caption="the misused, 2018 - 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f0610d6e272de5108a21a638f3e444fbb13ad24526171727088d87e61c2906b/--The-Misused2019.png" /&#62;
</description>
		
	</item>
		
		
	<item>
		<title>information</title>
				
		<link>https://liangjungchen.com/information</link>

		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:53:59 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>liang-jung chen</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://liangjungchen.com/information</guid>

		<description>


	
	◦'◡'◦ﾉ
chen liang-jung (she/they) is a london-based artist and researcher.


◦ selected shows

2026&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;uk indefinite leave to remain application fee at the museum of contemporary art, taipei
2026&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;uk indefinite leave to remain application fee at art central, hong kong

2025&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;uk indefinite leave to remain application fee at whitechapel gallery, london
2025&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;ebb is to flow as wax is to wane at kunstlaboratorium, vestfossen

2025&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;open circuit and short circuit test at vasto gallery, barcelona
2024&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;regarding the retractability of boundaries at the v&#38;amp;a museum, london
2024&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;the spout and its churn rate at hweg, cornwall &#38;nbsp;

2024&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;windschatten / wind tracing at minus20degree biennale, flachau 
2024&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;windschatten / wind tracing at plus20degree, galerie im traklhaus, salzburg

2022&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;the spout and its churn rate at tangent projects, barcelona
 2020&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;the egg rack made a disclaimer 1.0 at error22, tainan 2020&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;the misused 2.0 at national gallery of victoria, melbourne2020&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;the misused 2.0 at taiwan design research institute, taipei
 2019&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; the misused 2.0 at piet hein eek, eindhoven 

◦ live performances

2026 &#38;nbsp;ebb is to flow as wax is to wane at ydp, london

2025 &#38;nbsp;ebb is to flow as wax is to wane at nunnery gallery, london
2024 &#38;nbsp;regarding the retractability of boundaries at the v&#38;amp;a museum, london
2023 &#38;nbsp;ebb is to flow as wax is to wane at vasto gallery, barcelona
2023&#38;nbsp; open circuit and short circuit test at playinghouse, new york 
2023 &#38;nbsp;ebb is to flow as wax is to wane at xenia creative retreat, hampshire
2022&#38;nbsp; the spout and its churn rate at terranova, barcelona

◦ talk
2026 &#38;nbsp;nicer tuesdays at earth hackney, london &#38;nbsp;


◦ awards
2024&#38;nbsp; finalist, east london art prize &#38;nbsp; 2021&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;winner, dezeen awards


◦ residencies
2026&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;tokas - tokyo art and space, tokyo2023&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;acme fire station, london2023 &#38;nbsp; xenia creative retreat, hampshire 2022 &#38;nbsp; tangent projects, barcelona2021 &#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp; domaine de boisbuchet, lessac2020 &#38;nbsp; makerversity, somerset house, london

◦ features
2026&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;anima magazine, uk 
2026&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;a collection of, uk
2025&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;it’s nice that, uk2024&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;disegno, uk 2024&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;cntrfld.art, uk2024&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;it’s nice that, uk2022 &#38;nbsp; design milk, us2021&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; dezeen, the uk
2020 &#38;nbsp; icon magazine, issue 202, uk

◦ studio 
liang-jung’s studio in east london is open for studio visits please email if you wish to arrange an appointment

studio[at]liangjungchen.com

◦ instagram @chen_liangjung◦&#38;nbsp;tiktok&#38;nbsp;@chen_liangjung &#38;nbsp;◦ youtube @chen_liangjung


</description>
		
	</item>
		
		
	<item>
		<title>news</title>
				
		<link>https://liangjungchen.com/news-2</link>

		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2022 11:51:38 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>liang-jung chen</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://liangjungchen.com/news-2</guid>

		<description>
	


	



	
	&#60;img width="2363" height="3075" width_o="2363" height_o="3075" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/627dad9aae626ae2330056c15496bed7ed8291a75c021ca4a64ef36385f234b6/13th-sep-performance-black-frame.jpg" data-mid="217930565" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/627dad9aae626ae2330056c15496bed7ed8291a75c021ca4a64ef36385f234b6/13th-sep-performance-black-frame.jpg" /&#62;

● live performance at the v&#38;amp;a museum

commissioned by the v&#38;amp;a, i have been working closely with 4 artists of different disciplines on a live performance that will take place on the 13th of september at 18.30 and 20.00‘regarding the retractability of boundaries 關乎邊界及其可伸縮範圍’ is a contemporary dance performance featuring a labyrinth of retractable barriers. with musician and composer an-ting, dancer and choreographer duo yun-chi mai and eloy cojal examine the tension between boundaries. clothing designed and knitted by sophie wang. 
the performance responds to the eponymous installation that will be on view 14th september - 13th october.
www.vam.ac.uk




&#60;img width="2912" height="1704" width_o="2912" height_o="1704" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/393af8cd8c3b57b3a17bf7859f2705c0ff705867cef842c7d0a634ae49400a4e/Screenshot-2023-03-20-at-14.51.47.png" data-mid="172393688" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/393af8cd8c3b57b3a17bf7859f2705c0ff705867cef842c7d0a634ae49400a4e/Screenshot-2023-03-20-at-14.51.47.png" /&#62;
● minus20degree biennale 2024
my project flachau wind map (2023) is selected by minus20degree, a biennial exhibition of art and architecture based in flachau, austria. the biennale will take place between 25 - 27 january 2024.&#38;nbsp;www.m20d.eu


&#60;img width="8772" height="7885" width_o="8772" height_o="7885" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0815239c02dac76ae8f42cb3a0df32a57db38cded3c1f3d41e1e8d1e35179a37/acme-fire-station.jpg" data-mid="182957994" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0815239c02dac76ae8f42cb3a0df32a57db38cded3c1f3d41e1e8d1e35179a37/acme-fire-station.jpg" /&#62;● acme fire station residency&#38;nbsp;


it has been an honour to be awarded a two-year work/live studio residency at acme fire station 2023 - 2025.&#38;nbsp;

acme work/live studios aim to provide an artist with well designed, safe, practical workspace and auxiliary living space for a stable, low rent. Artists are selected through application and allocated a studio for a five year term, and rent remains fixed for the duration of their occupation.
www.acme.org.uk&#38;nbsp;

&#60;img width="7575" height="5053" width_o="7575" height_o="5053" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ad75e9ce98de1e2a3c2e858abe4a946542e23a6812c444e2995011633e09d99/44cm_naveseis_ClaudiaMaurino_2221.jpg" data-mid="183341715" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ad75e9ce98de1e2a3c2e858abe4a946542e23a6812c444e2995011633e09d99/44cm_naveseis_ClaudiaMaurino_2221.jpg" /&#62;


