Artist’s Bio​

Shaoyu Chen (b. Taiwan) is a visual artist whose practice explores the intersection of domesticity and mental interiority. She holds an MFA from the Haute École d’Art et de Design (HEAD) – Genève (2022) and a BA from National ChengChi University. 

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Chen utilizes objects and nature as anatomical metaphors for evolving emotional states. Her work is characterized by a "gestational" approach to composition, where figures and objects appear as if developing within protective, often luminous, environments. She has developed a distinct painterly language that pairs an earthy, grounded palette with an ethereal, hazy atmosphere. This friction creates a "staged" reality where the mundane becomes a site of quiet, internal transformation.

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Since 2022, Chen has been a recurring collaborator with Partnership Editions and has held solo exhibitions at room.in (Taipei) and Reactor Gallery (Geneva). Her work continues to investigate how the physical world—through the objects we inhabit—maps the invisible boundaries of the self.

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Artist’s Statement​

 

I view the act of painting as a gestational process. My work is not an attempt to capture a fleeting moment, but rather to provide a protective environment where internal states can slowly develop and take form. By treating the canvas as a "vessel," I create spaces where the mundane and the metaphysical can coexist.

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In my compositions, I utilize lifeless objects and nature as anatomical metaphors. I am fascinated by the friction between the grounded and the ethereal, and by staging these quiet realities, I invite the viewer to look at the "theatre of the everyday." My goal is to map the invisible boundaries of the self, turning the familiar into a site of internal transformation—where every object is a noun in a silent, developing sentence.