I hope through the experience of curating, I can open my eyes to all the other kinds of art and creativity in the world and how they are being presented. Being an international student my whole life, I consider myself as a traveler who enjoys explorations and diverse culture. Immersing myself in surroundings like The Creative Process with international connections, I can exchange and absorb a wide variety of cultural information. Cultures seep through art, and I hope by curating, I can understand deeper into the variety of cultures in art. Moreover, I hope this could drive me as an artist to produce more innovative work. In this age of time, presentations are also evolving with technology. The possibility for new art is infinite. I want to ride on the new wave and incorporate all that I can learn into my potential artwork.

I am a senior pursuing a double degree in Arts, majoring in Photo/media, and Science, majoring in Psychology at the University of Washington. I aim to graduate at June 2021. As I enter the fourth year of studying, I am putting these skills I have learned so far into use. Through the classes I took from both of fields, I gained a much more extensive and well-rounded perspective of the people, the society and the meaning and aesthetic of science and art. The

philosophies underlying the two fields do indeed overlap. They both require the spirit of exploration, curiosity and determinism. It is constantly discovering something new and intriguing based on existing knowledge. Hence through both fields, I am able to stretch my thinking both critically and creatively.

Through my Photomedia major, I made photography work based on the theme intuition and video project on time fragmentation. The photography series is an expression on my intuition and emotions on movements in serendipitous moments, hinting the contrast of interior versus exterior and staged versus natural. In the video project, I incorporated stop motion animations and short clips to express the fragmentation of time. By slicing time and audio, I dissociate that timeline from the one we have in our

reality. I also played with color and a lot of detailed editing to construct such effects and notions.

My other experiences include being one of the designers and the main photographer at the Taiwanese Overseas Student Association (TOSA) at University of Washington for 2 years. One of the biggest

accomplishments was designing the poster, banner and decorations for TOSA’s largest annual event Timeless Taiwan, and consecutively being the lead photographer for the event for 2 years. I was also in

charge of photographing marketing profile photos for individual officers of the club. All of which strengthened my photography skills and use of photoshop and lightroom. I was able to better understand the concept of visual communication through this experience as well. Moreover, I had the opportunity to enrich my skills for coordinating, time management and interpersonal communication.

I am currently the mentor of the International Student Mentorship Program, in which I used to be a mentee. Through this, I had opportunities to really learn by experience the meanings and effects of diversity. Fellow mentors and mentees are constantly inspiring me to respect cultural differences and push myself to become a more achieving person, but not at the cost of self-care.

Through their stories, I found more clarity in my path. Hence, I believe the power of exchanging experiences is a strong source of support and inspiration.

I hope through the experience of curating, I can open my eyes to all the other kinds of art and creativity in the world and how they are being exhibited. Being an international student my whole life, I consider myself as a traveler who enjoys explorations and diverse culture. Immersing myself in surroundings like The Creative Process with international connections, I can exchange and absorb a wide variety of cultural information. Cultures seep through art, and I hope by curating, I can understand deeper into the variety of cultures in art. Moreover, I hope this could drive me as an artist to produce more innovative work. In this age of time, presentations are also evolving with technology. The possibility for new art is

infinite. I want to ride on the new wave and incorporate all that I can learn into my potential artwork.