Tzu Yen Tai


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 Tai’s practice explores the relationship between objects, space, and everyday life. Through installation, painting objects, and found materials, he treats artworks not as images but as spatial entities, emphasizing perception, arrangement, and the exhibition as an active, evolving process.

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Hanging Wire 
and the Rectangle

Hanging Wire and the Rectangle, Hanging string, paper, Dimensions variable, 2024


The paper is pierced on a hanging wire, and the image of the paper pierced by the wire is printed on the photocopy paper, creating a "painting within a painting." Through this suspension of the paper on the wire, the visual illusion function of the "image" on the paper, under the influence of optical illusionism, is disrupted. Additionally, the spotlighting method: the rectangular image's subject is intervened by the space, and the boundary issue between the hanging wire and the rectangle is the focus of this work.

The choice to use the "hanging wire" for the piece originated from the fact that our school's gallery does not allow students to nail into the walls of the exhibition space, and works can only be hung using wires. This limitation sparked a series of creative inquiries into the issue of "display."



Teh-Chun Sacred Teachings, Paper, photo frame, 2024
The " Teh-Chun Art Gallery" is an art space available for free application by students of the department, but it is restricted by many outdated rules. For example, walls cannot be drilled, only hanging wires are allowed, and using highly adhesive materials that could damage the wall is prohibited. If anything needs to be pasted, only mild methods like masking tape can be used... These outdated rules also symbolize some of the features of the university. Learning art in such an environment led to the formation of this exhibition.