Chen, Yun-Ju Assistant Professor

Research / Creative field
Digital Art, Interactive Design, Technology and embodiment 

Her interests include art and technology, philosophy, interactive media, and embodiment. Her work spans multiple fields including video, installation, and performance art to express personal emotions and self-reflections utilizing technological and metaphorical means. Referencing Eastern philosophy as well as issues in our contemporary society, she communicates our living conditions through her constructions of visual languages that explore topics of self-existence. She was selected for a residency at the Edith Russ Site for Media Art in Germany (2000), at the Unitec Institute of Technology in New Zealand (2012), and at the Cité International des Arts in Paris (2012).


Education

2012 ~ Ph.D. of Institute of Applied Arts, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

2006-2009 Department and Graduate School of Multimedia and Arts. National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan.

2002-2006 Department of Visual Communication Design. National Taiwan University of Arts, Taipei, Taiwan.

Residence

2015 Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan.

2012 Ministry Of Culture - Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France.

2010 Digital Art Center Taipei-Edith Russ Site for Media Art, Oldenburg, Germany.

2010 Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government International Residence Project - Unitec Institute of Technologies, Auckland, New Zealand.

Solo Exhibitions

2014 “Time Slot” Accton art gallery, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

2012 “Chen Yun-Ju Open Studio” Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France.

2010 “Chen Yun-Ju Solo Exhibition” Snowwhite Gallery, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

​Joint Exhibitions

2017 “Conflux.Infinity-12th Digital Art Festival Taipei 2017”, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan.

2017 “NTUA Design Enlightenment In 60 Years”, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan.

2017 “Simulating, Object and Perception”, Taiwan Art Bank, Taichung, Taiwan.

2016 “2016 Taipei Art District Festival”, Neihu Public Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.

2016 “2016 Digital Performer Arts - Art and Technology Installation Exhibition”, GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

2016 “2016Creative EXPO Taiwan-Art Bank: Feel and Immersed Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan.

2016 “The 21st ifva Awards”, Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong.

2016 “Never End- Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Pier-2 Art Center, Da-Yong C5 Warehouse, Taipei, Taiwan.

2015 “Short-Term Memory”, Taipei Artist Village, Barry Room, Taipei, Taiwan.

2015 “Digitnl Attraction - International Contemporary Art”, Fuzhong15, Taipei, Taiwan.

2015 “Symphonic Meloy: Cross-Media Synesthesia Space”, Yo-Chang Art Museum, NTUA, Taipei, Taiwan.

2015 “On Site Artfest”, Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan.

2015 “Dances with the Times – 40 Years of Artist and Contemporary Art in Taiwan”, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

2014 “Code:Cytus - multimedia video game theater”, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan.

2014 “Mirage & Aural Beauty of Virtual Insects: Interactive Digital Art Exhibition”, National Taiwan Science Education Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

2014 “The 12th Taoyuan Contemporary Art Award”, Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taoyuan County Government, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

2014 “Digital Art Creation Competition Program”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, Taichung, Taiwan.

2013 “New Taipei creative Newcomer Award”, New Taipei City Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

2013 “NTUA New Wave Series: Department Of Multimedia And Animation Arts Alumni Exhibition”, Yo-Chang Art Museum, NTUA, Taipei, Taiwan.

2012 “Xi'an Qujiang International Light and Shadow Festival”, Qujiang Datang Furong Garden, Xi'an, China.

2011 “A Splendid Digital NPM: Four Seasons of the NPM”, Hushan Culture Park, Taipei, Taiwan.

2011 “Taiwan International Cultural & Creative Industry EXPO: Technology Culture Hall-Peach Blossom Spring”, Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.

2011 “100 Gender Photographs”, Taipei freshwater fisherman's Wharf, Taipei, Taiwan.

2010 “Cluster-5th Taipei Digital Art Festival”, Taipei Digital Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

2010 “Mash Up-Europen Media Art Festival”, Kunsthalle osnabrück, Osnabrueck, Germany.

​Performing

2014 “An Adventure of Dancing in Ink Chinese Calligraphy Images in Dance “ Assembly Dance Theater, Xinzhuang Culture and Arts Center performing hall, Taipei, Taiwan.

2012 “I am Beautiful Facetival “ Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group, Nanhai Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.

2011 “Taiwan Trade Fair in Nanjing and Hubei” Nanjing International Expo Centre, Wuhan International Conference & Exhibition Center, Nanjing and Wuhan, China.

2011 “2010 Taipei Fringe Festival”, Ruin Academy, Taipei, Taiwan.

2011 “Next Choreography Project”, Hushan Culture Park, Taipei, Taiwan.

2010 “The Edith Russ Site for Media Art”, Oldenburg, Germany.

