RELAY 21-Ceramic 4th Relay

Lin Lung-Chieh、Oxana Geets、Lin Ching-Che、Koh Woo Jung、Yeh Yi-Li Sep 30-Nov 30

Lin Lung-Chieh
The structure and composition of natural objects has always been a sight that fascinates the artist Lin Lung-Chieh. He pays attention to the structure and composition of natural objects and rebirth. He shapes ceramic into organisms that resemble mechanical forms. He uses his own experience as inspiration to transform the subtleties of life into man-made objects.Faced with the intervention and flow of information from the current generation of electronic media, the artist believes that people have long been silently being transformed into an unknown future. To this end, he extracted the plural growth patterns of plants and microorganisms, and partially implanted artificial symbols, hoping to reshape different biological patterns, and shape works such as "Angular Vortex", "Slug", and "Shadow Fin". Reflect on this issue.

Lin Lung-Chieh was born in Taichung, Taiwan in 1979. He completed his master’s degree from Applied Arts (Ceramics) Department in National Tainan University of Arts. The exhibition experience is quite rich, including 《CICA 2012》, The 32th Concurs International de Ceramica de L’Alcora, Spain, 2013《Kapfenberg》The 8th International Biannual of Ceramics, Austria, 2014 The 4th International Triennials of Silicate Arts, Hungary and The 10th Mino International Ceramics Competition, Japan, and other awards. In 2017, he won the Next Art Tainan 2017 Award, Taiwan. His works are collected in Bolesławiec Centre - International Centre of Ceramics, Poland, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Tainan Art Museum, and private collections.

Oxana Geets
They seem to be alien creatures that are going to occupy the earth, but they have found traces of them in ancient civilizations.Oxana’s creations are primarily based on anatomical structures of various existing species, including some protozoans and arthropods such as insects, myriapods, and arachnids. The other important source of inspiration for her is ancient art in the widest geographical and historical sense, dating as far back as thousands of years BCE. Like the Trypillian, the Yangshao, and the Olmecs.

Oxana Geets was born in a Russian city on the border with China, in 2005 she graduated from Amur State University with a specialist's degree in applied arts. During her studies, Oxana focused on ceramics. Since 2009, she has been engaged in the design of ball-jointed dolls, in 2014 she launched her own brand of collectible dolls.
In 2017 she moved to Moscow. Since 2020, Oxana returned to the ceramics and is currently working on a series of sculptures made of stoneware that combine features of the neo-Jomon style, Buddhist art, and modern collectible design. In 2021 she is participating in exhibitions in Russia, the USA, and South Korea.

Lin Ching-Che
Lin Ching-Che was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan in 1988, currently lives and grew up in Taoyuan, Taiwan. In 2017, he completed his master degree from Applied Arts (Ceramics) Department in National Tainan University of Arts. Lin's creation focuses on exploring the existence of the body and self-identity. Lin practices his work through a set of pre-planned procedure, by digging or filling the porcelain to a single object in long hour and long period. The process of creation, the passage of time, the rhythm of the body, and the close contacting with the medium, is the ritual of his creation. As the object of the body's existence, the texture on the surface of artwork are the traces left after labor.

Lin Ching-Che was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan in 1988, currently lives and grew up in Taoyuan, Taiwan. In 2017, he completed his master’s degree from Applied Arts (Ceramics) Department in National Tainan University of Arts. Lin's creation focuses on exploring the existence of the body and self-identity. Lin practices his work through a set of pre-planned procedures, by digging or filling the porcelain into a single object in a long hours and long periods. The process of creation, the passage of time, the rhythm of the body, and the close contact with the medium, is the ritual of his creation. As the object of the body's existence, the texture on the surface of artwork is the traces left after labor. Lin has participated in artist-in-residence programs in the University of South Carolina and University of Missouri in the USA, as well as Arctic Ceramic Center in Finland. In the year 2017, Lin received an honorable mention award on The 11th International Ceramics Competition Mino. He also participated in numerous international ceramic art exhibitions such as “Asian Modern Ceramic Art Exhibition” in 2017, and the “2015’Contemporary Asian Ceramics Exchange Exhibition” in 2015.

Koh Woo-Jung
Koh Woo-Jung is a Korean artist. Her works have exaggerated shapes and Popping colors, with strong impressions. She expresses her own state of mind and the feelings between people through her creation, and clay becomes a tool for her discussion. In secondary school, it was the beginning of her exposure to pottery, but at that time, she mainly focused on making traditional crafts. After entering university and research institute, she established herself as an artist and developed towards ceramic sculpture. Koh studied pottery in Taiwan and the United States. The difference in environment and culture created a way to convey emotions in her works.

Koh Woo-Jung was born in Korea, in 1984. In 2016, he completed his master’s degree from Applied Arts (Ceramics) Department in National Tainan University of Arts. Koh’s creation has exaggerated shapes and Popping colors, which give people a strong impression; expressing their own moods and feelings for people through creative methods. Clay is a tool for her to express her ideas. In middle school, it was the beginning of her exposure to pottery, but at that time, she mainly focused on making traditional crafts. After entering university and research institute, she established herself as an artist and developed towards ceramic sculpture. She has a rich experience with foreign ceramic art exhibitions, including 2021 Changwon Asian Art Festival, , Seongsan Art Hall, Korea; 《AZURE》2020 Thematic Exhibition of Taiwan Ceramic Society, Taipei, Taiwan. and others.

Yeh Yi-Li
"I make a scene from the existing things, and create things in the existing scenes."
Artist Yeh Yi-Li attempts to record the remaining clips when time flies. In reality, the scenes in memory are reset, and she tries to reconstruct the afterimages in her brain by creating. Like, the Zen in the woods, the animals in the mountains and wilderness, or even the pure white but now dying north and south poles are all beautiful memories in her mind. This forms a strong contrast with her real life. The splendid scenery is her escape from reality.

Yeh Yi-Li, graduated from Taipei National University of Art. She has the rich experience of being an international artist-in-residence. Also, she was invited to Future Pass, the official collateral event of 54th International Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy; International Ceramic Triennial UNICUM 2018 at National Museum of Slovenija-Metelkova, Ljubljana, Slovenija; 29th Festival Les Instants Vidéo”, Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseilles, France. Her works are collected by personal collectors as well as by the National Museum Of Slovenija-Metelkova, Ssamziespace, Korea, the Taiwan Art Bank, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and Taitung Art Museum.

Curator: Lingyi Cheng/ YiCOLLECTA