Arts at CERN

Wang’s work asks fundamental questions about human identity at a key point in history, where ecosystems and techno-systems have become inextricably intertwined

London-based Taiwanese-British artist, Yu-Chen Wang has a long-standing interest in the entangled relationship between land, history, and identity. Many of her projects have been developed through undertaking residencies, conducting field research, developing cross-cultural and disciplinary collaborations, creating site-responsive exhibitions, and engaging with the public.

All of these are vital processes for developing her artistic practice—mapping, navigating and connecting. Her work is largely informed by the history of places, collective memories, individuals’ stories, and relationships established with different localities and communities. At the same time, her Taiwanese origins, combined with a London-based career, have created a vision that is personal and autobiographical.

Yu-Chen’s central practice is drawing, which allows her to explore and meditate on mechanical and biological forms and the ways in which their bodily borderlines blur and mutate. From these extemporizations, she then finds collaborative routes that take her work into the realms of fictional text, provoking the subsequent production of sculptural installation, performance, music, and film in various combinations.

Wang received one of the 2018 Honorary Mentions of the Collide Award, Arts at CERN residency programme in collaboration with FACT Liverpool (2016-2018).