CHEN JUAN

1997

Chen Juan, a Chinese media artist who based in Tokyo now, specializing in film and digital photography, video making, and stop-motion animation, delves into the intricate relationships and connections between nature, humanity, and technology. The works usually illuminate the subtle interplay of these forces, inviting contemplation on their coexistence and impact on one another in the contemporary world.

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01. GENESIS



Stop-motion animation, SLR camera, mythological context, creation, human civilization, minimalism&maximalism, divine intervention

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(2022)





02. THE TEMPEST



Experimental film, mini DV, child’s perspective, fantasy, disaster, sublime, shishi odori, ritual, cultural mythology, nature's force 

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(2023)





03. A PAIR OF SHAKING EYES



Experimental film, mini DV, iPhone X, pre-disaster fantasy, visual montage, bidirectional recording, fragmented imagery, subjective experience 

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(2023)





04. TREE FRIENDS


Photography, 120/35mm color film, photographic portraits, global flora, nature, landscape, human impact, coexistence 

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(2018 - )





05. LIGHT ON



Photography, 120/35mm color film, polaroid, mixed-media, daily,

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(2017-2020)




06. MORNING COFFEE



Silkscreen, photography, repetition, 
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(2017)




07. DIARY



Mixed media art, acrylic paint, inkjet print, daily use and supplies, emotional dichotomy, privacy exploration, self-expression 

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(2017)





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