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Yang Tzu Hsuan (Yoko)

Born in Taiwan in 2000, currently based in Tokyo.

Education 

2025-Present: Master's Program in Media Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan

2024-2025: Exchange Program, Master's Program in Intermedia Art, Graduate School of FineArts, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan

2023-2024 Taipei National University of the Arts/ Master of Fine Arts Major in Multimedia

2018-2022 Taipei National University of the Arts/ Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Multimedia

Exhibitions 

​2024 Tokyo University of the Arts Intermedia Art Exchange Student Program Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan

2024 isle so?lution , Group Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan

2022 “The Force of the Remainders” Group Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan

2022 Women Make Waves International Film Festival Taiwan Competition ,Judges' Award, Taipei,

Taiwan

2022 South Taiwan Film Festival Maverick of the Year Competition ,Judges' Award, Taipei, Taiwan

2022 National Taipei University of the Arts 37th Fine Arts Graduation Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan

2021 National Taipei University of the Arts, 35th Fine Arts Exhibition ,Merit Award, Taipei, Taiwan

2019 “Seven Things Between You and Me” Group Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan

The core of my artistic practice revolves around memory and human connections. I am particularly interested in personal experiences, collective history, and emotional exchanges that transcend cultural boundaries, striving to materialize these fleeting moments into artistic works.

Among my past creations, two works stand out as the most representative:

The first is a documentary that captures the state of the teahouse district in Wanhua, Taipei, a historically marginalized space closely associated with the sex industry, during the pandemic.Using a single photograph as a medium, I conducted interviews with local residents to explore how the pandemic impacted this community and how their memories of this space were shaped by the crisis. This work not only documents the unique social circumstances of that time but also sparked my interest in how memory is reconstructed through present events.

The second work delves into family history and intergenerational dialogue. I documented my grandfather’s experience serving in the Japanese military during World War II and discovered his handwritten signature in the National Archives of Australia. In this piece, I structured the narrative through the interplay of two letters―one that I wrote to future generations and another imagined as a letter from my grandfather to me. Through this, I sought to express a dialogue that transcends generations, deepening my understanding that memory is both personal and an integral part of collective history.

During my studing at Tokyo University of the Art , I was inspired by cultural exchanges and the Japanese

concept of “Ichigo Ichie” (one-time, one-meeting)to create a documentary centered on farewell. Moving forward, I hope to continue exploringhow memory flows and transforms across different cultural contexts through multimedia works, creating pieces that encourage audiences to reflect on their relationships with contemporary society.

@2023 YANGTZUHSUAN

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