蕭壠文化園區

Kang Ya-chu is a multidisciplinary artist working with various media. Her practice focuses on questioning the circumstances of the relationship between human, natural and social issues. Kang conducts her art and research base on textile cultural history and contemporary social behavioral appearance. She discusses the relationship between workmanship skill and physical labor, life condition and migration possibility, economy trade, and social structure.

How does the modernity today influence tradition, economy systemic, and natural environment? Her travel and residency experience has implicitly shaped her perception. The themes often reflect on the boundary, life, and process. This allows her to explore the possibilities of self-awareness and sustainability states within each project. She has been participated with various community projects and art education, had published the books called “Textile Map – 1, 2 and 3”. She is currently researching textile culture in many locations and countries.