I curate. My curatorial approach is informed by ecofeminism, queer ecology, and critical fabualtion. My exhibitions have taken place at MACA Art Center (Beijing), Yamanaka Suplex (Osaka), Subtitled (New York), among others.
I write. My essays, reviews on exhibitions, interviews with artists can be found in The Art Newspaper China, Ocula, ArtReview, Cultbytes, Whitehot Magazine, C-print Journal, etc.
I do research. I explore how nature has been perceived and represented in different cultures, cosmologies, and times; I trace the queerness of plants and animals (including humans) and the entanglements between sciences and mythologies. Currently, I’m reading about the colonial and whaling history of the Arctic, which I will research on site during my residency at Artica Svalbard.
I collaborate with people. I co-founded countercurrent, a publication dedicated to uncovering in(ter)dependent spaces that exist beyond the confines of the mainstream art scene.
I study. I received an M.A. in Curatorial Practice from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and a B.A. in Curating and Art History from the University of York, UK. I’m now roaming with Dutch Art Institute (DAI).
Most of the time, I work for and care for my more-than-human friends.
Currently based on Earth.
email: cydchenc@gmail.com
instagram: cyd_chen