CHEN LI-FAN
Working with Intangible Cultural Heritage Crafts as a Contemporary Artistic Medium
Through research, fieldwork, and material-based practice, Chen Li-Fan explores the relationships between cultural memory, place, and perception. Drawing upon traditional craft knowledge, her work reinterprets intangible cultural heritage within contemporary artistic contexts, creating new dialogues between history, environment, and lived experience.
SELECTED PROJECTS
One Place, One Reflection
An ongoing artistic project developed through site-specific research, cultural observation, and craft-based inquiry.
Each project begins with a particular place and unfolds through sustained engagement with its history, landscape, ecology, and collective memory. Through the transformation of traditional craft techniques, the work investigates how places are perceived, remembered, and continually reimagined.
Between (2025)
Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden
Developed through research within the historic Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden, Between examines overlooked botanical forms and architectural traces embedded within the site. Through the reconstruction and reinterpretation of traditional craft processes, the work explores the shifting relationships between nature, memory, history, and human perception.
Reflection(2024)
Islands Art Park
Rooted in observations of local plant life and historical environments, Archipelago reflects on the connections between landscape, cultural memory, and material experience. Through craft as a form of inquiry, the project creates a poetic space where history, perception, and place converge.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Chen Li-Fan
Chen Li-Fan is a Taiwan-based artist and researcher whose practice engages with intangible cultural heritage crafts, material culture, and site-responsive artistic inquiry.
Through long-term research, fieldwork, and making, he investigates how traditional craft knowledge can function as a contemporary artistic language. Her work explores the intersections of cultural memory, local narratives, historical environments, and ecological awareness, seeking new possibilities for craft within contemporary society.
Her projects have been recognized through cultural heritage awards, exhibitions, research publications, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
EXHIBITIONS & RECOGNITION
A selection of exhibitions, collections, awards, and research projects reflecting the ongoing development of Chen Li-Fan's artistic practice.
2026/7《絨聚》臺灣綠工藝年度認證入選，國立臺灣工藝研究發展中心，南投
2026/5 《繫絨與時新》A+文化資產創意獎文資時尚設計類佳作，文化部文化資產局，臺中
2026/1 「恁兜攏按怎拜？從餐桌到神桌的藝術連結」聯展，臺南市美術館，臺南
2025/6 《吉祥永續工藝蔬果禮盒》臺灣綠工藝年度認證，國立臺灣工藝研究發展中心，南投
2025/5 《《一境一鏡》以絨花工藝為核心的場域文化實驗計畫》A+文化資產創意獎文資跨域整合類A+特別獎，文化部文化資產局，臺中
2025/3 《她們》獲紅點設計博物館．廈門館藏證書，中國廈門
2024/8 《她們》臺灣綠工藝年度認證入選，國立臺灣工藝研究發展中心，南投
2023/10 《繁花》A+文化資產創意文資工藝設計類傑出特別獎，文化部文化資產局，臺中
Research & Perspectives
A selection of exhibitions, collections, awards, and research projects reflecting the ongoing development of Chen Li-Fan's artistic practice.
2025
Artistic Transformation of Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Possibilities of Velvet Flower Craft in Contemporary Art
This research explores how velvet flower craftsmanship, as a form of intangible cultural heritage, can be transformed into a contemporary artistic medium. Through the One Place, One Reflection series, the study examines ways of moving beyond conventional craft frameworks and extending cultural value through contemporary artistic expression and sustainable practice.
2025
Reinterpreting Traditional Craft through Sustainable Materials: A Study of Kingfisher Feather Art
This study investigates the use of sustainable, non-animal materials as alternatives to kingfisher feathers in traditional kingfisher feather art. Through material experimentation, it explores new possibilities for preserving traditional craftsmanship while responding to contemporary concerns of sustainability and ethics.
2024
One Craft per Year: A Framework for Craft Promotion through Velvet Flower Craft
This research proposes a framework for sustaining traditional craft culture through systematic research, creative practice, and design development, transforming dispersed craft knowledge into accessible and contemporary forms.
Education & Public Engagement
A selection of exhibitions, collections, awards, and research projects reflecting the ongoing development of Chen Li-Fan's artistic practice.
In-Depth Courses
Long-term learning programs designed to cultivate technical skills, historical understanding, and creative application of traditional crafts.
Craft Workshops
Hands-on experiences introducing participants to traditional craft techniques and cultural knowledge.
Corporate Collaborations
Customized cultural and craft-based programs for organizations, brands, and institutions.
Lectures & Talks
Public lectures and academic presentations on traditional crafts, cultural heritage, sustainability, and contemporary artistic practice.
