Keng Chieh-Sheng (b.1989)
Keng Chieh-Sheng (b. 1989, Taichung, Taiwan) currently lives and works in
Taiwan. He holds a BFA from the Department of Fine Arts at Taipei National
University of the Arts and an MFA from the Graduate Institute of Sculpture at
National Taiwan University of Arts. He also participated in an exchange program
at the Department of Sculpture, Tama Art University in Japan. His practice
centers on sculpture and installation, beginning with woodcarving and gradually
expanding into an exploration of space and perception.
Keng engages deeply with the materiality of
wood through processes of experimentation and transformation, challenging
conventional understandings of the medium. By shaving solid blocks of wood into
thin sheets, he shifts between singular and multiple forms, hardness and
softness, individual and collective. His work highlights the transformations of
matter across macro and micro scales, reflecting on the instability and
constant flux of the human body in contemporary society. More recently, his
practice explores how technology reshapes our environment and everyday life,
tracing these shifts through personal experience and cultural contexts. Keng
has been recognized with the S-An Art Award in the category of Plastic Arts,
the Yulon Innovation Award from the Taiwan International Wood Sculpture
Competition, and has been selected for the Kaohsiung Awards and the Tomorrow
Sculpture Awards.