Chen Yuyu 陈又伃 is born in 1981, Taipei, Taiwan. She graduated in 2012 with a MA ( in Fine Art ) at the University of Chinese Culture. She has held solo exhibitions at Piao Piao Gallery, Taipei in 2015 and 2018.
‘In 2020, the new year is not a new hope, but the arrival of the novel coronaviruses. The first time I felt the authenticity of the word ‘Global Community’ so deeply. I felt the deep fear of the virus, collected all kinds of information with uneasiness, bombarded and even intimidated by the data, which brought to mind disaster films.
The image was transferred in the middle, just like virtual reality. Everyone was forced to participate in this virus game. After clarifying the most tragic situations, they began to strengthen the importance of cleanliness in my life and the focus on body health, and it gave me time to heal my own soul. In fact, these are things that I should have paid attention, and it took the virus to bring them into focus. At this time of life and death, there is a kind of face that provides a sense of detachment to escape the predicament; it allows you to place your own thoughts into the present experience, and allows you to solve and convey the beauty you feel, and draw out the things that you want to keep, communicate, and talk over. It has brought me into touch with my feelings, and created a picture that makes me feel calm, at ease, and beautiful.
In this way I have learned to cherish the so-called present, be more empathetic towards people, and see things more comprehensive, drawing with hope, and looking forward to every community under this new course of the new virus in the new year We all learn new courses, have new ways to live with the earth, and should cherish every moment.’

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