Taiwanese artist Hsu Su-chen is an inter-disciplinary artist whose recent work has encompassed themes of migration, gender issues in multicultural environements, biological imperialism and environmental ethics concepts in relation to biochemical technology. From September - December 2008, Su-chen was be hosted by the National Herbarium of Victoria at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. She investigated plants as the subject of and evidence for migrations in island geography, leading to an exhibition at Domain House in December 2008.

An Asialink/Taipei Artist Village project supported by Taipei Culture Foundation and The Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government.

 

Taipei artist Wen-Fu Yu's work uses goose down feathers to represent landscapes that remind people of the sensitivity and beauty of nature in today's technologically advanced world.  Wen-Fu’s residency was divided between the Salamanca Arts Centre and the King Island Cultural centre, one of Arts Tasmania’s Wilderness Residencies.  He created two large-scale installation works at each site for the 2007 10 Days On The Island festival.  His work on King Island was so well received that the local council have turned the site into a sculpture park.

Funded by the Australia Council, the Taipei Cultural Bureau and Arts Tasmania.

Based in Seoul, Korea, Jeong-Hoo Lee is an installation artist who works with sculpture and photography. Lee focuses on the emotions she feels at the moment she is faced with a particular situation or sees a particular object. Her work is a compilation of fragmented, three-dimensional objects that encourage the audience to use their own imaginations. Lee will continue her work in two-and three-dimensional spaces at Artspace Sydney.

Supported by the National Art Studio: Chandong, Korea and Art Space, Sydney.

The works of Yongseok Oh seek to confuse the past and present, and question real and imagined places. He creates a visual collage of still and moving images to reconstruct reality by consciously combining both personal and found imagery. Yongseok attempts to examine the boundary where personal and collective memories collide. During his residency at Artspace, Sydney Yongseok will develop a new series of works using old photographs of Australians or stills from fundamentally Australian movies. (SUPPORTED BY THE AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)

Taipei artist Julie Chou creates video and installation works concerned with the cultural and social aspects of life, often working with rural communities. Her Asialink residency was shared between Fremantle Art Centre and IASKA - International Art Space Kellerberrin where she worked closely with local residents to present new works. Too Salty used the common language of food and history to raise awareness of the salination issues in Western Australia. Chou also collaborated with fellow IASKA resident, Indonesian artist Prilla Tania, to produce video work incorporating oral histories.

An Asialink/Taipei Artist Village project supported by Taipei Culture Foundation and The Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government

Hiroharu Mori works largely in video and installation, making critical works that comment on the mechanics of mass culture. He participated in the 52nd Venice Biennale ‘Think with the Senses – Feel with the Mind’, and has exhibited widely internationally. During his stay at Monash University Hiroharu Mori held a solo exhibition at Monash University Faculty of Art & Design Faculty Gallery entitled Speech Rehearsals: Students, housewives, politicians. This exhibition was composed with two major video installations, focusing on ideas of acting and speech.

Supported by Monash University Museum of Art, Monash University Faculty of Art and Design and Tokyo Wonder Site. 

Yeh Wei-Li is a Taipei photographer, educated in the US at the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Florida.  Since 1993 he has exhibited in 5 solo and more than 22 group exhibitions in Taipei, Tampa, New York, Providence and Atlanta.  His work has explored ideas about place, memory and the home. Yeh Wei-Li was resident at the NSW Ministry Studios at the Gunnery in Sydney, funded by the Taipei Cultural Bureau. During his residency Wei-Li made photographs and researched work for an exhibition of Taiwanese/Australian photography to show at the Taipei Artists Village upon his return.

Supported by the Taipei Cultural Bureau.

Artist COBRA from Japan was Asialink’s artist in residence at Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne, as part of a residency exchange with Tokyo Wonder Site. During the residency he held two open studios and exhibited in Brisbane at No Frills. His research is based on love stories and romance. In the past he has presented work in group exhibitions at Tokyo Wonder Site and Magical Art Room. He is also the founding Director of artist collective MIHOKANO which represents emerging artists working in range of media.

