Print

1996

Length:79.1 x Width:56.1 (cm)

Chen Shun-Chu (1963-2014, Magong, Penghu), a graduate of the Department of Fine Arts at Chinese Culture University, was recognized as a pioneer of photographic art in Taiwan. While rooted in photography, his artistic practice extended to mixed media, video, and installation. His works received major awards including the Taipei Art Award and the Li Chung-Sheng Foundation Visual Arts Award, and are held in the collections of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Deutsche Bank (Hong Kong), and White Rabbit Gallery (Australia). He held numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Taiwan and abroad.
Since 1992, Chen Shun-Chu had been photographing relatives in his hometown of Penghu and close friends in Taipei.In 1995 he made 8 x 10 inch black and white portraits, framed them, and installed them at places tied to his hometown, such as fields, old houses, and ruins. The project became Gathering・Family Parade, and this work is part of it. In this image, hundreds of portraits are neatly arranged on the inner and outer walls of an abandoned structure, forming a memorial-like composition that expresses the artist’s deep emotional ties to his family. The solemn, repetitive placement of framed faces turns the ruin into a symbolic monument of memory and belonging. This acclaimed series was awarded First Prize at the 23rd Taipei Art Awards. The version presented here is a multicolor silkscreen print based on the original photographic installation.

Accession number:20170100018