● cuarenta y cuatro centimentroswww.maxenrich.com


&#60;img width="2436" height="1720" width_o="2436" height_o="1720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82b243ac5e89a546423812536abab9b9f59ae511c9e0e05792a2ba892be5b793/Screenshot-2023-03-20-at-13.26.39.png" data-mid="172374261" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82b243ac5e89a546423812536abab9b9f59ae511c9e0e05792a2ba892be5b793/Screenshot-2023-03-20-at-13.26.39.png" /&#62;

● artist in residence at hqi&#38;nbsp;
i am currently undertaking an artist residency in hqi foundation in london 13th march - 13th june 2023. 

hqi is a non-profit institution designed to fill an artist development void in london created by excessively high costs of living and failure of industry to provide supportive networks for its creatives.

we endeavour to serve the city’s creatives by providing a supportive and enriching sanctuary for residencies, in which artists can converse, collaborate and develop their own practices freely.

www.h-q-i.com&#38;nbsp;



&#60;img width="2363" height="2953" width_o="2363" height_o="2953" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/955da65f7b346da9beddb08b67147403237e3c1cb2fbe6cdcd8245c0e32e17e7/11-march-invite-2-01.jpg" data-mid="172370126" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/955da65f7b346da9beddb08b67147403237e3c1cb2fbe6cdcd8245c0e32e17e7/11-march-invite-2-01.jpg" /&#62;

&#60;img width="2363" height="2953" width_o="2363" height_o="2953" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f55f0bda8fcfc4a534a16e42b98259a8d4f592b5214f7609b5c0cfc4a03ec2bc/11-march-invite-1-01.jpg" data-mid="172370127" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f55f0bda8fcfc4a534a16e42b98259a8d4f592b5214f7609b5c0cfc4a03ec2bc/11-march-invite-1-01.jpg" /&#62;

&#60;img width="2363" height="2953" width_o="2363" height_o="2953" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f313808129633f15946320521d9e71cb5504d9f3693d4685e04ba3975d9400ba/11-march-invite-2-02.jpg" data-mid="172370128" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f313808129633f15946320521d9e71cb5504d9f3693d4685e04ba3975d9400ba/11-march-invite-2-02.jpg" /&#62;● live performance
date｜11 march 2023time｜4 - 8 pm&#38;nbsp;venue｜xenia creative retreat&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;
 ebb is to flow as wax is to wane (2023) is an immersive performance piece based on an in-situ beeswax installation created by artist liang-jung chen during her two-month residency in xenia creative retreat. 
a collaboration between the artist and her friends of different disciplines, the multisensory event consists of a performance by choreographer ching-ying chien&#38;nbsp; and a set of experimental meal developed by architects yuriko yagi and kazumasa takada of pan- projects , homemade by chef hiroki morokata of ikoyi london.&#38;nbsp;

www.xeniacreativeretreat.com


&#60;img width="1894" height="1894" width_o="1894" height_o="1894" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a59157ba7a12dc95249d6cc463cd78601a345c541726986c72f149dcaccc7d6e/Screenshot-2023-03-20-at-13.09.12.png" data-mid="172369324" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a59157ba7a12dc95249d6cc463cd78601a345c541726986c72f149dcaccc7d6e/Screenshot-2023-03-20-at-13.09.12.png" /&#62;
● artist in residence at xenia&#38;nbsp;
i am happy to undertake an artist residency in xenia creative retreat in north hampshire 12th january - 12th march 2023.&#38;nbsp;
xenia is a creative retreat situated in the bucolic landscape that provides artists with time, space and an environment for uninterrupted work. the programme invites creatives of all art forms to explore their practice away from their daily routine, allowing the inspiration of nature to stimulate creativity.

www.xeniacreativeretreat.com&#38;nbsp;


&#60;img width="1540" height="1918" width_o="1540" height_o="1918" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50e1c374ee56fc984eeff9e5b2c788a7c960d2fafafc4cc8fa567a8da1e44dae/Screenshot-2023-03-20-at-14.00.19.png" data-mid="172376744" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50e1c374ee56fc984eeff9e5b2c788a7c960d2fafafc4cc8fa567a8da1e44dae/Screenshot-2023-03-20-at-14.00.19.png" /&#62;
● aesthetica art prize 2023&#38;nbsp;

egg rack made a disclaimer (2020) was longlisted for aesthetica art prize 2023.&#38;nbsp;the aesthetica art prize celebrates contemporary art in all its forms, offering opportunities for exhibition at a major public gallery alongside publication in aesthetica magazine and the aesthetica art prize anthology.
www.aestheticamagazine.com

&#60;img width="2363" height="2363" width_o="2363" height_o="2363" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a404b8d6a67541a5da705b57c2cd1eb2bd8add67ac184a2e2b06c2b134dca6f/tangent-poster.jpg" data-mid="148095228" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a404b8d6a67541a5da705b57c2cd1eb2bd8add67ac184a2e2b06c2b134dca6f/tangent-poster.jpg" /&#62;● live performance #2&#38;nbsp;


date｜22 july 2022time｜7pm gallery｜tangent projectsaddress｜carrer marti codolar 41 
08902 l’hospitalet de llobregatwww.tangent-projects.com



&#60;img width="2247" height="2289" width_o="2247" height_o="2289" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc6e5144be3aefc06be9847f47b692fd56d189e457686173b6a89074f10bb861/poster-03.jpg" data-mid="145798027" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc6e5144be3aefc06be9847f47b692fd56d189e457686173b6a89074f10bb861/poster-03.jpg" /&#62;
● live performance #1 + talk&#38;nbsp;
date｜7 july 2022time｜7pm&#38;nbsp;
venue｜terranova&#38;nbsp;comte borrell 99, 08015 barcelona

the spout and its churn rate(2022)
the spout and its churn rate is a performance piece based on a set of six milk churns of the same volume. through the intensive act of repetitively pouring 1.5 litre of milk from one churn to another, the artist visualises the inevitable loss during the ongoing process of transferal. 


the realisation of the equal volume of each churn, despite their variety of form, offers a tantalising satisfaction, yet ultimately this hoped-for notion that the milk will perfectly flow from each to the next cannot be realised.

