Soojin Chang
Soojin Chang is a California-born, Glasgow-based performance artist and filmmaker. Notable works include BXBY at Jerwood Space in London, Heavenly Shower of Banknotes at the ICA in London, JADE BABY BAMBOO SPINE at Bluecoat in Liverpool and South London Gallery, a heifer would be needed for the sacrifice at Tramway, Glasgow, and the State of Possession – Performance at the ICA in London which provided support for the band These New Puritans. Chang is known for their use of shock tactics and taboo involving nudity, ethnography and violence in their works. Chang’s Jerwood Survey commission, BXBY caused institutional unrest and was censored by Leeds Art Gallery, due to its ‘sensitive content, including documentation of a deer being culled and images of cervical self-experimentation done at the artist’s home.'
Soojin Chang is a California-born, Glasgow-based performance artist and filmmaker.[1][2]
Notable works include BXBY at Jerwood Space in London,[3][4][5][6] Heavenly Shower of Banknotes at the ICA in London,[7][8] JADE BABY BAMBOO SPINE at Bluecoat in Liverpool[9][10] and South London Gallery[11], a heifer would be needed for the sacrifice at Tramway, Glasgow,[12][13] and the State of Possession – Performance at the ICA in London which provided support for the band These New Puritans.[14][15]
Chang is known for their use of shock tactics and taboo involving nudity, ethnography and violence in their works. Chang’s Jerwood Survey commission, BXBY caused institutional unrest and was censored by Leeds Art Gallery, due to its ‘sensitive content, including documentation of a deer being culled and images of cervical self-experimentation done at the artist’s home.' [16][17]
Biography
[edit]Chang was born in San Francisco, California and graduated from the MFA program at the Glasgow School of Art. [18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ "BXBY". Queer East. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ Magazine, CLOT (2022-12-04). "SOOJIN CHANG, on animacy & non-hierarchical encounters". Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "Soojin Chang's Animal-Alien-Woman Makes Contact at Jerwood Space". ocula.com. 2026-03-04. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "Jerwood/FVU Awards: Soojin Chang & Michael". Corridor8. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "BXBY". FVU. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "Jerwood/FVU Awards | Soojin Chang". www.jerwoodfvuawards.com. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "Soojin Chang — Future Ritual". futureritual.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "ICA | Soojin Chang: Heavenly Shower of Bank Notes". ica.art. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "The Double Negative » Strategies for a decolonised future: breathe, spirit and life – Reviewed". Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "breathe, spirit and life 呼吸、靈魂與生命". Bluecoat. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "Mystic Ecologies: Workshops & Screening". South London Gallery. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "Soojin Chang — Future Ritual". futureritual.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "a heifer would be needed for the sacrifice". Take Me Somewhere. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ Paul, Moody (18 March 2019). "THESE NEW PURITANS SPEAK ON THEIR EXPERIMENTAL ICA EVENT". Another Man. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "21-MARCH-2019 : INSIDE THE ROSE : A PUBLIC VIEW : LIVE AT THE ICA". These New Puritans. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "SOOJIN CHANG, on animacy & non-hierarchical encounters". Clot Magazine. 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Jerwood/FVU Awards: Soojin Chang & Michael". Corridor8. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "BXBY". Queer East. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ Chang, Soojin (2021-05-04). "The nurse (5 min, video and sound)". Textual Practice. 35 (5): 725–727. doi:10.1080/0950236X.2021.1920229. ISSN 0950-236X.
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