Papers by Shang-Huei Liang
Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies, 2021
Drawing on personal, historical, and literary references, this creative nonfiction explores the r... more Drawing on personal, historical, and literary references, this creative nonfiction explores the role of thw sweet potato in local Taiwanese culture. Despite its association with poverty, the sweet potato constitutes a paradoxical symbol of Taiwanese identity while the food memories it evokes have come to season the flavors of everyday narratives vested with social and material realities.
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The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts, 2021
Taiwanese artist Chen Chieh-Jen began to employ experimental art actions in the early 1980s. Begi... more Taiwanese artist Chen Chieh-Jen began to employ experimental art actions in the early 1980s. Beginning in the mid-1990s, photography and video installation became the primary media of Chen Chieh-Jen’s artistic practice. While Chen Chieh-Jen has been greatly concerned with the idea of the documentary photograph and video as means of accessing the reality of performance, one wonders why the artist eventually takes up imagery, be it still or moving, as the prime mode of exploring bodily memories, inner experiences, and elusive states of being. One focus of this essay is to examine the connection between the artist’s early and later practices—while shifting from making actions to making images—to consider how the artist is still making actions. As Chen Chieh-Jen constantly experiments with archival materials in his photography and video works, another focus of this essay is to analyze the relationship between action, image, and archive, and in doing so, to provide a new way of thinking about art at the intersection of society.
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Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, 2017
In this article, I examine the evolution of The Bianwen Book I by the Taiwanese artist, Chen Chie... more In this article, I examine the evolution of The Bianwen Book I by the Taiwanese artist, Chen Chieh-Jen, addressing questions about art documentation and archiving that are particularly germane within current discourses of art history, theory, and practice.
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