2009 “Bains numériques#4” International Digital Art Festival, Center Des Arts Of Enghien-les-Bains, Paris, France.

2009 “Poem100” Opening Performance, Museum Of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan.

2009 “Interdisciplinary Horizon” Opening Performance, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan.

​Awards

2016 “The 21st ifva Awards”, Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong, Spring upⅡ–Coexistence, Selected.

2015 Featured in a 40 year edition of Chronicles of Contemporary Taiwanese Art, published by Artist Magazine.

2014 “The 12th Taoyuan Contemporary Art Award”, Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taoyuan County Government, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Spring upⅡ – Coexistence, Selected.

2014 “Digital Art Creation Competition Program”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan. Time in Between.

2013 “New Taipei creative Newcomer Award”, New Taipei city, Taiwan. Spring up, First Prize

2011 “4th Taipei Fringe Festival”, Ruin Academy, Taipei, Taiwan. SQUAT UN-Limited House, Best other performance.

2010 “Mash Up-European Media Art Festival”, Osnabrueck, Germany, Starry, Starry Night, Selected.

2009 “S-An Cultural Foundation-Performing Art”, Taipei, Taiwan, Monologue.

2009 “Bains numériques#4- International Digital Art Festival”, Center Des Arts Of Enghien-les-Bains, Paris, France, Monologue, Special Jury Award.

2009 “SEASON VI 404 FESTIVAL” International Digital Art Festival, Argentina, Monologue, Selected.

Collection

2014 Spring upⅡ - Coexistence, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, Art bank, Taichung, Taiwan.

2013 Spring up, Cultural Affairs Department, New Taipei City Government, Taipei, Taiwan.

​Media & Reports

魏莨伊,〈厭世熱門字 「數據森林」告訴你〉,聯合報B2版,11月11日,2017年。@

〈厭世熱門字 「數據森林」告訴你〉,聯合新聞網,11月11日,2017年。@

〈"集.無限-永遠在合作中" 第12屆臺北數位藝術節開跑〉,新網新聞網,11月10日,2017年。@

〈2016台灣科技藝術節 - 潮 科藝裝置特展〉,中央社,07月07日,2016年。@

〈蟲聲幻影數位藝術互動展〉,法界衛星 UCTV,8月3日,2014年。@

〈科教館蟲聲幻影特展〉把艱澀科技變有趣,BLTV 人間衛視,7月1日,2014年。@

〈102年新北市創作新人獎〉,中央通訊社,12月13日,2013年。@

〈2010 第五屆台北數位藝術節 Cluster 串〉,中央日報,11月23日,2010年。@

〈《非墨之舞》奧登堡演出備受肯定,躍上當地新聞頭條!〉,台北數位藝術中心,03月18日,2010年。

〈德國奧登堡駐村藝術家陳韻如新作Starry Starry Night〉,台北數位藝術中心,2010年。@

Remix aus Medienmasse, NDR ONLINE, 2010/04/27.@

Klau-Kultur oder kreative Adaption?, Kulturmanagement Network, 2010/03/11.@

Infostaub aus der Datenwust: European Media Art Festival: Ausstellung feiert das Prinzip der Collage und Montage, Datenwueste, 2010/04/21.@

Zehn Jahre Medienkunst: Edith- Ruß -haus feierte zehnjähriges Bestehen-International anerkannt ,Sonntags-Zeitung, Oldenburg, 2010/01/24.@

Zehn Jahre für die Medienkunst: Feier im Edith-Ruß-Haus-Tanz und Konzert auch Sonnabend ,Nordwest-Zeitung, Oldenburg, 2010/01/23.@

Seit zehn Jahren Medienkunst: Kostenlose Führungen durch das Edith- Ruß -haus und grober Festakt, Kreiszeitung Wesermarsch, 2010/01/21.@

MASH UP-European Media Art Festival Osnabrück, EMAF,2010. @

Bains numériques#4” International Digital Art Festival, Center Des Arts Of Enghien-les-Bains, 2009, P.20. @

Le corps augmente, DANSER, 2009/05/29.@

NUMÉRIQUES #4 /FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DES ARTS NUMÉRIQUES D'ENGHIEN-LES-BAINS, LA TERRASSE, 2009/05/27.@

'Monologue' wins international prize in France,Taiwan Today, 2009/05/25.@

吳垠慧,〈陳韻如《非墨之舞》 在法奪大獎〉,中國時報A10,6月25日,2009年。@

周美惠,〈非墨之舞、虛實交疊 獲國際青睞〉,聯合報AA4,6月24日,2009年。@

凌美雪,〈陳韻如舞進法國安亙湖藝術節〉,自由時報D8版,6月29日,2009年。@

凌美雪,〈陳韻如舞進法國安亙湖藝術節〉,自由時報D10版,3月16日,2009年。@