informed by an economic term churn rate - the rate at which customers stop doing business with an entity, the title sheds light on involuntary disengagement of all sorts in everyday scenarios, revealing the poignancy of sacrificing a small part of us in order to carry on living. &#38;nbsp;

www.terrranova.com



&#60;img width="2985" height="2132" width_o="2985" height_o="2132" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7244fd6b8c00b7bd394016642f4cfd28b5fe8092ecbbe82894001870419c7343/08.jpg" data-mid="128728929" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7244fd6b8c00b7bd394016642f4cfd28b5fe8092ecbbe82894001870419c7343/08.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2017" height="2521" width_o="2017" height_o="2521" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df0e33d59ca4ee73ff3710a7818288a2acb0d8be93e9f664083cfb8854edae2c/egg-rack.jpg" data-mid="128728928" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/df0e33d59ca4ee73ff3710a7818288a2acb0d8be93e9f664083cfb8854edae2c/egg-rack.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="1930" height="2701" width_o="1930" height_o="2701" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0896654c4a48d678a53477cea4680a16785e0a67dacf879d8a05f2319449d75a/18.jpg" data-mid="128728927" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0896654c4a48d678a53477cea4680a16785e0a67dacf879d8a05f2319449d75a/18.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2737" height="1955" width_o="2737" height_o="1955" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b71b8eb0e75b0318d76a807fa67eefbf22d2b657d613a4176cf2cfc7aad0aab7/01.jpg" data-mid="128728926" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b71b8eb0e75b0318d76a807fa67eefbf22d2b657d613a4176cf2cfc7aad0aab7/01.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2857" height="2040" width_o="2857" height_o="2040" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9dca2c2642aeeb136b6a2b191abf008edfee3427f2365fa13d1414b697addd85/02.jpg" data-mid="128728932" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9dca2c2642aeeb136b6a2b191abf008edfee3427f2365fa13d1414b697addd85/02.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2569" height="1835" width_o="2569" height_o="1835" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c8aef114db82240561ce29dcbb5ee5c092e4c62b414b7bab291146f1e06e4b44/10.jpg" data-mid="128728935" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c8aef114db82240561ce29dcbb5ee5c092e4c62b414b7bab291146f1e06e4b44/10.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2905" height="2075" width_o="2905" height_o="2075" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94d5f7dafa085e56f81a830bab2d0d622873d187fd374323b32c06160f2908ca/11.jpg" data-mid="128728936" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/94d5f7dafa085e56f81a830bab2d0d622873d187fd374323b32c06160f2908ca/11.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="1970" height="2758" width_o="1970" height_o="2758" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/769ae08fbf5297deebc06bc41ced821625c4f4801458253458a1b2885943bb4e/06.jpg" data-mid="128728934" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/769ae08fbf5297deebc06bc41ced821625c4f4801458253458a1b2885943bb4e/06.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2740" height="1957" width_o="2740" height_o="1957" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a58bab8c3e5083ebf71801761afa485b188cbf36449f5c6d6ca13960335c77a/22.jpg" data-mid="128728931" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a58bab8c3e5083ebf71801761afa485b188cbf36449f5c6d6ca13960335c77a/22.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2866" height="2048" width_o="2866" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8b2efd17f175c1ebd75ef2c7c934428d2e34eb4050ace4747da0c03ac27411d/12.jpg" data-mid="128728933" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8b2efd17f175c1ebd75ef2c7c934428d2e34eb4050ace4747da0c03ac27411d/12.jpg" /&#62;

● egg rack catalogue


now available at librarie yvon lambert&#38;nbsp;&#38;amp; ponding bookstore &#38;nbsp;content｜12 sketches, 2 essay booklets, 1 egg rack boxsize｜16 x 10.5 x 2 cmbox material｜recycled pulp grey chipboard 400gbooklet material｜single-sided glazed kraft paper 120g
the egg rack catalogue is a portfolio of ‘the egg rack made a disclaimer’, containing 12 real-size sketches of various sizes and two pieces of essays - a preface by liang-jung chen and a review by graham baldwin. the paper box itself serves as a paper egg rack of 6, as usual, each user will be held accountable for breaking the eggs. limited edition of 350. each catalogue is hand-numbered.&#38;nbsp; 


&#60;img width="2714" height="1939" width_o="2714" height_o="1939" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/476a9cbc3ec18c3aa820a38b6b5948a4908e49d8050d2d6ae98fe7fb307b8146/01-copy.jpg" data-mid="128732730" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/476a9cbc3ec18c3aa820a38b6b5948a4908e49d8050d2d6ae98fe7fb307b8146/01-copy.jpg" /&#62; 
● dezeen awards 2021&#38;nbsp;
winner: homeware design of the year 2021.
www.dezeen.com/awards/2021/winners/the-misused

&#60;img width="2481" height="2481" width_o="2481" height_o="2481" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f99d497f6b55f0b0d642380ec5eccfc84a54d1e0e2fd268ab76be121830eeb88/003-01.jpg" data-mid="128735981" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f99d497f6b55f0b0d642380ec5eccfc84a54d1e0e2fd268ab76be121830eeb88/003-01.jpg" /&#62;
● dezeen awards 2021


longlisted: exhibition design of the year 2021www.dezeen.com/awards/2021/longlists/the-egg-rack-made-a-disclaimer

&#60;img width="2052" height="2134" width_o="2052" height_o="2134" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cfc1943ed0aec8fb0a51821d04247ea0a171500fb6fbc969645bcff3978a3c05/local-ware-new.jpg" data-mid="128812411" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cfc1943ed0aec8fb0a51821d04247ea0a171500fb6fbc969645bcff3978a3c05/local-ware-new.jpg" /&#62;
● local ware exhibition&#38;nbsp;
date｜24 september - 07 october&#38;nbsp; 2021gallery｜jogging epricerieaddress｜103, rue paradi, 13006 marseille, France
founded by marseilled-based oros and london-based ii (initial initiatives), local ware is an experimental yet utilitarian project celebrating the diversity of natural resources and lifestyles in different parts of the world.&#38;nbsp;in each edition, the project collaborates with a group of international designers of various backgrounds to develop a collection of ‘local ware’ employing materials local to the creator. 2021 autumn, oros and ii unveiled the first edition of local ware in marseille, exploring the most primitive human behaviour - food making. local ware: cooking edition studies the history of cooking tools in different cultures and how they can be creatively applied to mediterranean cuisine. four designers: chialing chang, guillaume bloget, liang-jung chen and rio kobayashi, were invited to try their hand at creating exploratory cookware pieces.&#38;nbsp; 



&#60;img width="2000" height="2500" width_o="2000" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9b4601a24a454fab6794715f666bc38d55bc4179c8ea63d036609852e085e3a/bois.jpg" data-mid="128733371" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f9b4601a24a454fab6794715f666bc38d55bc4179c8ea63d036609852e085e3a/bois.jpg" /&#62;


