National Formosa University presents a solo exhibition by Korean interdisciplinary artist Lynn Hyeong, titled "Chaosmose: Riding Chaos, Breaking Through the Cocoon," with an opening ceremony held on 4/24 (Friday). The exhibition weaves together mixed media, oil paint, scent, and sound to create a multi-sensory experience, guiding viewers into an immersive perceptual journey. The event also featured a performance by French-Taiwanese sound artist Aloïs Yang, who responded to the artworks and space through sound, further enriching the exhibition's cross-sensory dimensions.
Lynn Hyeong graduated from the "Ecological Art and Media Research" program at Paris 8 University, and currently teaches at Tunghai University, where she also serves as an artist-in-residence. Her creative work has been deeply shaped by her experiences living in France, Korea, and Taiwan, with a particular focus on ecological issues and the perception of life. She often uses soil, fragments, and traces of everyday life as raw materials, transforming them into an artistic language that responds to the environment and society. Through deep dialogue with matter, she leads viewers to re-listen to the subtle yet genuine pulses within the living world.
This exhibition marks Lynn Hyeong's first solo show in Taiwan, titled "Chaosmose: Riding Chaos, Breaking Through the Cocoon." The exhibition's title, "Chaosmose," is drawn from a concept proposed by French philosopher Félix Guattari, referring to the intersection of Chaos and Cosmos/Order.
Lynn Hyeong stated that "Chaosmose" does not simply refer to disorder or chaos, but rather represents a process she has continuously experienced, transformed, and re-understood throughout her creative practice and life journey. For her, art is a practice of direct interaction with the canvas, materials, and environment through the hands and the whole body. Compared to digital creation, she places greater emphasis on bodily perception and intuitive touch, viewing this approach to creation as a path of returning inward and exploring the self.
She further noted that even seemingly inorganic materials, such as mineral pigments, can still convey a sense of energy and vitality during the creative process. Creation, therefore, is not only humans shaping the artwork, but also a way of re-experiencing the outer world as something alive.
In addition to her individual creative practice, Lynn Hyeong has in recent years continued to engage in cross-disciplinary collaborations, including a collective work made with soil and canvas completed on land in Sanyi, Miaoli, as well as a scent project developed with a Taiwanese perfumer, allowing fragrance to become part of the artwork and enabling viewers to enter the artistic experience through breath.
Some of her works were even completed in collaboration with the natural environment. For example, in creating the exhibition's namesake piece, Chaosmose I, she allowed rainwater to drip onto mineral pigments, forming layers of bleeding color and flowing textures reminiscent of a cosmic nebula. Meanwhile, "Chaosmose Infiltration: Soil of the Koi" was co-created by the artist and students in Liyu Village, Sanyi, Miaoli, using bundled grass blades as brushes. After completing the painting with their hands and soil, the canvas was then buried in the earth, allowing soil, tree roots, moisture, and time to continue acting upon it, letting the work take shape through the participation of natural forces. She believes that creation is both a process of searching inward and perceiving the world outward, and that this practice of co-creation through the body, hands, and nature holds a healing power in itself.
NFU Vice President Chen Ta-Cheng stated that Lynn Hyeong has long drawn inspiration from natural elements in her creative work, and that her artistic philosophy—centered on the relationships between environment, matter, and life—resonates closely with NFU's ongoing commitment to sustainable development. He also expressed hope that faculty, students, and visitors alike would find inspiration through artistic perception in this exhibition.
Li Yen-Hsi, Director of NFU's Art Center, stated that the cross-cultural perception and reflections on life conveyed through Lynn Hyeong's works offer NFU faculty, students, and local Yunlin audiences an opportunity to encounter a different artistic perspective. The exhibition runs from today through May 15, at the Exhibition Room on the 1st floor of Building 3, NFU's Second Campus. The gallery is closed on weekends, and members of the public are warmly welcome to visit.
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