What are we up to?

This is a new section to share our current activities in summary. To find out more, please check out Mizzonk's Instagram.

We have completed our most recent project, H O M E, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and BC Arts Council. Drawing upon Wan-Yi's latchkey childhood experience since age 6, H O M E explores the fine line between loneliness and solitude, proposing the idea of "Be a Home For Yourself. " taught in Zen Buddhism, as a way to transform loneliness into solitude.

We are working on documenting the project and will soon publish it on our website. We are also seeking exhibition opportunities.

Meanwhile, we are starting a new project, INSIGHT, for which we have received funding from the BC Arts Council. INSIGHT dives deep into the practice of self-directed care taught in Ancient Eastern Psychology, supported by scientific research. It will invite viewers to experience a shift of the inner transformation that Roger encountered via his multi-year self-documentation.

We are super excited about both projects mentioned above. There are many learning curves and challenges in technical skills and conceptual frameworks, such as automation controls in H O M E, animations, short film production in INSIGHT, and research on psychology and spirituality in both projects.

Ongoing Exhibition:

Chingtao 21 Billboard Art

Ongoing

Opening: January 25, 2018

Pingtung, Taiwan ROC

RECENT AWARDS:

Individual Arts Awards - Visual Artists, BC Arts Council, 2024

Individual Arts Awards - Visual Artists, BC Arts Council, 2023

Research and Creation Grant Award, Canada Arts Council, 2022/2023

Community Public Art Grant Award 2016 and 2017, City of Maple Ridge, BC Canada

The grants supported the one-year-long public participatory art project Defining Moments

The 2015 TID Award for Space Installation Art

Awarded artwork: Nothing and Everything

Award Ceremony: 08.12.2016. Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

Past Exhibitions and Events:

NOURISH

SIX ACRES - Two-Channel Animation Video Installation

Dates: January 22 - April 3, 2022

Artists will be present at 1-3 PM on January 22, 2022.

Richmond Art Gallery, BC Canada

Mizzonk Online Panel Discussion Nourish Through Nature with Professor Hessoon Bai from Simon Fraser University and Denise Findlay from Neufeld Institute

Info on the Discussion Watch the zoom recording of the Discussion here

Time and Date: 3 - 4:30 PM PST on Sat, March 26, 2022

Hosted by the Richmond Art Gallery, part of the public programming in conjunction with the exhibition NOURISH

Artist Talk, presented as part of the World Cultures Programs hosted by the San Diego City College, San Diego, CA, USA.

Time and Date: 11:15 AM-12:45 PM PST on Tue, February 22, 2022

Open to the public. Join here.

Event details here

Artist Talk in English with Mizzonk: Wan-Yi Lin and Roger Chen

Info on the Talk; Watch the recording of the Talk here.

Time and Date: 2 to 3 PM PST on January 29, 2022

Location: Online

Hosted by the Richmond Art Gallery, BC, Canada, part of the public programming in conjunction with the exhibition NOURISH