● residency at domaine de boisbuchet 2021

eight installations were created at the end of the residency based on my observation and investigation of Boisbuchet's surroundings. each of them is supporting eggs in a precarious manner that unsettles the spectators.founded in 1986, domaine de boisbuchet is an international research centre for design and architecture. the campus is surrounded by 150 hectares of protected nature in southwest france and comprises an architectural park of historic and contemporary buildings. the workshops, exhibitions, and events as well as a design collection and library serve professional guests and visitors from the neighboring and global community alike. 
www.boisbuchet.org
 &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;
 

&#60;img width="1192" height="1192" width_o="1192" height_o="1192" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ce32067622592423ecbb28d4ac3f323b3788a691a5666fc1083a1362fd9e8b1/Screenshot-2021-06-22-at-18.51.42.png" data-mid="128719731" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ce32067622592423ecbb28d4ac3f323b3788a691a5666fc1083a1362fd9e8b1/Screenshot-2021-06-22-at-18.51.42.png" /&#62;
● the egg box week
date｜13 - 19&#38;nbsp; may&#38;nbsp; 2021gallery｜offsite arts / bridge holesaddress｜bade market, zhongzheng dist., taipei, taiwan 
opening reception｜13 may&#38;nbsp; 20.00 - 22.00briefed by offsite arts, i have been playing around with some new ideas on how to support eggs in an aluminium box hung in a glass showroom in bade market in taipei. an extension of my previous ‘the egg rack made a disclaimer’ collection, ‘the egg box week’ consists of seven improvised structures i created onsite daily for seven days. the designs are mostly based on the observation of the urban landscape in the neighbourhood.

&#60;img width="5334" height="2584" width_o="5334" height_o="2584" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90f6644840d11ce7c4e5a3edae50043f89fd7a3a7fa331e8da66274bd0d07b2a/fb-event-01.jpg" data-mid="128719735" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/90f6644840d11ce7c4e5a3edae50043f89fd7a3a7fa331e8da66274bd0d07b2a/fb-event-01.jpg" /&#62;

● the egg rack made a disclaimer 2.0


date｜27 february - 14 march 2021
gallery｜nowspace 
address｜no.58, yanping s. rd., zhongzheng dist., taipei, taiwan

press preview｜26 february&#38;nbsp; 14.00 - 18.00
opening reception｜26 february 18.00 - 21.00the egg rack made a disclaimer is a series of egg holders and egg racks created by liang-jung chen. the series explores vulnerability, personal boundary and the invisible tension between the two. following its debut in gallery error22 in tainan in 2020, the artist will unveil a few new pieces of works in nowspace in taipei as the second iteration of the project, together with a fresh release of an egg rack catalogue.

&#60;img width="2363" height="2363" width_o="2363" height_o="2363" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/478fa6c823f915036624910cec7ace8ee82b2d23f8048cef57b7302326a85135/talk-1-01.jpg" data-mid="128719736" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/478fa6c823f915036624910cec7ace8ee82b2d23f8048cef57b7302326a85135/talk-1-01.jpg" /&#62;
● the egg rack made a disclaimer 1.0
date｜10 - 31 december 2020gallery｜errorr22address｜3f, no.11, kaishan rd., tainan, taiwan
opening reception｜10&#38;nbsp; december&#38;nbsp; 18.00 - 21.00
the egg rack made a disclaimer
we almost lost all the sentimental wordingshad we not made the decision of faking good eggsto be picked up in an elegant mannerto be rested gently on an agreeable weather
we genuinely try our best butsomehow occasionally we do allow accidentsthe egg rack had made a disclaimer earlier
&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;_liang-jung chen, november 2020
most of the egg racks in the series were designed during my 14 day quarantine in a random hotel room in tainan in november 2020. solitude. i just didn’t know what to do with myself. my insecurities just sat there in the corner of the room with me and seeked my attention. i couldn’t escape from myself, eventually, i picked up poetry again for the first time in many years. i looked forward to something genuine and subtle, a new medium to explore my emotions.&#38;nbsp; 
the outcome turned out to be a rather passive, yet aggressive self-disclosure. a series of egg racks that make it clear that they are hypersensitive. they replicate the awkward moments in social events. they offer a glimpse into tragic scenarios. they solicit tenderness. they predict broken hearts.&#38;nbsp; i investigated the most precarious ways to hold eggs. both physical and visual tensions were created, teasing the audiences’ habit of putting eggs in a safe place. three ubiquitous materials - metal, acrylic, and timber - were employed in minimal forms and structures, transforming the daily behaviour of egg keeping into a series of abstract, performing sculptures.&#38;nbsp; 
during the exhibition at gallery&#38;nbsp; error22 in december 2020,&#38;nbsp; a sheet of paper was posted at the entrance of the gallery: “disclaimer: welcome to the exhibition of egg racks. upon entering the space, you are invited to interact with the egg racks at your own risk. the designer has made every attempt to ensure the security of the eggs exhibited in the space. however, each visitor will be held&#38;nbsp; accountable for breaking the eggs and will be responsible for all accidents and damages incurred as a consequence.” stating that it would be the visitors’ responsibility to purchase and replace eggs should they break any, and that they would&#38;nbsp; also be required to clean the venue up after themselves.&#38;nbsp; 
i didn’t really have an expectation in advance about the visitors’ responses. when the exhibition closed on 31st of december, the last day of 2020, the record showed that only around 20 eggs were broken by the visitors.
 
&#60;img width="2369" height="2953" width_o="2369" height_o="2953" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b744646c0df3da0b83c3abd499d3c68a88125ab6b995784184fd81dd9a9af7e0/Poster.jpg" data-mid="128719733" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b744646c0df3da0b83c3abd499d3c68a88125ab6b995784184fd81dd9a9af7e0/Poster.jpg" /&#62;

● the misused ironmongery

date｜18 - 26 september 2020gallery｜kiosk n1c, coal drops yardaddress｜108 lower stable street, kings cross, n1c 4dr london, uk 
talk｜12 september&#38;nbsp; 16.30 - 17.30 
workshop｜20 september&#38;nbsp; 15.00 - 17.00

&#60;img width="1208" height="1172" width_o="1208" height_o="1172" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f547609718376f151816571a18f865733b315702c612e9781da86aca435aabe0/Screenshot-2021-06-22-at-20.35.54.png" data-mid="128719730" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f547609718376f151816571a18f865733b315702c612e9781da86aca435aabe0/Screenshot-2021-06-22-at-20.35.54.png" /&#62;
● shifting occupancy by one two one two

date｜12 - 20 march 2020gallery｜national gallery of victoria
address｜180 st kilda rd, melbourne vic 3006, australia
opening｜14 march&#38;nbsp; 18.00 - 21.00 
shifting occupancy responds to the theme of the city. the exhibition will have a particular focus on the geographical drift from rural to urban centres and invites participants to consider how this shift impacts communities, the constructed landscape and the environment.

