Ko Si-chi

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

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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  [ zh ] in 2006. [2]

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References

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  4. Chung, Oscar. "Landscapes, Ko Style". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. Retrieved 7 June 2020.