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Framer Framed

Chen Jhen

Jhen Chen is a designer based in Taiwan and the Netherlands. Chen’s recent works examine the representation of colonial oppression in contemporary society through books and multimedia. She was a participant of the Jan van Eyck Academie from 2018 to 2019. Chen’s publications have won awards such as the ‘De Best Verzorgde Boeken’ and the ‘Golden Butterfly Award’ (Best Book Design in Taiwan) and have been exhibited internationally.

Exhibitions


Exhibition: Sensible Past in Surabaya – Of Distances and the Fabrication of the Frame

Group exhibition in Surabaya, Indonesia with Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed artists-in-residence

Agenda


Book Launch: Archipelagic Affects
Netherlands launch of the publication Archipelagic Affects, co-published by Framer Framed and the Jan van Eyck Academie
Book Launch: Archipelagic Affects
Taiwanese launch of the publication Archipelagic Affects, co-published by Framer Framed and the Jan van Eyck Academie
NON NATIVE NATIVE FAIR 2023: PRO$PERITY NOW!
A unique gathering of creative practitioners from diverse backgrounds, which showcases old and new projects and products in the form of a trade fair.
Atelier KITLV: Declaring Distance
Ways of imagining and engaging with the colonial archive with Atelier KITLV

Magazine


Colonial history / Indonesia / Residencies / Southeast Asia /

Framer Framed in Surabaya – Sensible Past: Of Distances and the Fabrication of the Frame
Bookshop Selection / Action Research / Diaspora / Shared Heritage / Residencies /

Bookshop Selection: Archipelagic Affects