Lin Chi-Wei was born in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1971. He studied French literature in Fu Jen Catholic University, furthered his study in ethnology and art in National Institute of Arts in Taibei and practiced media art in le frenoy, studio national des arts comtemporains. Since 1992, he started to practice art through diverse mediums such as painting, performance, image, sound and etc. Lin also involved in research program on sound cultures. His first book, Beyond Sound Art – The Avant Garde, Sound Machines and the Modernity of Hearing is published in 2012.
Lin Chi-Wei’s major exhibitions include: Reactivation: 9th Shanghai Biennale, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, 2012; Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism \ Architecture, Shenzhen City Hall, Shenzhen, 2009; Solo Expo-Karma in Pause Mode, Chiwen Gallery, Taipei, 2006; Altered State, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, 2006; WAV, Minnewater Park, Brugge, 2002; Miniature Arts, Elite Gallery, Taipei, 1993.
Lin Chi-Wei currently lives and works in Beijing.
