Curator Name: Iris Ping-Chi Hung
Residency Dates: August – October 2023
Born: 1982
Hometown: Taipei
Lives & Works: Taipei
URL: Linkedin
Education: MA in Culture Industry from Goldsmiths, University of London
Bio/Statement:
Iris Ping-Chi Hung is an independent curator and art coordinator based in Taiwan. She holds a MA in Culture Industry from Goldsmiths, University of London, focusing on the role of pop-up culture in gentrified areas. After managing Bamboo Curtain Studio and Taipei Brick House, she is currently the president of Taiwan Art Space Alliance, as well as a member of the curatorial team Mutualism. Furthermore, she works as a Project Manager for Crypto AIR (hosted by Taipei Artist Village) and the Meeting Point conference 2022 (hosted by Mekong Cultural Hub).
Her practice explores the supporting system in the arts, cross-disciplinary collaborations, international exchanges and local connections. Her curatorial interest focuses on perception and emotion through various body experience, which was on full display in her most recent exhibition Mirror, an online exhibition about the craft of healing (2022), but also present in (in)habit (2021), A Circuit Traced (2020) and The Art of Transformation (2020). She has participated in international artist residences such as Cité Internationale des Arts (2021).
Support: Iris Ping-Chi Hung’s residency is made possible with support from Fulbright, Taiwan Ministry of Culture, Arts Professionals Program.
