Ko Si-chi

Ko Si-chi (1929-2020) was a Taiwanese artist best known for his photography. He was Taiwan's first contemporary photographer.

Biography

Ko Si-chi was born in 1929 in Tainan. He took his first photographs at the age of 19. His family home was destroyed by an American bombing raid during WWII.[1] When he was 30 he traveled to Japan to attend the Tokyo Photo School, after completing his education he moved to New York City to pursue a career in commercial photography. In the 1970s he returned to Taiwan.[2] In his later years he embarked on a project to “portray Taiwanese scenery from different, unique perspectives” and in doing so to re-center a career spent largely abroad.[3]

He is particularly well known for his photos of the environment but also had a passion for photographing dance and dancers.[4]

Ko Si-chi died in June 2020.[2]

Awards and recognition

Ko received Taiwan’s National Award for Arts in 2006.[2]

See also

References
  1. Strong, Matthew. "Top Taiwan photographer Ko Si-chi passes away at 90". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. Cheng, Sabine; Yi-ching, Chiang. "Taiwan's first contemporary photographer passes away at 90". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. Liang-yi, Wu; Chung, Jake. "Ko Si-chi shifts focus to homeland". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. Chung, Oscar. "Landscapes, Ko Style". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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