吳依宣 Sara Wu/ I Hsuan Wu
Sara Wu (b. 1994 in Taiwan) works in Taipei and London.
Her artistic practices encompass photography, sculpture, and installation. In her art, she often suspends the surfaces of overlooked, mundane events inspired by observations on and identifications of existing daily experiences, and the annotation of its re-experience.
Her works have received awards from Parallel Photo Platform and Taipei Art Awards, and have been exhibited in the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Centre in Budapest, the Royal Society of Sculptors in London, and the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. She has recently founded an artist-led experimental space ss space space with artist Sean Tseng.
Education
2018-2020
MA Sculpture, Royal College of Art
2013-2017
BA Journalism, National Chengchi University
Exhibition
2023
Group Exhibition/ The practice of everyday, Hsinchu Cultural Affairs Bureau, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Group Exhibition/ Lefties do it right, Sin Pin Pier, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Solo Exhibition/ producing space: simplify, amplify, megaphone factory, Gallery x Chiao, Taiwan (ss space space)
Group Exhibition/ HEMLINGBY 3: platform, Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan
Group Exhibition/ HEMLINGBY 3: platform, Carp Gallery, Taiwan
Joint Exhibition/ producing space: clear, obscure, a collective, Tenthaus, Oslo, Norway(ss space space)
2022
Group Exhibition/ Taipei Art Awards, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibition/ Time and Space, Atismic Art, online NFTs show
Solo Exhibition/ Producing Space: Divergence, Convergence, Dessert Shop, Madeleine Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan (ss space space)
Group Exhibition/ HEMLINGBY 2, Carp Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
2021
Group Exhibition/ The Enclave, The Asparagus Studio, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibition/ Dialogue Movement, Soka Art, Tainan, Taiwan
Group Exhibition/ Space Lapse, Royal Society of Sculptors, London, United Kingdom
Group Exhibition/ Parallel Review, Fotofestiwal Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Group Exhibition/ Taoyuan International Art Award Exhibition, Taoyuan art centre, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2020
Group Exhibition/ Under (De)construction, Landskrona Foto, Landskrona, Sweden
Group Exhibition/ Ugga, procur.arte, Parallel Photo Platform online show
Group Exhibition/ RCA2020, online show
2019
Joint Exhibition/ The Exhilarating Silence, Dyson Gallery, United Kingdom
Group Exhibition/ so close yet so far, Dyson gallery, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom
Group Exhibition/ Parallel Budapest Intersection Showcase, Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center, Budapest, Hungary
Group Exhibition/ National Art Exhibition, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
Group Exhibition/ Offprint London, Tate Morden, London, United Kingdom
Group Exhibition/ Dear Damon, Courtyard Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom
Group Exhibition/ WIP SHOW, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom
Group Exhibition/ The Place, Grosvenor Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom
2018
Group Exhibition/ ECSTASY IN NORWICH, LOWER.GREEN, United Kingdom
Solo Exhibition/ Now and then, I find myself in a plain and alter with a breeze, a glance, G.gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibition/ Wonder Foto Day, Taipei, Taiwan
2017
Joint Exhibition / Treasure Hill Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibition / Taipei Art Photo, Taipei, Taiwan
2016
Joint Exhibition / On Balcony,Chiangmai, Thailand
Group Exhibition / XY, IT Lab, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan
Experience
2023
Artist in-residence, Tenthaus, Oslo, Norway
Workshop leader, producing space: clear, obscure, a collective, 12th Momentum Biennale, Moss, Norway
2020
Workshop leader, Fungi Initiative: building a collaborative system for a more balanced education, European League of Institutes of the Arts, Switzerland
2019
Workshop leader, Mono-Ha: Sensing ____, SOAS University of London
New Artist, Parallel Photo Platform 3rd Cycle New Artist
Artist in-residence, neo;residency, University of Bolton, Bolton, United Kingdom
Artist talk, ITLab National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
2018
Artist talk, PHOTO TALKS, Lightbox Photo Library, Taipei, Taiwan
TEACHING EXPERIENCE/ PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
2023
Visiting Tutor at MA Architecture at Royal College of Arts
Visiting Tutor at MA Fine Art at National Taipei University of Arts
Workshop Leader, producing space: clear, obscure, the collective, MOMENTUM 12: TOGETHER AS TO GATHER*
2022
Workshop Leader, producing space: display, arrangement, art fair, Taipei Dangdai*
Artist Talk, Department of Sociology, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
Workshop leader, Fungi Initiative: building a collaborative system for a more balanced education, European League of Institutes of the Arts, Switzerland
2019
Workshop Leader, Mono-ha: Sensing ____, SOAS University of London*
Artist Talk, ITLab internship programme, National Chengchi UniversityTaipei, Taiwan
2018 PHOTO TALKS, Lightbox Photo Library, Taipei, Taiwan
RESIDENCIES
2023
TENTHAUS, Oslo, Norway
2019
visiting academic in neo;residency collaborates with University of Bolton, Bolton, United Kingdom
AWARDS and GRANTS
2022
Taipei Art Awards, Honorable Mention, Taipei, Taiwan
Ministry of Culture of Taiwan Grants, Taipei, Taiwan
2021
Taoyuan International Art Award, Honorable Mention, Taoyuan, Taiwan
National Culture and Arts Foundation Grant, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
Parallel Photo Platform 3rd Cycle New Artist, supported by Creative Europe, Europe Taiwan National Art Competition, Selected Nomination, Taiwan
National Culture and Arts Foundation Grant, Taipei, Taiwan
2018
Wonder Foto Day Jury Award, Taipei, Taiwan
2017
Fine Art Photography Award-Open Theme, Nominee
2015
China Daily HK Campus Newspaper Award Best in Feature Writing