&#60;img width="2126" height="2658" width_o="2126" height_o="2658" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00d12ad6f6f881a83a4a6a78e8e1ce8e51e3efdc246be2c7f395e22fba9df667/01.jpg" data-mid="128719734" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00d12ad6f6f881a83a4a6a78e8e1ce8e51e3efdc246be2c7f395e22fba9df667/01.jpg" /&#62;


● the misused: dutch x taiwanese hardware &#38;nbsp;

date｜14 january - 9 february 2020 gallery｜not just library address｜133, guangfu s.rd., xinyi dist.,taipei, taiwan
talk｜14 january 19.00 - 21.00 
workshop｜18 - 19 january&#38;nbsp; 09.00 - 17.00 


the misused is a study on global hardware culture initiated by two industrial designers. each year, the project observes hardwares in different country. the designers will first deconstruct the original functions of the hardware and to repurpose them. following the first study on taiwanese hardwares in 2018, the project went on to study dutch hardwares in 2019.


&#60;img width="2480" height="2480" width_o="2480" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4f61ffa233776cb6019432a610457ace0ef592f1d8c8a7c2d999433641f046f/0410-1.jpg" data-mid="128719728" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4f61ffa233776cb6019432a610457ace0ef592f1d8c8a7c2d999433641f046f/0410-1.jpg" /&#62;

● the misused 2.0

date｜19 -27 september 2019gallery｜piet hein eekaddress｜halvemaanstraat 30, 5651 bp eindhoven, the netherlands

the misused is a research project that studies local metal hardwares around the world and how misusing them can make people’s life easier. with both anthropological and industrial approach, the project invites the public to brainstorm and repurpose metal hardwares in everyday life.
&#60;img width="2551" height="3579" width_o="2551" height_o="3579" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66d9dc426f5178610a9861a8e6fa6c97feea2721370bae18b9f66e378fdfabb9/final-01.jpg" data-mid="128719732" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66d9dc426f5178610a9861a8e6fa6c97feea2721370bae18b9f66e378fdfabb9/final-01.jpg" /&#62;



&#60;img width="2551" height="3579" width_o="2551" height_o="3579" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1650abb299d3247c16d6ffab41d214c07d60924254157dd71b63fe4440aedf6/final2-01.jpg" data-mid="128719729" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c1650abb299d3247c16d6ffab41d214c07d60924254157dd71b63fe4440aedf6/final2-01.jpg" /&#62;● the misused 1.0

date｜01 - 30 september 2018gallery｜caoji book innaddress｜no.71, nanmen rd., tainan, taiwan

 talk｜9 september&#38;nbsp; 14.00 - 16.00
</description>
		
	</item>
		
		
	<item>
		<title>newsletter</title>
				
		<link>https://liangjungchen.com/newsletter</link>

		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2022 12:25:38 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>liang-jung chen</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://liangjungchen.com/newsletter</guid>

		<description>
	
	

	
	


｡:.ﾟヽ(*´∀`)ﾉﾟ.:｡

receive love letters and news letters from my studio






</description>
		
	</item>
		
		
	<item>
		<title>icon magazine</title>
				
		<link>https://liangjungchen.com/icon-magazine</link>

		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2021 17:27:48 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>liang-jung chen</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://liangjungchen.com/icon-magazine</guid>

		<description>&#60;img width="1058" height="1332" width_o="1058" height_o="1332" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f0d9c65870dc1f2ad7c15b3e1cbc0ba8af7284121478477b507dc8d3527e2c5e/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.31.47.png" data-mid="111845914" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f0d9c65870dc1f2ad7c15b3e1cbc0ba8af7284121478477b507dc8d3527e2c5e/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.31.47.png" /&#62;&#60;img width="1032" height="1314" width_o="1032" height_o="1314" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d98fe083b74e42922cb4a1ea131e7589fd24e045d90290654be6b33e1586372d/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.32.50.png" data-mid="111845913" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d98fe083b74e42922cb4a1ea131e7589fd24e045d90290654be6b33e1586372d/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.32.50.png" /&#62;&#60;img width="1042" height="1314" width_o="1042" height_o="1314" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c7ced4052a2181e1a5309687a732dfce3aca48ef8845341e624aa97d036ce829/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.32.58.png" data-mid="111845911" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c7ced4052a2181e1a5309687a732dfce3aca48ef8845341e624aa97d036ce829/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.32.58.png" /&#62;&#60;img width="1034" height="1314" width_o="1034" height_o="1314" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84f5336ca83f3539f53489820e1c7fe680d2c23865d8919f0f0bd92644187aaa/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.33.08.png" data-mid="111845910" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/84f5336ca83f3539f53489820e1c7fe680d2c23865d8919f0f0bd92644187aaa/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.33.08.png" /&#62;&#60;img width="1032" height="1312" width_o="1032" height_o="1312" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/017039575bdc2f9c4771fb8e0c961c8f880c8d8dd443f9988d32da7d48c60650/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.33.17.png" data-mid="111845909" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/017039575bdc2f9c4771fb8e0c961c8f880c8d8dd443f9988d32da7d48c60650/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.33.17.png" /&#62;&#60;img width="1034" height="1312" width_o="1034" height_o="1312" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/649cbb49d5f89bf0f8f92f541f37a9445e54e1b2590f651dae4959c724ee3d42/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.33.24.png" data-mid="111845908" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/649cbb49d5f89bf0f8f92f541f37a9445e54e1b2590f651dae4959c724ee3d42/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-01.33.24.png" /&#62;</description>
		
	</item>
		
		
	<item>
		<title>uk indefinite leave to remain application fee at whitechapel gallery</title>
				
		<link>https://liangjungchen.com/uk-indefinite-leave-to-remain-application-fee-at-whitechapel-gallery</link>

		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:28:38 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>liang-jung chen</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://liangjungchen.com/uk-indefinite-leave-to-remain-application-fee-at-whitechapel-gallery</guid>

		<description>
	
	

	
	

◦ 英國永久居留申請費用，於白教堂美術館uk indefinite leave to remain application fee, 2025
at whitechapel gallery

uk indefinite leave to remain application fee (2025) takes the form of a live, colour-coded google spreadsheet — tracking two months of zero-hours gigs (barista, art auction assistant, artist studio assistant, event production assistant, visiting tutor) taken on to cover the cost of chen's application. the spreadsheet functions as both ledger and diary, mixing figures and hours with diary entries and reflections as it updates in real time, alongside a short animated film charting the document as it shapeshifts over the four-month period.

running alongside the spreadsheet is a tiktok account presenting cctv-style time-lapse clips of chen at work, and a youtube channel of low-effort spreadsheet-based animations — platforms chen treats as "self-imposed cctv," folding surveillance and entertainment into a single documentary medium.&#38;nbsp;

a google map pins each workplace and commute across london, forming a kind of digital psychogeography of the job search. on 23 october, chen hired a temporary worker for three hours to solicit donations from visitors on the artist's behalf, folding fundraising into the performance as a live, scripted act, supported by an ongoing gofundme campaign.

the work was presented at whitechapel gallery as part of the east london art prize take over, curated by sandra lam.

