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Hello World,

I am a political artist and curator

I use participatory project, decentralized technologies to ask: 

How can marginalized communities queer hegemonic, authoritarian regimes?

A Night of Awakening

Some stories begin at midnight, March 18, 2014

[That Night]

Taiwan faced the threat of economic and political unification posed by China, which has lead to the outbreak of the Sunflower Revolution.

[Looking Back]

Amidst this wave of revolution, a deep and boiling quest of “Taiwanese identity” emerged, challenging the long-standing Sino-centristic identity propagandas.

[The Begining of the journey]

Debates over the colonial impact surfaced, the predominant Taiwanese-Han chauvinism discourse countered with Indigenous Independence movement, and the rhetoric patriarchal nationalism convened the rise of the queer practices.

[field researches]

Drawing from my family background and Taiwan’s political shifts, I worked with pro-independence parties, joined Indigenous and gender movements, trained with a U.S. lobby group, and infiltrated both UN assemblies and the PRC’s reunification alliance. These experiences exposed me to the deep divides and raw passions that shape identities—encounters that have since become vital nourishment for my artistic practice.

It creates my years of

Evolving Research Journey

Writing the Time Lag MIT Poster by Lee Tzu Tung

2016 -

Writing the Time Lag

Participatory ethnography, with 2016, 2018, 2021, 2024 versions.

Writing the Time Lag is designed to reflect the current hybrid colonial legacies of Taiwan by recording these years political reflections and my dialectical identity journey,

then I experiment the digital platforms most used for political debates, and how political violence and trauma persist across generations and agendas.

Later, I explored the governance of the body through building economic systems,

while experimenting with alternative ownership models to queer notions of political sovereignty.

However, not only did Hong Kong National Security Act passes, warfare, censorship and controls continue to escalate on the internet, 

As a sexual violence survivor and #MeToo whistleblower, shaped by an abusive relationship and chronic illness, I recognize that while activism can heal, its aftermath can also wound—leading me to use art to cultivate care beyond political passion.

#Ghostkeepers performance by Lee Tzu Tung

2018 -

#Ghostkeepers

Participatory writing project, with social media post, onsite digital tombs and rituals performance.

Forkonomy() workshop at C-Lab by Lee Tzu Tung

2020 -

Forkonomy()

co-created with Winnie Soon

participatory contract workshop, with South China Sea water.

The Body's Tale of Mercy and Vengeance at TFAM by Lee Tzu Tung

2024 -

The Body's Tale of Mercy & Vengeance

Feminist fight club with classes dealing with bodily injustice.

Positive Coin Wrist Band as Digital Wallet by Lee Tzu Tung

2019 -

Positive Coin

participatory economic project, where digital currency prices reflect the stigma level of AIDS.

Offline Wiki Community Meeting by Lee Tzu Tung

2022 -

Offline.Wiki

co-created with Or Zublasky

Activist community meetings with information disseminated via sneakernet.

The journey continues

with more curatorial projects and writings and talks

How to Buy/Own/Mint One Milliliter of the Ocean from the South China Sea?

TEXT

@ ACM Interaction Magazine, Exhibit X, XXIX.4 July - August 2022

Collective Translation as Forking

TEXT

@ The Journal of Electronic Publishing Volume 27, Issue 1, 2024, Multilingual Publishing and Scholarship

Aesthetic Programming Forking Translation 

WORKSHOP

 @ Delfina Foundation, London

Forking Sovereignty! Mutates Through Contagion

TEXT

@ Curatology Issue 13 The Economy of Curation and the Capital of Attention

Sensefield 2023

EXHIBITION

 @ Online

TALK

@ University of Chicago, Chicago

TALK

@ Mozilla Festival, Amsterdam

Hacking the Crystal Ball

TALK

@ Eyeabeam, New York

Creating a Utopia on the Margin of Empires

TEXT

@ Film Taiwan, Winter 2019

Sensefield 2019

EXHIBITION

 @ Bopiliao, Taipei

Taiwan as Pioneer

TALK

@ University of Tübingen, Tübingen

NATSA 2018

CONFERENCE

@ Stanford University, Palo Alto

Sailing in the Pirate Sea of Art

TEXT

@ Makery, From Commons to NFTs series.

If any of these resonate with you, having more connection and collaboration, you are welcome to contact me.

While navigate

 more closely to the projects

[1]

About

Intro, education background, exhibition history, awards, publication, etc.

[2]

Arts

Since 2010, my art has continuously evolved, using film and technologies to exploring politics, technology, and care.

[3]

Curations

Rooted in academic research, my curatorial projects explore the intersections of anthropology, technology, and activism.

[4]

Texts & Talks

Extending from my artistic practice, engaging with global audiences on themes of political sovereignty, digital resistance, and care.

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