Ying-Chih Chuang lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan. She mostly focused on the culture and life experiences of marginalized groups in Taiwan. From 2012 to 2016, She photographed private spaces of a variety of social groups at Ximending, a historical community in Taipei. The photos depict the emotions and feelings in a fading subculture. She subsequently published her first photobook “A Topographical Tale of Ximending” in 2017. Starting from 2018, she worked on a project to capture the sense of “waiting” among retired priests in a care center at the last stage of their life and self-published the photo book “A Time to Scatter Stones” in 2021.
莊媖智，台北市人，長期以攝影來關注特殊社群之文化樣貌和生活處境。2012-2016年進行攝影專題「西門時刻」，拍攝台北市西門町的私密空間，呈現不同族群次文化的氛圍和情感，2017年出版首本攝影集「西門時刻」。自2018年起拍攝天主教退休神父最後的生命歷程，一種安靜等待的生命狀態，其攝影集「A Time to Scatter Stones」於2021年出版。
CV
Ying-Chih Chuang 莊媖智
PUBLICATION
2021 “A Time to Scatter Stones”, Self-published. Taipei, Taiwan
2018 “A Topographical Tale of Ximending”, Self-published. Taipei, Taiwan
AWARD
2022 Photobook Exhibition Shortlisted, Belfast Photo Festival, Belfast, UK
2017 A Topographical Tale of Ximending, Photobook Publishing Project, Cultural and Art Foundation
2017 Special Jury Award, Photo Eye portfolio review, 2017 Young Art Taipei Contemporary Art Fair, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Photo Exhibition Shortlisted, Belfast Photo Festival, Belfast, UK
2017 Photobook Exhibition Shortlisted, Belfast Photo Festival, Belfast, UK
2016 Kaohsiung Awards, Honorable Mention. Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Art, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2012 TIVAC New Photographers Award (Epson Award). Taiwan International Visual Arts Center, Taipei, Taiwan
SOLO EXHIBITION
2022 A Time to Scatter Stones, Good Underground Art Space, Hualien City, Taiwan.
2022 A Time to Scatter Stones, On the Road Image Space, Kaoshiung City, Taiwan.
GROUP EXHIBITION
2023 Ageing: A Life Montage, Tainan Art Museum, Tainan City, Taiwan.
2019 A Topographical Tale of Ximending, Taiwan Photo Fair, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 “Spaces and Portraits in Veteran Villages”, Chia-Yi Cultural and Creative Industries Park, Chia-Yi, Taiwan (Artist Residency)
2016 “Zhongshan Hao Rong Yi Street Art Project”, Taipei Expo Park, Expo Dome, Taipei, Taiwan
2016 "Kaohsiung Awards Exhibition", Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Art, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2015 “Within Border, Without Boundary- An Exhibition of Empty Space”, Artist Fair Taiwan, Taipei Expo Park, Expo Dome, Taipei, Taiwan
2015 “Young Emerging Stars Taiwan 6”, Aki Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2015 “Emerging Photographers in Taiwan”, Young Art Taipei, Sheraton Grande Taipei Hotel. Taipei, Taiwan
2012 “TIVAC New Photographer Award Exhibition”, Taiwan International Visual Arts Center. Taipei, Taiwan
PRESS
2022 Good Underground Space, Artist Interview, Ying-Chih Chuang, 2022/7/22, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axwDBy4NR9M
2022 There Is a Time for Everything- A Photobook by Ying-Chih Chuang “ A Time to Scatter Stones” . The Reporter, 2022/1/12, https://www.twreporter.org/a/photo-a-time-to-scatter-stones-ying-chih-chuang
2020 Entering the Enchanting Space of Ximending. The Reporter, 2020/5/28, https://www.twreporter.org/a/photo-1oneimage-art-ying-chih-chuang
2020 Totally be Yourself: an Interview with Photographer Ying-Chih Chuang. Meng Shen, 2020/4/15, https://www.1imageart.com/post/__%E8%8E%8A%E5%AA%96%E6%99%BA
2018 A Topographical Tale of Ximending, Bowie Shen。Art Critique of Taiwan, p107-p121, https://implicationyi.wordpress.com/2018/09/15/reimagining_ximending/
COLLECTION
Taiwan International Visual Arts Center. Taipei, Taiwan
出版
2021 A Time to Scatter Stones 台北市
2018 西門時刻攝影集 台北市
獎助紀錄
2022貝爾法斯特國際攝影節 Belfast Photo Festival攝影書決選 (Photobook Shortlist)
2017國家文化藝術基金會 美術類出版補助(西門時刻攝影集)
2017 台北國際當代藝術博覽會(Young Art Taipei)專家面對面評審團特別獎
2017貝爾法斯特國際攝影節 Belfast Photo Festival攝影書決選 (Photobook Shortlist)
2017貝爾法斯特國際攝影節 Belfast Photo Festival攝影創作決選 (Photo Exhibition Shortlist)
2016高雄獎入選
2012 TIVAC攝影新人獎Epson獎
個展
2022 「A Time to Scatter Stones莊媖智個展」好地下藝術空間 花蓮市
2022 「A Time to Scatter Stones莊媖智個展」On the Road影像空間 高雄市
聯展
2023 「時間眾像: 給每個人的歲月景觀」台南市立美術館 台南市
2019 「西門時刻」台灣藝術攝影博覽會 台北市
2017 「眷舍裡的黃昏」 嘉義文化創意產業園區 嘉義市
2016 「熟悉/不熟悉的所在」台灣當代一年展 花博爭豔館 台北市
2016 「西門時刻」「2016高雄獎展覽」 高雄市立美術館 高雄市
2015 「有界無間-空場影像聯展」 台灣藝術博覽會 花博爭豔館 台北市
2015 「Young Emerging Stars Taiwan 6」 也趣藝廊 台北市
2015 「台灣新銳攝影家」 Young Art Taipei 喜來登飯店 台北市
2012 「西門時刻」「TIVAC新人獎得獎攝影展」 台灣國際視覺藝術中心 台北市
典藏
台灣國際視覺藝術中心 台北市
報導
2022 好地下藝術空間，藝術家訪談，莊媖智，2022/7/22。https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axwDBy4NR9M
2022 萬物皆有時—莊媖智攝影書 「A Time to Scatter Stones」。報導者，2022/1/12。https://www.twreporter.org/a/photo-a-time-to-scatter-stones-ying-chih-chuang
2020 一影像/完全做自己: 穿梭西門町的魔幻空間，莊媖智醫學外的攝影人生。報導者，2020/5/28。https://www.twreporter.org/a/photo-1oneimage-art-ying-chih-chuang
2020 完全做自己。訪談紀錄和影片。採訪/沈眠。2020/4/15。https://www.1imageart.com/post/__%E8%8E%8A%E5%AA%96%E6%99%BA
2018 沈柏逸 西門時刻: A Topographical Tale of Ximending。藝術觀點ACT p107-p121, https://implicationyi.wordpress.com/2018/09/15/reimagining_ximending/