Book Launch of “Atlas of Queer Anatomy”

The project later won the 2023 Core77 Design Award (Speculative Design, Professional) and was nominated for the Dutch Design Awards. Supported by the Stimuleringsfonds (NL) and NCAF (TW), they developed three more chapters and, with designer Tzu-Yen Chen, published the full book in May 2025 via Limestone Books. In March, the project was featured in Unseen at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, exploring gender inequality in medicine. To celebrate the book and exhibition, a launch event will take place on June 17 at the museum, featuring talks by Ku, de Vries, and Chen. Join us to learn more about the creative process and design concept, and meet the team behind this bold and thought-provoking work.

Event Agenda:

19:00 - 19:40 Introduction by Henry de Vries and Kuang-Yi Ku

19:40 - 20:00 Book Design by Tzu-Yen Chen

20:00 - 20:30 Q&A

About the speakers

Kuang-Yi Ku is a former dentist, bio-artist, and speculative designer. He lives and works both in Taiwan and the Netherlands. He is an assistant professor at the Institute of Applied Arts in National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, and is doing his PhD research at Sheffield Hallam University, the UK.

Henry de Vries is a dermatologist and Professor of skin infections at the University of Amsterdam. He works at the Academic Medical Centre and Public Health Service (GGD Amsterdam) and is an expert at the Dutch Institute for Public Health (RIVM).

Tzu-Yen Chen is a visual designer with a background in architecture and research-driven design, specializing in digital storytelling. Currently based between Taiwan and the Netherlands.