&#60;img width="7670" height="5116" width_o="7670" height_o="5116" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec36987d2081be9014de32162b390de57854b5933722eee2e29a13db8fc50334/LIANG.whitechapelgallery.26.10.25-20.JPG" data-mid="250390289" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ec36987d2081be9014de32162b390de57854b5933722eee2e29a13db8fc50334/LIANG.whitechapelgallery.26.10.25-20.JPG" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2646" height="1630" width_o="2646" height_o="1630" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c465ff5b3d2646570c874515eb8b9c910af94fb14e6b7602f4455a2fd115794d/h-uk-indefinite-leave-to-remain-application-fee.jpg" data-mid="250390293" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c465ff5b3d2646570c874515eb8b9c910af94fb14e6b7602f4455a2fd115794d/h-uk-indefinite-leave-to-remain-application-fee.jpg" /&#62;

&#60;img width="6898" height="4068" width_o="6898" height_o="4068" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e2bee4847f8b1696332fbe9cefbe142b107e42346ba8deb86a61c55853a03e3/tiktok-screenshot-compliation-3.jpg" data-mid="250390290" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2e2bee4847f8b1696332fbe9cefbe142b107e42346ba8deb86a61c55853a03e3/tiktok-screenshot-compliation-3.jpg" /&#62;


&#38;lt; back

</description>
		
	</item>
		
		
	<item>
		<title>ebb is to flow as wax is to wane at ydp</title>
				
		<link>https://liangjungchen.com/ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane-at-ydp</link>

		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:34:23 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>liang-jung chen</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://liangjungchen.com/ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane-at-ydp</guid>

		<description>
	
	

	
	

◦ 陰晴圓缺之於自負盈虧&#38;nbsp;ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, 2026&#38;nbsp;at ydp, london&#38;nbsp;

commissioned by ydp, this iteration of ebb is to flow as wax is to wane takes on a new form: wax cast entirely in black, built intuitively and spontaneously by chen and one assistant over five days, hanging from the ceiling as a dense grid of blackened strands above a floor scattered with drums, cymbals, and audio equipment.
on 17 january 2026, the installation carried its life into a six-hour durational performance, open from 12pm to 6pm, with the audience free to drop in and out at any point. chen was joined by drummer and composer kai chareunsy, who works across jazz, free improvisation, electronic, and folk music, using sensory percussion to manipulate and amplify the sound of burning candles into a live score.

over the six hours, chen moved slowly through the room, building, lighting, and blowing out sections of the wax structure as the space gradually shifted from daylight into near-total darkness, the two performers working the room into an almost hypnotic state. the performance ended at nightfall, when chen extinguished the final flame — by which point the structure built up over the preceding five days had almost entirely disappeared.

credits: 

the installation and the live performance is part of the living, rehearsing… programme curated by zhuo mengting, in collaboration with ydp curators erin li and billy tang

installation built with assistance from cameron griffin
videos taken by ali mohamed and mariana lima mateus
sound recorded by andrej bako
sound edited by kai chareunsy 
image taken by hsi-lun chen

special thanks to yan du for commissioning the piece. 
and to ydp team eleanor dobson, cindy ziyun huang, fiona ye and jun shen for the support

&#60;img width="2668" height="1906" width_o="2668" height_o="1906" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3efa4c1898f2ca598e5e3ba7af09840cb76f9fc3951142a347aa5d59469ad19a/Ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane.-Photo-by-Hsi-Lun-Chen-2.jpg" data-mid="250622775" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3efa4c1898f2ca598e5e3ba7af09840cb76f9fc3951142a347aa5d59469ad19a/Ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane.-Photo-by-Hsi-Lun-Chen-2.jpg" /&#62;

&#60;img width="3736" height="2668" width_o="3736" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a91633c8a3513736d3a2213de0c0497a75cb8a55d06fa33deea1968831962676/ydp-6.jpg" data-mid="250390322" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a91633c8a3513736d3a2213de0c0497a75cb8a55d06fa33deea1968831962676/ydp-6.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="3435" height="2454" width_o="3435" height_o="2454" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe3e832a49a91ad65b2debe66e0ddc363e723db6e01e20673bc9adde461afde9/ydp-4.jpg" data-mid="250390321" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe3e832a49a91ad65b2debe66e0ddc363e723db6e01e20673bc9adde461afde9/ydp-4.jpg" /&#62;

&#60;img width="3736" height="2668" width_o="3736" height_o="2668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e7bed4784709cdda29cfce0e5c1caeee798a08df5cbd1a0e0e992520690df72/ydp-7.jpg" data-mid="250390320" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e7bed4784709cdda29cfce0e5c1caeee798a08df5cbd1a0e0e992520690df72/ydp-7.jpg" /&#62;



&#38;lt; back

</description>
		
	</item>
		
		
	<item>
		<title>open circuit and short circuit test at vasto gallery</title>
				
		<link>https://liangjungchen.com/open-circuit-and-short-circuit-test-at-vasto-gallery</link>

		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:38:44 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>liang-jung chen</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://liangjungchen.com/open-circuit-and-short-circuit-test-at-vasto-gallery</guid>

		<description>
	
	

	
	
◦ 斷路以及短路測試&#38;nbsp;open circuit and short circuit test, 2025&#38;nbsp;at vasto gallery, barcelona

open circuit and short circuit test is a one-hour durational performance and installation at vasto gallery, barcelona, built around a sculptural environment of exposed wires, led lights, and sound modules suspended through the space. over the course of the hour, four movement artists gradually activate the installation — plugging in connections, triggering light and sound — turning the sculpture into a functioning circuit that only completes through their movement.

visitors are drawn into the system as it activates, becoming intermittent nodes in a network assembled and interrupted in real time. rather than presenting electricity as a smooth, invisible utility, the piece stages its actual mechanics — connection, interruption, and the physical effort of closing a circuit — as something visible, audible, and load-bearing.


