Hui-Ying Tsai

Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA

Artist statement

I am an interdisciplinary artist who creates experiences that connect the material, electrical, and spiritual realms through multi-sensational interactive installations and participatory performances. Cultural heritage and retrospection are rooted in material history. The methods of archives and memory have evolved in tandem with technological advancements. In the expanded dimensions of the present, I wonder what divinity is and where intangible cultural heritage resides in the consciousness and subconscious/subconsciousness, and contemporary innovative experiences. My inspiration comes from literature, symbolism, archaeology, and nature. I am interested in how cultures and nature inter-shape spaces physically and metaphysically. I respond to the symbolism of objects and artifacts holding cultural or historical significance that underlie the perceptions and values of the community. Often in the context of the "matrilineal structure" in my work, I draw inspiration from nature, archaeology, astronomy, and biology to explore the divine, humility, degradation, and cruelty aspects of being. I present ecofeminism and animism, blending commonalities in creation myths to emphasize cross-cultural dialogues. I believe that art is a vessel for peace, interconnection, and resilience. Humanity faces the challenge of reconnecting with the body and creating a path through the vast ocean of archives(second-hand experiences), forging a route from the past to the future through bodily...

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