That Creature

• Prize
• Photographer
  Jung-Chan, Liao（廖容嬋）, Taiwan

I try to catch the spirits and emotions of human beings, and depict the abstract universals of humanities via photography.

In this series of pictures, the blurry contorted figures, emerging from the twilight, with the darkish half-human, half-beast features, were struggling between physicality and spirituality incessantly and restlessly.

As the creation of God, human beings are afflicted by many weaknesses. We often err and are driven by instinctive urges and desires. Our souls are confined and held back by our bodies, unable to attain true freedom. On the other hand, unlike animals, we are also blessed with rationality and spirituality, the "Divinity" shared by God, allowing us to transcend the shackles of our physicality and aspire to the heights of a free, more divine existence.

• Awards
  Personal website: http://www.jcliao.com/ Awards: • 2015 ND AWARDS PRO, 1st Gold Star Award ; 2 Honorable Mentions • 2014 Black & White Single Image Contest, Spotlight Award; Single Image Contest Award • 2014 PX3, 2 Silver Awards; 3 Bronze Awards , 4 Honorable Mention Awards • 2014 ND AWARDS, Bronze Star Award ; 2 Honorable Mentions • 2013 PX3, Second Prize; Honorable Mention • 2015 LICC (London International Creative Competition),Shortlist (Ranking No. 2 in Digital-Pro) • 2016 Black & White Single Image Contest, Single Image Contest Awards • 2015 IPA (International Photography Awards) , 5 Honorable Mentions PRO • 2015 PX3, 3 Honorable Mentions PRO • 2015 Moscow International Foto Awards '15 Competition, MIFA, 3 Honorable Mention Awards PRO • Monochrome Awards 2015, 4 Honorable Mention Awards PRO • 2015 8th Master Cup (International Color Awards, ICA), 1 Honorable Mention Award • 2015 10th Annual Black and White Spider Awards PRO, 2 Nominees • 2015 Black & White Single Image Contest, Single Image Contest Awards • 2014 LICC (London International Creative Competition), Honorable Mention (Digital-Pro, Top 5) • 2014 IPA, 2 Honorable Mentions PRO • 2014 Moscow International Foto Awards '14 Competition, MIFA, 2 Honorable Mention Awards PRO • 2014 9th Annual Black and White Spider Awards, 2 Nominees • 2014 7th Master Cup (International Color Awards, ICA), 3 Nominees • 23. Trierenberg Super Circuit 2014, 4 pieces of works get FIAP Certification • 13. Special Themes Circuit 2014, 7 pieces of works are accepted for exhibition • 2014 IPA (One Shot One World, Single Image Contest), 1 Honorable Mention • 2013 IPA, 6 Honorable Mentions Awards • 2013 Black & White Portfolio Contest, Merit Winner • 22. Trierenberg Super Circuit 2013, 2 pieces of works get FIAP Certification • 12. Special Themes Circuit 2013, 12 pieces of works are accepted for exhibition • Professional Photographer of The Year 2012, Final List (Top 10 & Top 20) Exhibitions: • 2016 Jan. 28~Mar. 6, 1st Central Europe Fine Art Biennale, MAMAG Modern Art Museum, Blindenmarkt, Austria • 2016 Jan. 22~25, ARTROOMS 2016 - International Contemporary Art Fair for Independent Artists, Meliá White House, London, UK • 2015 Oct. 23 ~ 25, Contemporary Art Fair, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France • 2015 June 19 ~ 26, The Miami Art Expo, Miami, U. S. A. • 2014 May17~Jun. 16, Taiwan Representative Nude Art Photo Exhibition, Taiwan • 2013 May 3~6, Art Revolution Taipei Exhibition, Taiwan • 2010 May 20 ~ Jun. 30, Individual exhibition: "Evam Maya Strutam", Hualien, Taiwan