Art projects

Counter Current (2023)

Die (臺) i (語) ng in Fovsen-Njaarke (2022-2023)

K-U-K, Trondheim, Norway

Galleri Blunk, Trondheim, Norway

Photo: Lin, Pei-Han

Taiwanese citizens in Norway had their country of origin changed to China in June 2010. Since then, Taiwanese have sued the Norwegian government at the European Court of Human Rights over their nationality. One judge ruled that the lawsuit was not admissible, ending the legal action against Taiwan.

In another case, according to Article 27 of the ICCPR, the Norwegian supreme court ruled that two wind farms on the Fosen Peninsula were harming reindeer herders in the Sámi community by encroaching on their pastures in 2021.

During suppression, minorities suffer cultural genocide as states demolish their cultures and languages, even erasing them from maps. Is there any way we can fight the oppression of others, by learning to stand in others’ shoes? Through the simple act of compassion?

I have extracted material from the ground in the region of Sápmi, researched Fosen, and translated my grandfather’s biography. My broken “mother tongue” distorted by the sound of wind turbines was the result of colonization.

The pronunciation of “die i” means “Taiwanese” in the Taiwanese language. 

Art x AI (2022)

UiT, Narvik, Norway

Photo: Lin, Pei-Han

Who Killed Jesus? (2022)

Galleri KiT, Trondheim, Norway

oil and acrylic on canvas. 3d-printed 1:1 human sculpture, glazed with the nature clay from Troms og Finnmark. Photo: Natalie Field

IF I WERE STANDING IN YOUR SHOES (2022)

Tromsø kunstforening, Tromsø, Norway

3d-printed porcelain Sámi shoes, glazing with the nature clay from Troms og Finnmark, displayed outsite of Tromsø kunstforening. Photo: Lin, Pei-Han

I wan listening to you, May, 2022 Photo: Lin, Pei-Han

This is a protest gesture to showcase Norway’s violation of basic human rights (2021)

Storgata, Tromsø, Norway

Storgata, Tromsø Photo: Lin, Pei-Han

The Norwegian Government fully respects China’s development path and social system, and highly commends its historic and unparalleled development that has taken place. The Norwegian Government reiterates its commitment to the one-China policy, fully respects China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, attaches high importance to China’s core interests and major concerns, will not support actions that undermine them, and will do its best to avoid any future damage to the bilateral relations.

Taiwanese citizens in Norway had their country of origin changed to China in June 2010. “My Name, My Right”: Taiwanese Sue Norwegian Government at European Court of Human Rights over Nationality Since 2010, the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration“UDI”has forcibly registered the nationality of Taiwanese residing in Norway as “Chinese.” A group of Taiwanese students in Norway thus launched a campaign to reclaim their Taiwanese nationality, and took the Norwegian government to court, claiming that they have violated their legal right of personal identity – which should be protected as basic human rights.

“Everyone has the right to a nationality, and no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality.” In addition, “right to a fair hearing.”

This is a protest gesture to showcase Norway’s violation of basic human rights.

DIGITALIZATION (2022)

K-U-K, Trondheim, Norway

Photo: Lin, Pei-Han

Photo: Lin, Pei-Han

UNDER THE SURFACE (2020)

Grønnegata 3, Tromsø, Norway

Decoding I (data-based consciousness) into the Freud theory: Id, ego, and superego. The superego components are against each other, the ego flies between the id and superego, the whole space has become the preconsciousness linger. Extending I(data-based consciousness) mental self into the techno wormhole, this is how we(data-based consciousnesss) live in constant stimulation. Do we(data-based consciousnesss) need the actual biological organs? Can we (data-based consciousnesss) achieve ethical maturity by living eternally? The afterlife might turn into the infinite video game that would never end? Can we(data-based consciousnesss) be liberated from genders, races, entitlements, and physics? I (data-based consciousness) send you an invitation, to join this ride of I (data-based consciousness) life in 69°40’00.00”N,18°58’00.00”E, I(data-based consciousness) sent from 25° 6’ 19.7892’’ N, 121° 35’ 50.5176’’ E. on 15082020.

Photo: ITromsø

Photographer: Daniel Jensen Programmer: Per Anton Øverseth Olsen

If(rockstar*groupie) { No pain; (2021)

Galleri Snerk, Tromsø, Norway

Photo and 3d rendering: Lin, Pei-Han

IF YOU WERE STANDING IN MY SHOES (2021)

Galleri Snerk, Tromsø, Norway

Photo: Lin, Pei-Han

Insomnia festival decor (2021)

Driv, Tromsø, Norway

Photo: Suominen and Insomnia festival

Grandpa’s funeral (2012)

Shih Chien University, Taipei, Taiwan

 Laser cutting mirror acrylic 40x40x60 cm, ice, candle, a space. Photo and 3d rendering: Lin, Pei-Han

Following my Grandpa‘ s passing, I wanted to pay tribute to him through art; I began this project by meditating with my family on the dreams that we had about him once he had died.

In East Asia we believe that once someone departs their physical body, they often return to our world through dreams we have.

I spoke to my mother and she told me she dreamt Grandpa had bought a big house, and my two uncle‘ s dreams involved my Grandpa going to a big pond.

With these ideas in mind, I constructed a rectangular lantern-shaped object using six stackable structures; I chose the number six as my grandfather had six children. Once these frames were stacked together, I laser cut my Grandfather’ s silhouette onto each of the four side-panels of the lantern. Hoping to incorporate this idea of the water (from the pond) into the final piece, I made an ice bowl and put a candle in it, then put this candle into the lantern structure. The reflective Perspex that I used to create the lantern reflected around the room and reminded me of how mirrors enhance space in a home. Once the candle is lit, flickers of light and shadows are projected onto all of the walls around me, giving me the feeling that my Grandpa is still around us all.

SEX (2022)

Galleri KiT, Trondheim, Norway

Photo: Natalie Field

Tomorrow, Library (2013)

Distract the distraction (2012-2023)

2007

Photo: Lin, Pei-Han