· To Be The Germ Man
· GOOD MOURNING MY GRAND SUN
· TONGUE TIE
· YELLOW
· ADHERE
· BODY OF TEXT
· I BLUE IT
· PEACE OF CAKE
· SOEEPY
· TAG
· SOHLONG
· HOT WATERS
· 28 Days
About
Peyton Chiang is a Taiwanese American artist working primarily in sculpture, performance, and installation. His work currently explores the ways in which habitualized daily behaviors are shaped by cultural, commercial, and political infrastructures. His work has been exhibited at the Moody Center for the Arts, Rice University, L’appartment49c, Sleepy Cyborg Gallery, and The Eldorado Ballroom.
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @peychiang
CV
Education
Rutgers University
Master of Fine Arts in Design
Rice University
Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies
Exhibitions
· Everything But The Kitchen Sink, Rice University, Houston, TX
· Mavis C. Pitman Exhibition: empty playgrounds, sacred soup, Moody Center for the Arts, Houston TX
· ones and zeros, Sleepy Cyborg Galleries, Houston, TX
Full CV avaliable by request
To Be The Germ Man
2025
Sculpture
Ink Jet Print on Card Stock, Polyethylene Plastic Sheeting, Binder Rings, PVA Glue, Desk Fan
Anpanman is a Japanese children’s manga and animated series that began in 1973 and continues to this day. The series revolves around Anpanman, the good-natured superhero with a red bean bun head, and Baikinman, the loud and brash anthropomorphic germ villain. Like many children’s series based on moral dualisms, in each issue or episode, Baikinman is defeated, and Anpanman emerges victorious.
Within the structure of the single issue or episode, Baikinman appears destined for failure, but when viewed over the show’s entire prolific run, he can instead be understood as resilient and persistent, trying time and again. In this way, the beginning of Baikinman’s character arc does not start when his new scheme is devised, but rather the moment immediately after his defeat when he remains determined to try again. Baikinman’s impulsiveness and brazenness become manifestations of his endurance and strength in a world that is entirely opposed to his existence.