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director/art writer/ illustrator/ Dj/ Percussionist or DrumMer (used to be in a band (～﹃～)
Bio
Caiyun Chen(b.2002) Shanghai, graduated from University College London, MA under UCL Institute of Archaeology, 2027 and the Glasgow School of Art, MFA, 2024. Since 2018, Their work has included experimental video, installations, graphics, and electronic music. The current research focuses on image reconstruction, digital intervention, hyperimage analysis, intertextual writing and interimagery, visual power, identity issues and noise practices.
Their current research delves into the complexities of image reconstruction and digital intervention, with a keen interest in how technology alters and reshapes our perception of images. They meticulously examine how images exert power and influence within society, breaking down and analyzing intricate visual systems that extend beyond the conventional boundaries of visual representation. In parallel, their work is deeply engaged with intertextual writing and interimagery—exploring how different forms of media and text interact, influence one another, and generate new meanings when combined.
A significant aspect of their work centers on the dynamics of visual power and identity. They frequently question how these elements are represented and perceived in contemporary society, particularly at the intersections of personal, cultural, and digital identities. Additionally, their practice includes noise experimentation, exploring the boundaries between sound, silence, and the disruptions that occur within this spectrum.
Recent works have been shown at venues including Malta Biennale '26 | Satellite Event (Valletta), Old Waiting Room (London), E.SCAPE (Shanghai), Heerz Tooya (Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria), VCAS (Vienna), New Glasgow Society (Glasgow), South Block Gallery (Glasgow), Ubox (Shanghai), Weland Foundation for The Third Pole (Lhasa, Tibet), DOC.Park (Guangzhou),The Alchemy Experiment (Glasgow). They also collaborate on club visuals, and queer community.
© Caiyun Chen | 2024
Basic
Education
Solo Show/Two-Person Exhibition
LURKKKKING, Heerz Tooya, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria, 25.07 – 14.08.2025
Group Shows/Festival Screenings
𝑅𝓊𝓃, 𝒫𝑜𝓃𝓎, 𝑅𝓊𝓃 | Noisy Room Projects, Old Waiting Room, SE15 4RX, UK, 28 May - 31 May
Danse Macabre Project, Malta Biennale '26 | Satellite Event, Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, 28 May | 19:30, MT
Queer Film Festival Kathmandu, Nepal, 15 - 24 January 2026
SPLINTR Festival 2025 (ENYA 3.0 Exhibition), Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow, UK, 9-12 October 2025
G.G’s x EXIT Film Night, EXIT, Glasgow, UK, 2nd October
策展人不在家 The Curator is Not Home, Space One And Half, Shanghai, CN, 8.30-9.7
Glitches, Blips and Bugs, WEST / Alte WU, Bibliothek, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna, June 28th - July 3rd
FROM GLASGOW TO SATURN, ISSUE 53: Disrupted States, The Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow, UK, 2025.6
The 2025 2nd Yanjiao Biennale "Non Place" | Online Section
MoCo Youth Media Festival, AFI Silver Theater, MD, May 10, 2025
Traces of Becoming: The Contemporary Narrative of Intangible Heritage, Guangzhou Digital Documentary Audio-Visual Industrial Park (DOC.Park) , Guangzhou, CN, 2025.5.1
The Third Pole, Weland Foundation, Lhasa, Tibet, CN
消失的附近, Mountain Box International Art Season, Ubox, Shanghai, CN
Second Art Plan, Mian 3 Creative Block, Tianjing, CN, 2025.4
DRIFTING Wrinkle Ripples Exhibition, NEILIIAND, Shanghai, CN
Re-Generation, GSASA Project Space 1 & 2, Glasgow, UK, 2025.1.21
GSA Postgraduate Degree Show 2024
Beyond Reality, The Old Hairdresser, Glasgow , UK
Reposte, Barnes Garage Space, Glasgow School of Art, UK
Do you know who I am, South Block Gallery, Glasgow, UK
Singular Points, icommune art space, Shanghai, CN
Shanghai Art and Design Academy Degree Show 2023
MEDUSA pres. CLUB VENUS for Pride Month, Elevator, Shanghai, CN 2021.06
Overnight at Museum, 1929 Art Space, Shanghai, CN 2021
Performance
Geborgenheit, NEILIIAND, Shanghai, CN, March 29 2025
FELLOWSHIP / RESIDENCY
The Third Pole, Weland Foundation, Lhasa, Tibet, CN
消失的附近, Mountain Box International Art Season, Ubox, Shanghai, CN
POETRY FROM THE FUTURE ANTHOLOGY #1,ISBN 978-9918-0-1451-4
From Glasgow To Saturn - Issue 53
Tent Press
https://vcasvienna.com/glitches-blips-and-bugs
The 2025 2nd Yanjiao Biennale "Non Place" | Online Section
https://news.artron.net/20250618/n1142088.html
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/0F7pN0iZ3UbbWkWdp0td3A
https://www.videosoundarchive.com/archive-s12
Postgraduate Showcase: https://gsapostgradshowcase.net/caiyun-chen
https://issuu.com/theglasgowschoolofart/docs/gsa-mlittlayout-web
https://onshow.aiva.com.cn/show/280.html
褶皱波纹 Wrinkle Ripples, 08 March 2025
褶皱波纹 Wrinkle Ripples, 01 March 2025
CV 2026
Artist Statement
CV 2024
Artist Statement