&#60;img width="4848" height="3463" width_o="4848" height_o="3463" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/99c9cfd5066f64a75feb6a52e8aa7624838df8b3d6d28be79afd6fe0aea0cdd6/Open-Circuit-and-Short-Circuit-Test.-Photo-by-Liang-Jung-Chen-1.jpg" data-mid="250764393" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/99c9cfd5066f64a75feb6a52e8aa7624838df8b3d6d28be79afd6fe0aea0cdd6/Open-Circuit-and-Short-Circuit-Test.-Photo-by-Liang-Jung-Chen-1.jpg" /&#62;

&#60;img width="3183" height="4456" width_o="3183" height_o="4456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e3a1749dd5ea006558acb8d1dd7f6615cda849c1ee27ab6713cd14307fe117d/open-circuit-and-short-circuit-test-21.jpg" data-mid="250764403" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e3a1749dd5ea006558acb8d1dd7f6615cda849c1ee27ab6713cd14307fe117d/open-circuit-and-short-circuit-test-21.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="3376" height="4727" width_o="3376" height_o="4727" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b22327816aff6543b1c2d6c9e1c1234292ec260a527d26bcd248edb289310c2d/v-open-circuit-and-short-circuit-test.jpg" data-mid="250764404" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b22327816aff6543b1c2d6c9e1c1234292ec260a527d26bcd248edb289310c2d/v-open-circuit-and-short-circuit-test.jpg" /&#62;

&#60;img width="3975" height="2839" width_o="3975" height_o="2839" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d0a219d8ee8b3488915655afe53172213dc61d86dfe68d5d9d19798adc44929/open-circuit-and-short-circuit-test-02.jpg" data-mid="250764406" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d0a219d8ee8b3488915655afe53172213dc61d86dfe68d5d9d19798adc44929/open-circuit-and-short-circuit-test-02.jpg" /&#62;

&#38;lt; back

</description>
		
	</item>
		
		
	<item>
		<title>rope in action</title>
				
		<link>https://liangjungchen.com/rope-in-action</link>

		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:53:23 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>liang-jung chen</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://liangjungchen.com/rope-in-action</guid>

		<description>
	

	
	&#60;img width="2837" height="3546" width_o="2837" height_o="3546" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a27c92705114fabbcf2e963d48576edf8be3a66703c8abb0ee23eb789b7d03e4/rope-in-action-10.jpg" data-mid="230593886" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a27c92705114fabbcf2e963d48576edf8be3a66703c8abb0ee23eb789b7d03e4/rope-in-action-10.jpg" /&#62;

◦ rope in action, 2023
at centre 151, london
rope in action is a site-responsive installation occupying the hallway of centre 151, made using ropes of differing materials and colours — sisal, cotton, and braided nylon in red, blue, and yellow — connected through rigging hardware and hand-wound rope ends. chen used the hallway's existing anchoring points to weave the ropes into a network that traces the geometry of the space, cutting across stairwells and corners. 
centre 151 was established in 1984 by refugees from vietnam, laos, and cambodia in the years following the fall of saigon, when an estimated three million people fled vietnam by sea. formerly st. mary's church hall on whiston road, the building became a focal point for the settlement of vietnamese "boat people" into british society, and continues to operate today as a community centre for hackney's south east asian communities.
the piece extends the material interests of chen's ongoing hardware archive: each junction in the network is held by an off-the-shelf fitting repurposed here as both structural support and visual anchor, the same anonymous, semi-finished hardware the archive collects put to load-bearing use.

the installation was commissioned by vickie hayward of company, place for the british council's uk/viet nam season 2023. photography by yesenia thibault picazo. 


&#60;img width="2510" height="3138" width_o="2510" height_o="3138" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06cb2dd2f62eac406e14f5a4a49210f5334e68980b98e00c7d509ab430428505/rope-in-action-2.jpg" data-mid="230593843" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/06cb2dd2f62eac406e14f5a4a49210f5334e68980b98e00c7d509ab430428505/rope-in-action-2.jpg" /&#62;

	
&#60;img width="2702" height="3377" width_o="2702" height_o="3377" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dcfff81edcc2eeb02dd87ea54f32c3a6bd9e562eb162beb97145d096653e0964/rope-in-action-11.jpg" data-mid="230593887" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dcfff81edcc2eeb02dd87ea54f32c3a6bd9e562eb162beb97145d096653e0964/rope-in-action-11.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="3456" height="4320" width_o="3456" height_o="4320" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4ac16a7a0e9a088aa66fb4dddb297d5ee97f21be18790ea281d4c7d049f035f/rope-in-action-1.jpg" data-mid="230593842" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4ac16a7a0e9a088aa66fb4dddb297d5ee97f21be18790ea281d4c7d049f035f/rope-in-action-1.jpg" /&#62;

&#60;img width="2842" height="3552" width_o="2842" height_o="3552" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/882e477a72fa993852f32d3b5068c16ef7643c14f89b81c71957120f5ec40831/rope-in-action-6.jpg" data-mid="230593882" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/882e477a72fa993852f32d3b5068c16ef7643c14f89b81c71957120f5ec40831/rope-in-action-6.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2540" height="3174" width_o="2540" height_o="3174" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0374212011fe0561c09ee7f41a67a5a6b810ddc072cfd0a7973b5a5882926f0d/rope-in-action-9.jpg" data-mid="230593885" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0374212011fe0561c09ee7f41a67a5a6b810ddc072cfd0a7973b5a5882926f0d/rope-in-action-9.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2941" height="2101" width_o="2941" height_o="2101" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5abbc05c5ae763bd2248aab85c7c07a917b8aeb6915a25d24c39ba0727b1faca/70-Mother-Goddess_Rope-In-Action-by-hardware-archive_LDF2023_Y.Thibault-Picazo-HD.jpg" data-mid="230594209" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5abbc05c5ae763bd2248aab85c7c07a917b8aeb6915a25d24c39ba0727b1faca/70-Mother-Goddess_Rope-In-Action-by-hardware-archive_LDF2023_Y.Thibault-Picazo-HD.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2797" height="3497" width_o="2797" height_o="3497" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9a0c5c0d58d311494524cf0d5d14dbe8e7f62b47948e938ee6bc9a252e616e2/rope-in-action-8.jpg" data-mid="230593884" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9a0c5c0d58d311494524cf0d5d14dbe8e7f62b47948e938ee6bc9a252e616e2/rope-in-action-8.jpg" /&#62;

&#38;lt; back
</description>
		
	</item>
		
		
	<item>
		<title>ebb is to flow as wax is to wane</title>
				
		<link>https://liangjungchen.com/ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane</link>

		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 10:44:29 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>liang-jung chen</dc:creator>

		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://liangjungchen.com/ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane</guid>

		<description>
	
	

