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Chen Chieh-Jen (1960-) was born in Taoyuan, Taiwan, and graduated from vocational high school. He currently lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan. In the 1980s during the period martial law period, Chen challenged the political system through performance art. After martial law was lifted in 1987, Chen went into creative hibernation, which ended in 1996 when he started to create art again. He is currently a world-renowned avant-garde artist.
For the last decade, Chen Chieh-Jen's works have mostly focused on moving images. Be it an early work or one from the present days, the artist has consistently expressed a concern for life and times. The "Factory" series, through a low-saturation treatment, puts forward a sense of wilt and decline that comes with factory closures and turbulent times. Through clear images, Chen presents ruins in a way that heightens the contrast between a once-glorious past and the closures right in front of the viewer. The female workers appear as lifeless as the quasi-ruined factory they work in. Surprisingly, they add extra appeal to the image.
In "Factory No. 4," the female workers look towards the empty factory premises, silent. Right there in the space Chen lends a palpable shape to loss and woe that is born out of ceasing prosperity. Problems of globalization and employee retention are visualized and reified, which expressively conveys the poetics and allegories in Chen's visual narratives.
For the last decade, Chen Chieh-Jen's works have mostly focused on moving images. Be it an early work or one from the present days, the artist has consistently expressed a concern for life and times. The "Factory" series, through a low-saturation treatment, puts forward a sense of wilt and decline that comes with factory closures and turbulent times. Through clear images, Chen presents ruins in a way that heightens the contrast between a once-glorious past and the closures right in front of the viewer. The female workers appear as lifeless as the quasi-ruined factory they work in. Surprisingly, they add extra appeal to the image.
In "Factory No. 4," the female workers look towards the empty factory premises, silent. Right there in the space Chen lends a palpable shape to loss and woe that is born out of ceasing prosperity. Problems of globalization and employee retention are visualized and reified, which expressively conveys the poetics and allegories in Chen's visual narratives.
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