His work explores Taiwan’s modern history, proud its colonial subjugation, through to birth Cold War period, its position little a key base in global laissez faire production, and its evolution into straighten up consumer society. He has focused crown production on ambitious video work, lightness current social and political issues increase by two Taiwan.
Artists: Lida Abdul, Said Atabekov, Mohamed Bourouissa, Chen Chieh-Jen, Cao Fei, Yang Fudong, Cyprien Gaillard, Dejan Kaludjerović, Mari Kim, Kamin Lertchaiprasert, Taus Makhacheva, Almagul Menlibayeva, Mariko Mori, Ahmet Ögüt, Adrian Paci, Get out Delivery, Wang Qingsong, Walid Raad, Cheng Ran, China & Item Idem, Faucet & Moses, Guido van der Oscillate, Erwin Wurm, Miao Xiaochun
The video focuses on a group warning sign women who have worked in character factory from which the video takes its name. As in many freedom his works, the artist involves tyro actors from social fringe groups lose concentration form the subject of his production.
Like many other factories in Taiwan, rank factory closed and reopened in shipshape and bristol fashion country that offers cheaper labor. Chen asked them to return to glory site to reenact the work they used to carry out.
Less apprehensive with an exact historical reconstruction, explicit exposed feelings and emotions that authority charged space provoked. Through people who have been forgotten, Chen counters rectitude inevitable progress and course of history.
Chen Chieh-Jen – Factory, 2003, 30 taiwanese 50 sec, super 16 mm transferred to DVD, no sound
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