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Taiwan

Past Resident
2018: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan

Artist

Yen-Ting Hsu

Yen-Ting Hsu investigates the cultural context of sounds, explores the connection between life, environment and ethnic cultures, and reflects on the relationship between sounds and their surrounding world. Using field recordings as her primary material, Hsu creates audio documentaries, soundscapes and sound performances. She also works extensively with dance theaters as a sound designer.

Yen-Ting Hsu has exhibited at Taipei Artist Village, Fremantle Arts Centre, and Taipei Fine Arts Museum, among others. 

Events & Exhibitions

2018 Summer Open House
July 31, 2018, 6–9pm
Artists at Work: Modupeola Fadugba and Yen-Ting Hsu
July 24, 2018, 6:30–8pm
Spring Open Studios 2018
April 27–April 28, 2018
Yen-Ting Hsu, Waterland (Taiwan), 2016, plastic swimming pool, water sports equipments, sand, and multi-channel sound installation
Yen-Ting Hsu, Waterland (Australia), 2015, sand and multi-channel sound installation
Yen-Ting Hsu, TAI - Work in Progress, 2017, fans, various objects, and multi-channel sound installation
Yen-Ting Hsu, Revitalization of Chiayi Sound Project, 2012, multi-channel sound installation

Residents from Taiwan

Huang I-Hsiang

A Practice of Silence begins with a vague visual impression, the administrative figure of the Absolute Space, a silent presence always sitting in the corner of the exhibition venue. Her work is a series of interpretations, empathy, and understanding. She is always there, yet hard to notice. She is the caretaker of the venue, and I want to depict such a character. My curiosity lies in her physical and psychological relationship with the venue; my curiosity wonders why she is here and whether she has ever thought about leaving. In short, everything related to this job, including emotions and circumstances. During the exhibition, I invited theater practitioner Tseng Jing-Wen, who is dedicated to promoting People's Theatre, along with former administrative staff from Absolute Space who worked here at different times, to conduct a body workshop. My basic idea is, the arrival of newcomers marks the departure of the old, and the interchange between new and old forms the life of a character. These participants, through shared memories, will engage in a self- dialogue belonging to this character during the workshop. Finally, on the last day of the exhibition, we held a screening event showcasing the workshop's video documentation at the venue.
Taiwan
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
2024

Feng-Yi Chu

Taiwan
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
2024

Hung-Yen Chang

Taiwan
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
2023
Canada

Past Resident
2018: Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Artist

Sondra Meszaros

Sondra Meszaros’ work is concerned with representations of gender and female sexuality in relation to nature and fetishism. Through her collage-based practices, she aggregates and alienates depictions of women by introducing themes in the overall work, such as power dynamics or nostalgia, to dismantle and re-consider images. Taking cues from Dada and feminist collage as well as 19th century correspondence practices, Meszaros strives to research and articulate an expanded intimate archive that straddles different radical points in history.

Sondra Meszaros has exhibited work at Corkin Gallery, Toronto; Fortnight Institute, New York; and Jarvis Hall Gallery, Calgary, among others. 

Events & Exhibitions

Spring Open Studios 2018
April 27–April 28, 2018
Sondra Meszaros, It's Damned If You Don't And It's Damned If You Do, 2017, mixed media collage, 12 × 18 in. (30.48 × 45.72 cm)
Sondra Meszaros, Bound #2, 2016, mixed media collage, 22 × 30 in. (55.88 × 76.2 cm)
Sondra Meszaros, Bound #7, 2016, mixed media collage, 22 × 30 in. (55.88 × 76.2 cm)
Sondra Meszaros, Rose Shakes, 2017, mixed media collage, 22 × 30 in. (55.88 × 76.2 cm)
Sondra Meszaros, X, 2016, mixed media collage, 12 × 10 in. (30.48 × 25.4 cm)

Residents from Canada

Antonietta Grassi

Canada
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Studio #208

Stanley Wany

Ase (pronounced “ah-sheh”; also spelled ashe) Yoruba words often have multiple meanings: Ase is generally defined as “the power to make things happen” and also refers to the spiritual life force that flows through things, much like the Chinese concept of chi. Deepening the exploration of my relationship with my ancestors, Ase, a drawing that measures almost two meters high by three meters long. For this piece, charcoal, a medium with archaic roots, is used to evoke powerful waves crowned by troubled sky. Towards the bottom of the drawings, the waves melt into abstraction, dripping onto the white surface of the paper. The title Ase, referring to Yoruba culture, embodies my ongoing relationship with my ancestors, those who perished in the sea as well as those with whom known ties have been cut by the transatlantic slavetrade. When creating this work, I also reflected on what it meant to be Black in the Americas and how my identity had been defined by the dominant society. I turned to the writings of Stuart Hall, Franz Fanon as well as of Edouard Glissant, whose concept of “creolisation” serves as a focal point in my practice going forward.
Canada
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Studio #222

Kara Springer

A hanging wall work consisting of deep purple prints of high resolutions scans of clay hanging over a poplar wood rod mounted on the wall.
Canada, Barbados
Canada Council for the Arts
Studio #305
Denmark

Past Resident
2018: Danish Arts Foundation

Artist

Anders Bülow

Anders Bülow works at the intersection of painting and sculpture. His practice is framed by the possibilities and limitations of the materials he employs. Bülow seeks a sensitive aesthetic that borders on the vulgar.

Anders Bülow has exhibited works in Copenhagen and other European cities, including Officin, Copenhagen; Danske Grafikere, Copenhagen; and After Howl, Brussels.

Events & Exhibitions

Spring Open Studios 2018
April 27–April 28, 2018
Anders Bülow, Feverish, 2017, gouache on paper, 1813/16 × 271/8 in. (47.75 × 68.83 cm)
Anders Bülow, Vangelis, 2017, metal and acrylic paint, 395/16 × 7811/16 in. (99.82 × 199.9 cm)
Anders Bülow, Feverish 2, 2017, gouache on paper, 1813/16 × 271/8 in. (47.75 × 68.83 cm)
Anders Bülow, Chalk, 2014, acrylic on carved mdf, 537/8 × 771/8 in. (136.91 × 195.83 cm)
Anders Bülow, Chalk 2, 2014, chalk from Champagne, acylic and glue on mdf, 537/8 × 771/8 in. (136.91 × 195.83 cm)

Residents from Denmark

Jens Settergren

Denmark
Danish Arts Foundation
Studio #304

Lotte Nielsen

Denmark
Danish Arts Foundation
Studio #306

Marie Munk

Denmark
Danish Arts Foundation
2024