Jenwei
Huang

Jenwei Huang (b. 1992, Kaohsiung, Taiwan) received an MFA from National Kaohsiung Normal University. His practice explores the intersections of Chinese characters, writing systems, and visual form. Through the conceptual framework of “Meta-Hanzi” (元漢字), Huang investigates the latent abstraction and self-referential qualities within the existing Chinese character system. Rooted in the structural logic of Chinese writing, a layered deconstructive process across a vast field of actual characters defamiliarizes language itself. His work reveals a paradox in which more becomes less: as linguistic forms accumulate and exceed meaning, reading shifts toward perception. Resonating with the instability of meaning in today’s hyper-informed society, this practice examines how writing systems shape cultural memory, structures of knowledge, and the social conditions of visibility.