shift magazine interview the artist su mei tse

chambre sourde (anechoic room), 2003 / installation, courtesy peter blum chelsea, new york photo credit: cameraphoto arte © su-mei tse

luxembourgian artist su-mei tse’s paintings and sound installations have been compared to haiku poetry by art critics. ‘in her work she uses constantly shifting, constantly re-examined points of view to work towards harmony between apparently antagonistic organic, material and cultural elements. sound, rhythm, and music are important components in her work, which is characterized by a placing in suspension, moments of silence and an invitation to a degree of introspection’. in 2003 she represented luxembourg at the venice biennale of art and won the golden lion award. since then she has shown in london, paris, new york and next year su-mei tse will have a solo exhibition at the art tower, mito, japan from feb 7 until may 10 (2009).

pieds bandés (bound feet), 2000, photography, courtesy beaumontpublic, luxembourg & peter blum chelsea, new york © su-mei tse

les balayeurs du desert (the desert sweepers), 2003, courtesy peter blum chelsea, new york videostill © su-mei tse

sumy, 2001 / su-mei tse & jean-loumajerus / courtesy the artists & peter blum chelsea, new york photo credit: jean-lou majerus © su-mei tse

der specht (the woodpecker), photograph mounted on aluminium © su-mei tse

proposition de detour, 2006 / sculpture, exhibition view casino, forum d’art contemporain, luxembourg private collection, taiwan / photo credit: roman mensing, artdoc.de © su-mei tse