The Interweaving of Photography and Text: An Artistic Journey from Image to Narrative through Exhibition and Photobook.
-"Metal Odyssey," the winning exhibition of the 2024 Jimei x Arles Curatorial Award for Photography and Moving Image, serves as a case study. -

Speakers Speakers

• Yumi Goto (Independent curator, Publisher)

  

  Yumi Goto, an independent curator based in Japan, specializes in comprehensive production, curation, photo editing, publishing, research, consulting, education, and talent development related to photography. Her main interests lie in conflict, contemporary social issues, human rights violations, and women's issues. Yumi has been involved in photography campaigns and publications for humanitarian and human rights organizations, as well as judging, nominations, curation, and production for international photography awards, photo festivals, and events. She also serves as a co-founder and curator for ""Reminders Photography Stronghold"" (RPS), facilitating versatile activities related to photography. Additionally, she established the “RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES"" in 2020 and has been actively involved since then.

• Yi-Ning LIN (Curator of "Metal Odyssey”)

  

  Yi-Ning Lin is the recipient of the 2024 Jimei x Arles Curatorial Award for Photography and Moving Image. She currently works at Jut Art Museum. She graduated from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London with a Master's degree in Curating Contemporary Art. She is deeply fascinated by the sounds that arise between roles in visual arts field and has a passion for observing and documenting the process of archiving experiences. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, she has curated and hosted the art podcast, titled 隨藝聊聊, which focuses on the current state of contemporary art and aims to capture the dialogues between artists and curators. She has gained extensive curatorial experience, encompassing exhibition planning, art criticism writing, exhibition tour guiding, and moderating discussions.

• Yang Chia-Shin (Curator and Artist of "Metal Odyssey”)

  

  Yang Chia-Shin is the recipient of the 2024 Jimei x Arles Curatorial Award for Photography and Moving Image. Her subjectivity to experiences of illness and trauma is central to her artwork, which extends through a range of artistic media, including photography, installations, artist books, and other mixed media. Her works revolve around concepts of imprints and pain to explore the interplay between the body, visual experiences, materials, objects, and space. She reflects on emotional narratives, perceptions, corporeality, and the multi-sensory constructs shaped by illness and trauma. She courageously confronts the impact of illness on memory, along with its effects on physical and mental states.