Artist Lo Sheng-Wen on the weirdness of the Netherlands, the post-human crisis, his treasure hunt in Arles, and living with dissonance.
Artist Lo Sheng-Wen
Ep.90 | Artist Lo Sheng-Wen delved into the weirdness of the Netherlands, the implications of the post-human crisis, and how science has become a new religion. We also discussed his work Watch Out, a treasure hunt in Arles in France, and we spoke about society’s challenge of living with discomfort.
Sheng-Wen LO (b. 1987, Taiwan) is currently based in the Netherlands. His works investigate the relationships between non-humans and contemporary society, often taking daily experiences as points of departure. As a maker his practice comprises still/moving images, installations, video games, escape rooms and various media. He received MA in Photography from AKV|St.Joost in the Netherlands, and MSc in Computer Science from the Computer Music Lab at National Taiwan University. Lo is the creative director of Lightbox, a public photo library and a center for contemporary photography at Taipei. During his residency in Europe, he facilitates connections between Taiwanese and the international contemporary photography scene through talks, discussions, writings, and collaborations. Lo is an alumnus artist at the Rijksakademie (2019-2021) in Amsterdam.
Watch Out, Arles, France, 2022-2024, Lo Sheng-Wen
Matter of Scale, Hong-gah Museum, Taipei (30 Jul.-2 Oct. 2022), Lo Sheng-Wen
F/EEL, 2020-2021, Lo Sheng-Wen and co-produced with Yi-Fei Chen
Website: www.shengwenlo.com
Instagram Watch Out: @watchout.2023.2024
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