Having spent a decade living in Canada, exposure to diverse cultural activities from different communities has broadened my perspective. This experience powerfully informs my art practice and my own sense of identity. Moreover, my observation and interaction with First Nations’ cultures in Canada allowed me to reflect on my own indigeneity. Eventually these experiences led to my return to Taiwan in 2017 to reconnect with my indigenous identity and culture, which was being suppressed within my family. In this talk, I will be sharing my journey and how my experience mirrors my current artistic practice.

Anchi Lin [Ciwas] is of Taiwanese Hō-ló and Indigenous Atayal heritage. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Art from Simon Fraser University and is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Art in New Media Art at the Taipei National University of the Arts. By negotiating and interfacing with concepts such as the environment, language, identity, gender and cultural norms, Lin uses performance, video and installation to inform her artistic practice. Her work navigates the interstitial spaces of flux between individual and collective consciousness.

This Lecture is in collaboration with the Vancouver Art Gallery Institute of Asian Art (IAA)