Supported by Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces and Tokyo Wonder Site.

Nobuhiro Ishihara, visual artist and former curator at Tokyo Wonder Site in Japan, creates work relating to primitive mythology and aboriginal cultures. He has exhibited widely in Japan and New York and has been the recipient of the Ueno-no-mori Award (Ueno-no-mori Museum, Tokyo) and the Fillan award (Broadway Tokyo Gallery). At Sydney's Artspace, Ishihara participated in the 2006 group show It's a new day, a residency driven project spanning a three month period located in and around the Gunnery in Sydney. He also held an open studio that fostered numerous networks with local artists and curators.

Supported by the Australia Council.

During her residency at Freemantle Arts Centre and The University of Tasmania, Yin-Ju Chien worked in the community visiting elderly people to share collective images, letters and daily clothing. By asking local people about their recollections and memories, Chien partially constructed their biographies and created through text, photography and installations, a reflection of their life experiences. Chien has undertaken residencies in many countries and has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally including Austria, Italy and Romania.

Supported by Taipei Artist Village, Freemantle Arts Centre and The University of Tasmania.

Jia-Jen Lin is a visual artist who currently lives and works in New York and Taiwan. Her work integrates sculpture and installation art with performance, video, and photography. Lin has exhibited internationally, including USA, Taiwan, and South Korea. Her recent solo exhibitions include Vermont Studio Center, VT (2008); Taipei Cultural Center, NY (2009); and Power Space Gallery, Taiwan (2009). She will be undertaking a residency at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Supported by Taipei Artist Village and Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Indonesian ceramicist, curator and writer, A. Sudjud Dartanto, worked at the Institute of Modern Art and Fusions Gallery, Brisbane. Sujud is one of the founding directors of Galeri Benda in Yogyakarta and is a writer with an impressive list of published reviews, articles and catalogue essays. During his time in Brisbane Sujud made ceramics with members of the Australian Network of Clay & Glass Artists at Fusions Gallery and met and interviewed local artists as part of his research for a book that compares the practices of Australian artists with their counterparts in Indonesia. He also began to generate inter-cultural dialogue between artists from both countries.

Supported by the Australia Indonesia Institute.

Huang Ching-Yi is a young Taipei artist. The material she uses in her work - corrugated paper - is a product of consumer society. Produced from wood pulp and processed to standard specifications, this 'characterless mass-produced material' is generally used for the purpose of packaging. Huang brings this dead material to life by sticking one layer on top of another, mimicking the way organic substances like paramecium reproduce, split and extend. Such work is an expression of the artist's interest in the irrepressible nature of self-growth, the unrestrained passion of youth and the instinctive impulse of endless expansion. Huang Ching-Yi was resident at the Artists' Foundation of Western Australia from October to December 2004.

Funded by the Taipei Cultural Bureau.

LiChun Tseng was born in Taiwan and has lived and worked in the Netherlands since 2007. LiChun is a multi-disciplinary artist who works in the fields of video and installation. Her artworks have deep existential roots, reflecting LiChun’s awareness of being within and connected to the totality of life. At Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts LiChun will continue her exploration of the meaning of life and interconnectedness of all things by absorbing and partaking in an unfamiliar setting and culture. (SUPPORTED BY THE AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)

Midori Mitamura creates installations constructed from photographs, videos and daily objects.  She has undertaken residencies in Finland and London, and exhibited extensively throughout Europe and Asia. At Monash University Museum of Art in Melbourne, Midori will continue her Art & Breakfast project that was initiated in Stockholm and continued in Tokyo and Berlin. Midori will encourage visitors to eat breakfast with her in the gallery space, and will transform her memories, experiences and daily breakfast objects into dramatic visual narratives. (SUPPORTED BY THE AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AND THE AUSTRALIA-JAPAN FOUNDATION)