Writer • Editor • Publisher • Actor • Dramaturg • Photographer

About

Born and raised in Taiwan, I received my postgraduate education in London and is now based in Amsterdam.With over a decade of experience in book publishing, I am passionate about connecting ideas, shaping narratives, and fostering cultural dialogue through books.I currently work as a Contributing Editor for an online media platform dedicated to promoting cultural dialogue and exchange between Taiwan and the Netherlands.Alongside this work, I am developing an independent publishing house in the Netherlands, with a focus on cross-cultural dialogue and literary exchange.I also work as a freelance actor, performing across theatre, film, and television.

As a Publisher/Editor

Connecting ideas, shaping narratives.

From 2014 to 2022, I worked as Chief Editor and Publisher at Fish and Fish Co., Ltd. in Taiwan, editing and publishing books across literature, arts, and the humanities.I currently work with Orange Express as a contributing editor. My work primarily involves interviewing artists and writers from Taiwan and the Netherlands, transforming these conversations into engaging feature articles, and documenting them through photography.

As a writer

Writing is a way of being alive.

I was a columnist for Taiwan's Shopping Design magazine (2019–2023) and Malaysia's Sin Chew Daily literary supplement (2015–2016), writing on culture, literature, and everyday life.Since relocating to the Netherlands in 2020, I have collaborated with Orange Express, interviewing and profiling writers, translators, and performers from diverse cultural backgrounds, including Dutch author Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer and sinologist Silvia Marijnissen.

Performing Arts and Me

I was born in 1987 and graduated from the Department of Drama and Theatre at National Taiwan University in 2009, specializing in acting. Since then, my practice has moved between stage and screen, encompassing theatre, film, and television commercials.In 2011, I left Taiwan for London to pursue an MA in Performance and Culture at Goldsmiths, University of London. In 2020, I relocated once again to study International Dramaturgy at the University of Amsterdam. After completing my second master's degree in 2022, I decided to make the Netherlands my home, where I continue to live and work across cultures and disciplines.Beyond acting, I have expanded my practice to directing and dramaturgy, with a particular interest in creating my own moving-image works.

↑ a clip of my acting. 2011, Her Dreamlover, A film by Jae Yang

↑ from a short film I made. 2021, Apology for?

Outside my professional work, I am an amateur photographer and graphic designer.
I enjoy using images, framing, and composition to tell stories and articulate my own way of seeing the world.