You-Shin Chen is a New York based scenic designer, originally born and raised in Taiwan. She is always excited about the close collaboration in theatre and in film and she could not live without it. She came to New York in 2011, the city never fails to amaze her everyday. She especially loves the cultural diversity this city provides. BA in Theatre and Drama at National Taiwan University. MFA in Design for Stage and Film at Tisch, NYU. Please visit: www.youshinchen.com

 

Short film credits include: Suicide?!, dir. Dagny Looper (NYC), Milkshakespeare, dir. Victor Reyes (costume design with Feli Lamenca, NYC), The Love Song of Napoleon Manfred, dir.Julius Pryor IV. (NYC).

 

Selected theater credits include: La Traviata, dir. Anne-Julia Audray (Long Island Opera), Uncle Vanya, dir. Michael Scholar Jr. (Columbia University, costume design), XOXO I.B.Singer, dir. Moe Yousuf (Target Margin Theatre, Yiddish Lab 2.0), Richard 3, dir. Jack Fletcher (New York University), Uncle’s Attic, dir. Tzu-Chiang Chao (If Kids Theatre, Taipei).

 

Paper projects in the exhibition

 

The Birds

In a small town near the bay, birds suddenly become violent and start to attack people with unexplained reasons after Melanie, an unexpected guest, visits Mitch Brenner’s fa­mily with a pair of lovebirds. In Brenner home, seagulls attack people in the birthday party and sparrows invade through the chimney. In the last scene, Melanie and the Brenners barricade themselves inside the house. For entire night, they are attacked by waves of birds. Melanie is seriously injured and they are forced to leave the house. When they quietly drive through the area, there are thousands of birds perching above.

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