Chou Chih Yi is a Taiwan-based abstract artist whose work is rooted in personal emotion and natural imagery, exploring the subtle flow between light, time, and feeling.

Her visual language is built through layered textures using recycled paper, paper pulp, dried acrylic paint, plaster, ink, and rice paper. Each material carries symbolic meaning—fragility, healing, sediment, or quiet resilience—offering not only aesthetic presence but emotional weight.

Her journey began with an honest gaze into her own emotions. During the isolation of the pandemic, she discovered the healing power of making art. The canvas became a space for inner dialogue. Since then, her work has shifted from emotional release to quiet reflection—asking gently: In a chaotic world, where do we place ourselves?

Folds, scars, and cracks often appear in her work, symbolizing imperfection and the traces of life. The layered brushstrokes and shadowed textures are not just form—they speak of reassembly, of healing. For her, softness is not weakness, but a way of holding space in truth.

Her recent series—including Dryness, Balcony, The Philosopher’s Silence, and Reconfiguration—extend this exploration of emotional architecture. Each one is a reordering of feeling: from barrenness to rebirth, from silence to gentle illumination.