Klangdom concert and showcase

The multimedia artist Yuchin Chen received an artistic research grant at the ZKM Karlsruhe as part of the open call „Spatial Storytelling“. During the fellowship, she developed the fixed media piece „The Wetness of Slow Devour“, which will be premiered at the ARD Hörspieltage on November 8, 2024.

In this work, which begins with the mythology of sea monsters and oceanic fantasies, Chen explores states and experiences of devouring and being devoured. She links sonic discourses that reflect technological, social, ecological, and affective realities.

Chen's work is generally concerned with feelings of harmony and disharmony, as well as association and dissociation between the self and the environment. She is particularly interested in body awareness and the integration of space into the creative process. Through this approach, she sheds light on how the self experiences time and space and how this perception influences the sense of physical presence.