Po-I Chen

Po-I Chen lahir pada 1972 di Chiayi dan memperoleh gelar Ph.D. bidang Ocean Engineering dari National Cheng Kung University di Taiwan pada 2018. Sebagai fotografer, karya Chen menyentuh segi humaniora dan sosial dari Taiwan, menggunakan lensanya untuk terhubung dengan konteks yang lebih besar dari masyarakat Taiwan. Dengan demikian, foto-fotonya punya kekuatan untuk menunjukkan ingatan bersama tentang Taiwan. Karya fotografinya sering dipamerkan, di antaranya di dalam The Pioneers of Taiwanese Artists, 1971-1980 (The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, 2014), Lendemain Chagrin (Maison Européenne de la Photographie, 2016), Tell Me a Story: Locality and Narrative (Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Italy, 2018), dan 2022 Mattauw Earth Triennial (Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center, 2022).

Saat ini, Chen terlibat secara aktif di dalam pendidikan fotografi dan bekerja sebagai seorang kurator dari Tainan International Foto Festival. Beberapa karya fotonya kini telah menjadi koleksi permanen di National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (Taiwan), Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (Jepang), Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Prancis), serta dikoleksi oleh kolektor pribadi. Karyanya Records of the Relocation of Hongmaogang Village — Chen Po-I Solo Exhibition masuk nominasi 13th Taishin Art Award.

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Born in 1972 in Chiayi, Chen Po-I received his Ph.D. degree in Ocean Engineering at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan (2018). As a photographer, Chen’s works concern the humanities and social aspects of Taiwan, using his lens to connect himself with the greater context of Taiwanese society. With this, his photographs have the power to express the collective memories of Taiwan. His photographic works are frequently invited for exhibitions, recently include The Pioneers of Taiwanese Artists, 1971-1980 (The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, 2014), Lendemain Chagrin (Maison Européenne de la Photographie, 2016), Tell Me a Story: Locality and Narrative (Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Italy, 2018), 2022 Mattauw Earth Triennial (Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center, 2022).

At this moment, Chen is actively engaged in the photography education and also works as a curator of Tainan International Foto Festival. Some of his photographic works now become the permanent collection at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (Taiwan), Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (Japan), Maison Européenne de la Photographie (France) and are also collected by private collectors. Records of the Relocation of Hongmaogang Village — Chen Po-I Solo Exhibition is shortlisted for the 13th Taishin Art Award.