Keng Chieh-Sheng participates in “The Pulse of the City”: Group Exhibition
Taipei 101, in collaboration with curator Hu Chao-Sheng and co-curator Wang Yi-Ju, presents The Pulse of the City, on view from November 24, 2025 to February 26, 2026, within the Taipei 101 office building. Centered on the core idea that “art is the first spark that drives urban evolution,” the exhibition approaches the city through an artistic lens, activating new ways of perceiving and imagining urban life.
The exhibition brings together five artists with distinct artistic practices—Chen Wan-Jen, Huang Hai-Hsin, Keng Chieh-Sheng, Lo Yi-Chun, and WHYIXD—and features a total of 16 works encompassing painting, sculpture, video, and interdisciplinary installations. Through diverse media and visual languages, the artists explore themes ranging from the humanities, technology, and social observation to bodily perception and environmental sustainability, portraying the multiple dimensions and future visions of urban living. By situating contemporary art beyond the museum context and embedding it within everyday environments, the exhibition weaves art into the living pulse of the city. As art enters the space, the Taipei 101 office building is transformed into a contemporary art venue, inviting visitors to encounter beauty in their daily routines, engage more closely with art, and discover the practices of outstanding Taiwanese artists.
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Keng Chieh-Sheng explores the subtle interactions between space, the body, and collective relationships through kinetic installations. By integrating sound, rhythm, and movement, his works generate an energy within the exhibition space that evokes urban connectivity and resonance. Rooted in observations of everyday life, his practice extends into reflections on crowds and collective behavior, allowing viewers to perceive a shared rhythm through the dynamic nature of the installations.
The Congregation Series is a significant body of work that Keng has developed over many years. Using plastic models and mechanical processes, the artist produces rough wooden forms that are subsequently refined by hand, resulting in figures that are similar yet retain their individual autonomy. Each work is paired with a stainless-steel kinetic sphere. As the spheres sway autonomously within the space, they create constantly shifting visual relationships among the figures. Through these subtle movements, the works invite viewers to reconsider the meanings of individuality and collectivity, revealing possibilities of balance, existence, and coexistence within moments of gentle oscillation.
