Fei Studio
Social Artist / Designer
NL+TW

chenyifeidesign
@gmail.com

About

Artist /
Social researcher / Speculative designer /

Fei’s works focus on the relationships
between self-exploration, emotions, culture, and social affairs.
She experiments with interactive objects, personal devices, installations, experiences, and various media.
Currently exploring the intersection of digital media and the physical world.

Education

Master of Arts in Social Design

Design Design Academy Eindhoven, NL

Selected Experience

2025

Engage Biennial Rotterdam

Project - "Love Letter-1" – Achieved a place on the short list of six finalists within the technology group.
Storytelling Workshops – Collaborating on a series of workshops focused on community building, scheduled for October 2025. (Ongoing)

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2024
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Project Zuid Fellow Designed and led creative workshops rooted in a distinct personal art process methodology, incorporating elements of therapeutic practice. Guided participants through exploration of their subconscious, fostering self-awareness, and empowering personal growth.

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2024

Mayrit 2024. Design and Architecture Biennial

Group Exhibition Featured in the 3rd Edition of the Mayrit Biennial (mayrit.org), "Wet Dreams" - confronting themes of healing, toxicity, and the visceral realities of fluids within urban narratives.
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2024

Tainan Art Museum

Group Exhibition & Workshop Featured in together with Sheng-Wen Lo. The exhibition explores the relationship between water and local culture, and includes a documentation of our large-scale, nearl 20-meter immersive, sensor-based installation, F/EEL. The workshop, an educational extension of the exhibition, utilized speculative design to lead students at Liren Elementary School (Tainan) in perspective-taking exercises.

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2022
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X-site of Taipei Fine Arts Museum

First-round shortlisted for The 9th Program (Group Project), contributing to concept development, mechanical design, and activity planning.

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2019
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Designate Injustice for National Human Right Museum

Selected artist Following selection, participated in a series of research sessions over two months, encompassing site visits, thematic discussions, and survivor testimonies. The resulting work, Cloud Plan, is a multimedia installation integrating performance, photograph, illustration, and sculptural elements.

Projects

Tear Gun (2016)
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‍Collects, congels, and shoots frozen tears. Conceived as a result of self-awareness rather than a weapon, it uses the body's vulnerabilities as an invigorating source of empowerment.

F/EEL (2020)

How does it feel like to be an eel?

F/eel is a sensory-based escape room where participants will experience the challenges that eels have encountered on their migration pathway. This project aims to provoke participants to think beyond themselves and be aware of other non-human creatures.

Co-produced with Sheng-Wen Lo.
Commissioned by the Embassy of the North Sea.

Trigger Your Story
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This workshop utilizes a mix of creative strategies like design thinking and storytelling, informed by elements of narrative therapy, to encourage participants to reach new forms of self-expression and exploration—letting intuition and storytelling capabilities take you on a surprising journey of self-discovery and empowerment through playful creative engagement.

Supported by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Consulted with narrative therapist Yi-Wen Chen.

Cloud Plan (2018)

A research project about a concealed happening in Taiwan’s political history. Reproducing the experiences of the event through hacking devices and camouflaging messages in common objects, revealing the historical truth.

CoV19 (2020)

Reimagining face masks as fashionable accessories, this project responds to the cultural and psychological complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic. By bridging Western notions of individuality and Eastern collective safety, the design aims to transform masks into expressions of personal style and encourage broader adoption of hygiene equipment.

Excuse Me (2017)

A pneumatic, weight-balanced social-escape tool designed to politely sidestep awkward conversations or overwhelming social interactions at gatherings. This device humorously visualizes social discomfort and the subtle indirectness characteristic of East Asian cultures through its inflating and deflating mechanism, serving as a playful commentary on navigating social dynamics.

Contact

Currently exploring the intersection of digital media and the physical world, I welcome collaborations that address social issues and opportunities for participation in art exhibitions.

chenyifeidesign@gmail.com