YunRay Chung is a Taiwanese artist and sustainable designer who is currently based in New York City.
Graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a Master of Fine Art in Fashion Design, YunRay often uses second-hand garments deconstruction, performances, installation and films to tell the narratives of his vision. He uses his work to speak to social issues, but also human emotions and experiences.
His graduate thesis “NEW AMERICANA” was in the exhibition “15 Runaways” in May 2019, walked in NYFW 2020 and got featured in the Hue Magazine, NoKill Magazine, etc. His recent work, “Laundry Service” was awarded a residency with Nobody’s Fashion Week at Flux Factory in 2020, and his latest performance “Farewell to Myself” was awarded the City Artist Corps Grant in 2021.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Performance meets conceptual fashion.
YunRay Chung is a combination of a fashion researcher, concept developer, and performance artist. With a wide range of mediums like performances, objects, films and interactive installations; YunRay observes, researches, and tries to understand human emotions and experiences. Through research, he builds objects, installations and performance pieces as his commentary, using second-hand garments as a vessel. The final products can be deconstructed second-hand garments, his performances, the visual images or just the thoughts.
Everything YunRay does conclude as his concept development; Observed by his eyes, thought by his brain, and felt by his heart. And he invites you to feel them too.