How could one translate silence into imagery? We all might have an initial idea of what a “loud” image is: something with exaggerated bright colours maybe, “screaming” at the viewer. But what is it that makes a picture silent? And […]
I will be starting my residency at Tête-à-Tête Opera Festival next week. During my residency, I will begin my first proposition of thinking and action by being a witness and attending performances throughout the festival. During this time of witnessing, I will not make any comments on what […]
Li-E Chen: Thinking Posture Thinking Posture 思想姿态 [Sī Xiǎng Zī Tài] and its Chinese characters together express the idea and the aesthetics behind my R&D Silent Opera on the Life and Art of Tehching Hsieh. 思(sī) to think; to cogitate: […]
TEHCHING HSIEH: DOING TIME Presented by Taiwan Pavilion, Palazzo delle Prigioni, 13 May to 26 November 2017 | 57th Venice Art Biennale 2017. Li-E Chen: Research, Venice | 2017-9-12 to 2017-9-16 A beginning journey… my reflection of each day Research Day […]
November is a busy month for me. I was fortunate to have 3 small art pieces selected for the 2016 ING Discerning Eye exhibition taking place 17 – 27 November at the Mall Galleries in London, SW1. In addition I […]
Making work without pressure – just doing stuff because I can. This may not seem much like a big deal but to me it is. I have 4 people depending on me everyday. I try to encourage independence but it […]
4 February 2015 Silence. I remember the readings on Silence I held which came out of the study of Grey. I look out the books, my markers still there, and re-read the passages. I am struck by the importance of […]