Chiu Huai-Hsuan (b.1987)
Chiu Huai-Hsuan was born in 1987 in Taipei, Taiwan.
She has an Master's degree in Sculpture Department from Taipei National
University of the Arts, and currently
resides in Taipei. Her works involve crafting miniature desks, chairs, books,
and bookshelves from various types of wood, incorporating kinetic mechanisms to
make these objects come to life. Through these kinetic devices, she controls
the movement of the objects, leading to a dynamic interplay between control and
unpredictability, creating a continuous cycle. In recent years, Chiu Huai-Hsuan
has placed a greater emphasis on the inherent qualities of her materials.
The
cabinets and books in her artworks retain the natural textures and colors of
the wood, showcasing the time-traces left by the trees. These traces are
carefully preserved and displayed in micro-sized books, drawers, and cabinets,
following meticulous cutting, joining, inlaying, bonding, and polishing by the
artist herself. Chiu Huai-Hsuan's work presents a macroscopic perspective
through its miniature form, narrating the journey of life. Her creations are
not just bookshelves but also symbolize a forest.
Chiu Huai-Hsuan’s works received One Art Award in 2020 and Horizon Award by 15th Vulon Wood Sculpture Award in 2011. Her most important solo exhibitions include: The Hidden Traces in Tree, YIRI ARTS, Taipei (2022), The Lin’s Next Door – That’s Meet in the Study Room, The Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Taipei (2019), and Micro-Theater: Handwriting after X Erasing X Elapsing, Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center, Tainan (2016). Group exhibitions include: New Memories In Holiday, Artside Gallery, Seoul(2022); Mini Artwork: Heritage, Nan Gallery, Taipei (2021),Tiny Movement, YIRI ARTS, Taichung, (2015). Work by the artist is held in museum collections include Cultural Affairs Bureau, Taichung; Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center, Tainan and Bureau of Cultural Affairs Kaohsiung City Government.