EXHIBITION
FNF X MoCA STUDIO: "YAWUPO - You Are What U Post"
”YAWUPO - You Are What U Post”
© MoCA TAIPEI 2025YAWUPO - You Are What U Post
- Curator｜Jaye Lin
- Artist｜Chuang Yi-Jou
- Venue｜Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (No.39, Chang-An West Road, Datong District, Taipei City)
- Opening Hours｜2025 / 10 / 18 Sat. - 2025 / 12 / 07 Sun. (Closed on Mondays)
About the Exhibition
In today’s digital age of information overload, news and breaking updates flood our daily lives. Sensationalism, emotional manipulation, and disinformation have permeated the media. When everyone is both a producer and a consumer of information, how can we stay clear-headed in the midst of this media storm? The works in this exhibition invite the audience to participate in an unprecedented experiment in media literacy, encouraging a reevaluation of one’s role within the ever-evolving flow of information.
The original title in Chinese, “Making Something Out of Nothing,” points directly to the nature of contemporary news production—how a single event, through selective interpretation, omission, and repackaging, can give rise to entirely different narratives. In the era of social media, information is seasoned, recomposed, and reprocessed much like a dish; the original facts often become blurred and distorted through layers of reconstruction, leaving behind only heightened emotions and fragmented truths.The acronym “YAWUPO” stands for “You Are What U Post,” indicating that one’s digital identity is defined by the content they share: “You post, therefore you are.” Every post and comment subtly contributes to shaping a collective information environment. It directly addresses the core paradox of the contemporary media ecosystem: we are not only consumers and producers of information but also products influenced by it.
This exhibition originates from artist Yi-Jou Chuang’s participatory installation, first created for the 2019 Theater Osnabrück Spieltriebe Festival in Germany. This year, it has been fully reimagined for its Taiwan iteration. Transforming social media mechanisms into immersive theatrical scenarios, the artist places the audience at the center of the experience, where each participant becomes both observer and creator. The installation’s interactive interface enables audiences from different times and spaces to connect, fostering an organic and continually evolving cycle of engagement. It extends the artist’s exploration of participatory art and performative space, while responding directly to the paradoxes of the social media age: In a world of fragmented information, how do we decide what to believe? And how can we rebuild our perception of truth amidst manipulation and performance? Through experiencing a low-tech, non-digital media ecosystem, the audience is invited to reflect on their role and agency as media users in this experimental environment.
About the Artist
Chuang Yi-Jou was born in Taipei and is currently based in Hamburg, Germany. She holds an MA degree in Stage Design from the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg. Her artistic practice explores personal identity, postcolonial embodiment in Taiwan, and the role of art education. Her work spans the visual and performing arts, employing interdisciplinary approaches to embed critical issues across diverse media. In addition to her solo work, she collaborates with international performing artists from various disciplines to design and curate performance spaces.
Exhibition Team
- Curator | Jaye Lin
- Artist | Chuang Yi-Jou
- Exhibition Design Curator | Hsiao Ya-Ting
- Content Development｜FactLink Mary Ma, Summer Chen, F.C.
- Workshop Performer｜Huang Chin-Fang
- Special Thanks | Huang Ding-Yun, Chen Pei-Wen, Chiang Yi-Jin, Yin Te-Mao, 258-3space, Project Space 110, The Rooftop Studio
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Global Innovation Hub
- Acting Project Director｜Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff
- Project Supervisor｜Céline Nauer
- Project Manager｜Jim Hsu-Sung Wu, Yueh Chen
The exhibition introduction text was co-written by the curator and the artist, and edited by the FNF team.