NTCAM Collection: Encounters in Reflection│ 307│Chen Shun-chu│Image of Water

Chen Shun-chu Image of Water Photographs, wooden boxes, and glass boxes 270x35x900cm 1993 [The script of this episode] Before you stands a row of 25 wooden boxes, each containing a black-and-white headshot. These portraits feature the family members of the artist Chen Shun-chu—his father, mother, older brother, older sister, brother-in-law, and himself—at different stages of life. These portraits are arranged in a pyramid structure, with the father at the center as the core figure, the brother-in-law, the newest family member, at the front, and the mother at the farthest end, as if she is quietly observing the family from a distance. Upon closer inspection, you will notice that the transparent glass boxes are filled with water, precisely submerging the faces of the family members up to their mouths and noses, creating a suffocating feeling. The “water” in the work symbolizes not only Chen Shun-chu’s hometown of Penghu but also the freezing of time. The still water seems to preserve the family’s images, suspended in an eternal moment. Chen Shun-chu’s creations often focus on the memories of the self, family, and hometown. He began his journey into photography in high school when he acquired his first camera. “Image of Water” reflects his transition from pure photography to incorporating elements of space, sculpture, landscape, and installation art. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NTCAM Collection: Encounters in Reflection Time│2025/04/25-2025/08/17 Venue│NTCAM: 3A, 3B, 4B Gallery Curator│PAI Shih-ming Co-curator│TSOU Ting Artist│Atelier Hui-kan, HSU Yen-ting, HO Chau-chu, YU Chin-chang, WU Tien-chang, WU LI Yu-ge, WU Hao, WU Mali, LEE Min-jong, LEE Yung-two, LEE Tsai-chien, LEE Chung-chung, LEE Quan-pui, LEE Yih-hong, Idas Losin, LIN Chang-hu, Richard LIN, LIN Chuan-chu, YAO Chung-han, SHIH Tsui-feng, HUNG Tung-piao, HUNG Rui-lin, HU Kun-jung, NI Chiang-huai, TANG Tang-fa, HSIA Yi-fu, YUAN Goang-ming, CHANG Chao-tang, TSONG Pu, LIEN Chien-hsing, CHEN Yueh-li, CHEN I-chun, CHEN Chun-hao, CHEN Shun-chu, FU Chuan-fu, Posak Jodian, HUANG Tsai-sung, HUANG Zan-lun, YANG San-lang, YANG Chi-tung, LIU Wen-wei, CHIANG Jui-keng, CHENG Shang-his, DAI Bih-in, LO Cheng-hsien, LO Huei-ming. More Details: https://ntcart.museum/exhibition/H2503001