	
	

◦ 陰晴圓缺之於自負盈虧&#38;nbsp;ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, 2023&#38;nbsp;

ebb is to flow as wax is to wane&#38;nbsp;is an in-situ beeswax installation created by liang-jung chen during her two months residency in xenia creative retreat. the installation is an exploration on labour-intensity and its futility inspired by chen’s personal experience working in cleaning and her obsession over candles. 
about half a year ago, i was helping a friend with her air bnb business. every day, i would come into the flat to return the rooms to what they looked like yesterday. it takes about 2 hours daily. day after day, my time is gone yet everything stays the same. the effort evaporates into the dustless air in this well-maintained domestic space. 
i came to realise - modern life is a smooth and spotless surface. we spend a chunk of time throughout our lives wiping this surface of modernity. ‘maintenance’ as an intangible service is in great demand nowadays.

trained as an industrial designer, i have spent the past decade of my life making new and physical works. it is a primitive instinct possibly. that i would like to leave some marks behind me to prove that i have existed. the experience of working as a cleaner is humbling as i started to appreciate the value in the invisible and the ephemeral . 

while i was untangling all these random thoughts laying around in my flat one night, i was, as usual, toying with the pillar candle on the side table. i have this compulsory tendency to play with candles. it is not exactly pyromaniac, as what fascinates me is not the fire but the wax. i love bringing those wax pieces that solidified while trickling down onto the tabletop back to the top of the candle so it could be burnt and disappear. i find it satisfying. 
that moment, i discovered this subtle quality shared by the labour in maintenance and wax in candles. both of them evaporate into the air over time in an irreversible manner. the labour we put into maintenance offers us a sense of comfort while burning the candle renders a cosy atmosphere. both pleasures are time-sensitive. 

as a material nerd, i started to experiment with wax. i was intrigued by how malleable wax is. it’s as fluid as water when it’s hot. it’s as soft as clay when it’s warm. it’s as hard as a rock when it’s chunky. it's as brittle as glass when it’s thin. and then, when you make it into a candle, it disappears into the air, leaving no traces. 
to further investigate the correlation between wax and the state of modern labour. i came across a book called liquid modernity written by zygmunt bauman, a polish sociologist and philosopher. liquid modernity is based on the idea that a person can shift from one social position to another in a fluid manner. here are some excerpts from the book: &#38;nbsp;

‘fluids neither fix space nor bind time. in a sense, solids cancel time; for liquids, on the contrary, it is mostly time that matters. when describing solids, one may ignore time altogether; in describing fluids, to leave time out of account would be a grievous mistake. the melting of solids is the permanent feature of modernity.’ 
even though the concepts we are exploring are different, the way bauman associated liquidity with modernity mesmerised me deeply. it prompted me to use wax in a flowy, fluid and spontaneous way. when i first arrived in xenia, i ordered some beeswax pellets and started to trickle the wax down to a long cotton string hanging from the ceiling. 
every day, i would drip some candle strips in the morning and let them slowly solidify in the afternoon. when the sun goes down in the evening, i would light the candle and observe how they behave and how long they last. i go to bed when the candles are completely burnt and nothing is left. when the sun rises again the next day, i will make new candles with a slightly refined method, then i see them burn down again in the evening. this routine is almost identical to when i was cleaning the air bnb room, my labour evaporated into the air. nothing is left. day after day. &#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp; 

the naming, ebb is to flow as wax is to wane, takes the advantage of the several meanings ‘wax’ has. when the moon ‘waxes’, it gradually appears rounder each day. while the idiom ‘wax and wane’ means to grow stronger and then weaker again. the idiom happens to capture the versatile nature of wax as a material so well. it also responds to the state of labour in a poignant manner, the fact that our energy level decreases as we age. 

to conclude, this is a performance piece based on an installation that would only exist in the next two hours. it embodies my time and energy spent on refining the technique of making candle strips over the past two months here in xenia. it is the first time I am making work that i won’t be able to keep. it feels immensely liberating. together we will celebrate the effort we put into our everyday life and embrace the transience of our existence. &#38;nbsp;&#60;img width="3024" height="3780" width_o="3024" height_o="3780" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/047225fa24d1678312b2ec154b30f87542ac8a26143468233f53ab487a6fec3c/Ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane-02.jpg" data-mid="217971337" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/047225fa24d1678312b2ec154b30f87542ac8a26143468233f53ab487a6fec3c/Ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane-02.jpg" /&#62;

&#60;img width="2075" height="3130" width_o="2075" height_o="3130" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e488815d9323e994242b22d5493dfe7119264b82ae117e17acb51186bc8c0fe2/230209000000010038.jpg" data-mid="217971450" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e488815d9323e994242b22d5493dfe7119264b82ae117e17acb51186bc8c0fe2/230209000000010038.jpg" /&#62;

&#60;img width="6437" height="4598" width_o="6437" height_o="4598" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee4396bcb6c780392bd664606b5dc30981c8078a30e1d5fa1cd49f02bce0de4d/ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane.jpg" data-mid="217971451" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee4396bcb6c780392bd664606b5dc30981c8078a30e1d5fa1cd49f02bce0de4d/ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2756" height="3445" width_o="2756" height_o="3445" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c32a505aa0a79f4af19b38fe47589be31e25a57d9aad7b9112e4bcdc4de44310/Ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane-01.jpg" data-mid="217971490" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c32a505aa0a79f4af19b38fe47589be31e25a57d9aad7b9112e4bcdc4de44310/Ebb-is-to-flow-as-wax-is-to-wane-01.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="1632" height="2041" width_o="1632" height_o="2041" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d36902015e5a35c63def8856c643c066713394335784277dae697dd25c09334d/007.jpg" data-mid="217971499" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d36902015e5a35c63def8856c643c066713394335784277dae697dd25c09334d/007.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2329" height="2911" width_o="2329" height_o="2911" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8882e5b243a83721c01b7ca19361ec69151ec22aa3d62707a1e89fee7d219a2/ebb-is-to-flow-.jpg" data-mid="217971526" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8882e5b243a83721c01b7ca19361ec69151ec22aa3d62707a1e89fee7d219a2/ebb-is-to-flow-.jpg" /&#62;
&#60;img width="2075" height="2594" width_o="2075" height_o="2594" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02310ed48d9f32fb274c6e49f2f4c836c6fe7ce4729c1ab3d5c40e9acae04870/002.jpg" data-mid="217971530" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/02310ed48d9f32fb274c6e49f2f4c836c6fe7ce4729c1ab3d5c40e9acae04870/002.jpg" /&#62;

&#38;lt; back

</description>
		
	</item>
		
	</channel>
</rss>