About the event

Speaker: Jui-Chung Yao

Chair: Prof. Chia-Ling Yang

Abstract

This talk explores artistic projects confronting Taiwan’s historical trauma, postcolonial identity and authoritarian legacy. From Territory Take Over to Republic of Cynic, Yao's projects employ satire and black comedy to critique state ideologies, expose geopolitical absurdities and reflect on individuals' psychological burdens in a cynical society.

Biography

Jui-Chung Yao is an adjunct professor at National Taiwan Normal University and the National Taipei University of the Arts. He is also an artist specialising in photography, installation and painting. His work explores the absurdity of the human condition, often focusing on ruins and power structures. He founded the Lost Society Archives in 2010 and has exhibited globally, winning multiple prestigious art awards.

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Image credit: Artist Jui-Chung Yao working in a deserted textile factory in New Taipei City, 1997.