ANG Shi Chin
Born: 26 August 1874 – Died: 9 October 1944
Particulars:
Shi Chin was born in Tainan in Taiwan. She was a widow living in Djokjakarta in the Dutch East Indies, now Yogyakarta, Indonesia, when the Pacific War broke out. She was taken to Australia and interned at Tatura Internment Camp in Victoria with her nephew Lian Yen Ting and his wife, one daughter, five sons, two daughters-in-law, and two grandchildren. She died at the age of 70. The cause of her death is not recorded in documents held at the National Archives of Australia. Her grave is in the Japanese Cemetery in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
–Mayu Kanamori
More info:
Nao Uda
Artist/s Statement:
I have been living in Tainan and other cities in Taiwan for almost ten years. During my time here, I have met Taiwanese elders who shared their childhood stories from 90 years ago. One day, a gentleman told me, ‘if something breaks, we can make a better one next time.’ My work for Shi Chin is my prayer that the connection to her hometown will not be forgotten, and her name will be remembered by future generations.
Artist Bio:
Nao Uda is a visual artist who works in painting, photography, ceramics, and creative writing. Her work is about discovering untold family histories, including her own, through family photo albums and art. She was born in Japan, and her grandfather was a Japanese Canadian, who moved to Japan in 1941. After she received her BFA Photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2007, she has presented her artwork internationally in solo shows and has participated in artist residency programs in Japan, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She completed her MFA at the National Tainan University of the Arts in 2019, and is currently based in both Taiwan and Japan.