Lin Pey-Chwen new works "Eve Clone Babel I" and "Eve Clone Wannsee Conference I”presented in New York, Taipei, and at major international film festivals in Europe and America.

New York-Taipei: Eve Clone in Two Cities

In 2023, the first year TAAC participated in the Governors Island residency program, most of the featured artists were New York locals. However, due to the six-month-long series of performances and the related media coverage, it quickly caught the attention of the art community in Taiwan. TAAC, hoping to invite more Taiwanese artists to showcase their work in New York, the world’s  art capital, has significantly increased the number of Taiwanese creators in this year’s artist lineup. Among them is Lin Pey-Chwen, the first Asian artist to win the prestigious "New Media Art" global grand prize at the 2019 Florence Biennale. Known as a pioneer of digital art in Taiwan, Lin has been creating art for over 40 years. In July, she was invited by TAAC’s Executive Director, Luchia Meihua Lee, to showcase her latest AI-integrated work, Eve Clone: Wannsee Conference I, at Governors Island.

The title of the piece draws inspiration from Hitler’s infamous 1942 Wannsee Conference, where the details of the plan to exterminate the Jewish people was devised. In her creation, Lin Pey-Chwen uses advanced AI machine learning algorithms and 3D modeling software to enhance the human facial features of Eve Clone. She merges the faces of political and technological leaders, including Putin, Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping, Zuckerberg, and Obama. Through a voice recognition system, the speeches of these figures are converted into corresponding facial expressions. In addition, Lin exhibits the augmented reality (AR) piece Making of Eve Clone I, where viewers can interact with the work using a tablet. This Taiwanese masterpiece stunned international audiences at Governors Island this summer.

Starting in the summer of 2024, three generations of Taiwanese artists working in new media and technology art have been arranged to exhibit at Governors Island's "TAAC House 7b." These include the Between Mountains and Seas outdoor LED installation by Hu Chin-Hsiang and the Kurokawa Interactive Multimedia Team, under Lin Pey-Chwen's guidance. The young artist Chuang Ching-Yi, mentored by Lin's students, and artist Yang Chun-Kai. who has a background in architecture, collaborated to create a dynamic projection of Taiwan's industrial map, depicting Taiwan as a leading global technology island. The other exhibited works link the history, culture, and geography of both Governors Island and Taiwan, while reflecting current global cultural trends. The meticulously curated interdisciplinary art display by TAAC has become one of the most distinguished and notable among the 29 residency organizations on the island.

The Eve Clone exhibition on Governors Island will run until November 3. Meanwhile, Lin Pey-Chwen has also been invited by a Taiwanese organization to present her Eve Clone: Babel Tower I series at the Her Artistic Imagination: New Media Cross-disciplinary Creation Exhibition, curated by Wang Yu-Ling. This exhibition is being held at the third exhibition hall of the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall and runs until November 2, creating an unexpected cross-city journey for Eve Clone between New York and Taipei. In Her Artistic Imagination, Lin Pey-Chwen will showcase her work alongside artists from different generations, including Chen Yun-Ju, Chen Yi-Chun, Hsu Yi-Bai, Wang Zi-Hsin, and Hung Yi. This exhibition invites the public to experience the charm of virtual and real interactive, cross-disciplinary creations, offering a firsthand look at how technology permeates daily life and culture. These exceptional Taiwanese female artists have used digital technology to break through traditional gender boundaries in art, demonstrating the incredible power and emotional impact of their work.

New York:
"2024 Lin Pey-Chwen Solo Exhibition”,  ‘ Island Sunrise’ , TAAC house 7b, Nolan Park, Governors Island, New York, USA 
Curator: Luchia Lee Mei-Hua 
Dates: 2024/07/18 ~2024/11/30Taipei:
"Her Fabulous Imagination—New Media Cross-Disciplinary New Media Art Exhibition”, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan 
Curator: Wang Yu-Ling 
Dates:2024/08/26 ～2024/11/02

Major International Film Festivals in Europe and America:
Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Art Film Festival, European Short Film Festival, Paris International Short Festival, Berlin Short Film Awards, Rome International Film Festival, Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards, LA Independent Women Film Awards, Los Angeles Short Film Awards, Los Angeles Movie and Music Video Awards, Best Short Competition, One Real Shorts

“Eve Clone Babel I”
Media: 3D animation, digital sound effects, ancient images, dancers, and motion capture systems
Length: 4:06
2023
YouTube：https://youtu.be/KlekQHVCi7Y

“Eve Clone Wannsee Conference I”
Media：3D Animation, AI Software, Photos, YouTube Videos
Length: 4:43
2024
YouTube：https://youtu.be/RszcUb6gkOA

REFERENCE

《夏娃克隆萬湖會議 I 》
《夏娃克隆巴別塔I》
林珮淳  維基百科
“Eve Clone Wannsee Conference”
“Eve Clone Babel I”
Lin Pey-Chwen wiki