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Art has the power to evoke emotions, surface ideas, and awaken fragments of memory that lie deep within our subconscious. It affects us intellectually, psychologically, mentally, and even physiologically. We are never quite the same before and after encountering it. My work is driven by a desire to explore this transformative potential—the ability of art to plant the seed of an emotional, intellectual, or bodily shift within each of us.
What defines us emerges through our mental and emotional evolution and through the ways we absorb, interpret, and transform our lived experiences. Identity is not determined solely by race, ethnicity, or social status; these are contexts, not conclusions. Instead, it is the internal processing of our emotions—the quiet negotiations we make with memory, perception, and change—that shapes who we become. My practice grows from this inner terrain, examining how the unseen layers of experience form the architecture of the self.
Through installation, projection, and time‑based media, I create environments that invite viewers to slow down, to feel, and to reflect. By engaging light, movement, and materiality, my work seeks to activate the subtle spaces where perception and emotion meet. In these moments of encounter, I hope to open a pathway for viewers to experience their own internal shifts—small but meaningful transformations that echo long after the work is seen.
If you want to find out what drives me to create my works, please read this article, Conversations with Rieko Chacey on VoyageBaltimore.com
My story as a Japanese American Artist has been also featured on Greater Baltimore Asian Community History by the Asian Arts & Culture Center.
Please see my exhibition history, curriculum vitae and my works and my students’ to see my activities as an artist and educator.
I am deeply energized by collaborating with other artists—supporting their visions, amplifying the emotional force of their work, and creating projected animations, images, and sound that expand the possibilities of their practice. Working alongside other artists is not only creatively stimulating; it is mentally and emotionally restorative. It reconnects me to the communal spirit of art‑making and reminds me that creativity thrives in shared spaces.
I see no boundaries in artistic media. As limitless as the emotional resonance art can evoke, each medium carries its own power, beauty, and impact. This belief guides both my individual practice and my collaborative work, allowing me to approach every project with openness, curiosity, and a deep respect for the many forms art can take.
If interested in collaborating, please contact her.
