Exhibition Works
Zatō
2025
Single-channel animation video and digital print, 7’00”
This work is based on the Keelung Port shooting during the February 28 Incident, depicting the historical events in which the military, after entering the city, carried out indiscriminate arrests and executions—rounding up civilians, executing them at the docks, and casting their bodies into the sea. The title Zatō serves as a symbol for the dead who fell into the ocean, likened to blind-swimming whales drifting through the sea, navigating by instinct between death and eternity. The piece evokes a deep exploration of life and disappearance. In the video installation, wave amplitudes of humpback whales are integrated as metaphors for life’s trajectories. Through the fluid passage of time and space, the work conveys the vanishing and echo of individuals within the overwhelming tide of history.
A new media artist and curator, she holds a Master’s degree from the Institute of Art at National Cheng Kung University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the New Media Art program at the Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University. Her practice begins with self-observation, drawing from sensory experiences shaped by trauma-related conditions, and focuses on the shifting nature of cyclical patterns. She employs the symbol of the “wave” as a central motif—treating it as an individual entity—and continuously observes and documents its oscillations within vast amplitudes, metaphorically reflecting the sensory impact of life on the human condition. Her work has received numerous accolades, including First Prize at the Dadun Fine Arts Exhibition and the Keelung Fine Arts Exhibition, as well as recognition as an Emerging Curator by the Hualien County Cultural Affairs Bureau. She continues to actively engage in both curatorial and artistic practices.
Ying-Jung LI