千高原藝術空間攜陳秋林作品參展2015香港巴塞爾藝術展

　　2015年香港巴塞爾藝術展（Art Basel HK 2015）即將於3月15日面向公眾開放，千高原藝術空間將在“亞洲視野”單元呈現藝術家陳秋林的系列作品；同時，陳秋林的錄影作品《彩條》（2006）亦將在2015香港巴塞爾藝術展的“光映現場”單元展映。

　　將在亞洲視野單元呈現的是藝術家陳秋林近年和新近創作的重要作品。這些作品主要包括大型錄影裝置《豆腐百家姓》，裝置作品《14235》、《1個和7個》及相關版畫作品等。作品主要討論民族的歷史文化記憶和藝術家個人記憶與身份經驗。

　　陳秋林不是一個習慣使用固定材料完成作品的藝術家，在許多作品中，她常常選用不同的看似奇怪的材料，如彩條布、廢紙、豆腐等。從2004年開始，陳秋林在“豆腐百家姓”的主題下，用豆腐創作了一系列脆弱、易變形、易變質，甚至會造成觀者不安感受的作品，這些作品的媒介包括攝影、現場行為、錄影、裝置等等。錄影裝置《豆腐百家姓》是她新近完成的作品，共計100屏錄影，根據展覽場地大小可以調整展出數量。

　　食物是一個國家、地區、民族生活、文化最重要的部分之一，豆腐作為國際認知度最高的中國食物，在中國已經有2000多年的歷史，是中國傳統食品中重要的蛋白質來源。黃豆變成豆腐是一個神奇的過程，經過這個神奇的過程，細小、圓形顆粒的黃豆變成了潔白、脆弱、曖昧形態的豆腐，而中國人又將豆腐製作成各種各樣的美味佳餚。姓氏也是一個國家、民族文化的重要部分，每個人的姓氏是個體和家庭、家族、歷史聯繫的重要紐帶，其間包含著民族和家族的文化傳承（歷史、政治、榮譽、身份等）。作為一個文明古國，中國人姓氏的歷史可以上溯到3000年以前，因為歷史的複雜淵源，中國是一個超級多姓氏的國家，中國人將眾多的、古老的姓氏概括為“百家姓”。

　　陳秋林用豆腐雕塑了100個古老的中國人的姓氏，以錄影紀錄它們從新鮮到腐爛的全過程，過程中豆腐的脆弱、變形、變質、衰敗、腐爛和從芳香到惡臭的氣味變化，甚至會造成觀者的不安的情緒，陳秋林用這種獨特的錄影記錄方式，為高速變化的現代社會中逐漸消逝的傳統文化譜寫了一曲挽歌。

　　陳秋林一直對時間的流逝和流變中的事物充滿興趣，這使她的作品具有多元性和開放性，也貫穿了傷感情緒和懷疑態度。而關於個人記憶、經驗的表達、消費、身份等公共領域的問題也常常蘊含在她的創作中。

 　　“我們都不知道那些被我們遺忘過的，因為那就是遺忘”（陳秋林）

陈秋林，1个和7个，装置，木、发声器、机械行走器、感应器等，145×80×45cm／1件、60×35×20cm／7件，2014，版数：3-(1)

　　裝置作品《14235》更多是對成長經驗和身份的回應，陳秋林用陶瓷製作了14235個三角形六面體，這個沒有確定意義的造型最初來自於她在生活中下意識的折紙，那些下意識中用紙張折疊而成的三角形六面體被藝術家下意識拋棄。現在，39歲的藝術家重新用陶瓷製作了14235個三角形六面體，回應她39年成長經歷中的每一天，而這種回應依然是沒有明確意義指向的潔白而銳利的三角形六面體。

　　裝置作品《1個和7個》與相關版畫的創作來源於藝術家的童年記憶，在藝術家接受的童年故事中，狼和兔子總是處於二元對立中的特定善惡形象。但是，成長的經驗告訴我們，許多看似顯然明確的身份其實常常是混沌的灰色，成長也是戰戰兢兢的，一如作品中並不確定身份的狼和兔子傳達給我們的莫名的不安和驚懼。

　　將在“光映現場”單元呈現的是藝術家陳秋林2006年的錄影作品《彩條》。“光映现场”由驻北京及苏黎世策展人、多媒体艺术家及制作人李振华策展。

　　陳秋林的家鄉萬州市老城區大部分在三峽工程中被淹沒，數百萬的城市人民在他鄉開始新的生活。《彩條》是陳秋林回到萬州拍攝的一系列錄影作品之一。藝術家說：三峽工程是發生在自己家鄉的大事，我在成長的同事也感受到和自己生活息息相關的城市變化。我的家鄉很小，只是三峽工程中所涉及地區中的微不足道的小城市。我看著曾熟識的城市、街道，朋友們都在記憶裏慢慢消失，昔日奔騰的江水也變得像湖泊一樣的平靜。在所有一切沉默表像下還有數百萬的移民在他鄉開始他們新的生活，數百萬的新樓房正在一片轟轟烈烈的吆喝聲中拔地而起，我的家鄉已經變成一個大工地。或許它也只是現在中國城市化進程中最微小的一個縮影，我只是一個記錄者，用自己的眼睛和心情記錄我曾經經歷的這個歷史時期的內容。

2015 香港巴塞爾藝術展

展位號：1C25

藝術家：陳秋林

日期：2015年3月15日-17日

地址：中國香港灣仔博覽道1號 香港會議展覽中心

收藏家預展：

3月13日（星期五） 18:00-21:00

3月14日（星期六） 12:00-16:00

3月15日（星期日） 12:00-13:00

貴賓優先場：

3月14日（星期六） 16:00-21:00

公共開放：

3月15日（星期日） 13:00-20:00

3月16日（星期一） 12:00-20:00

3月17日（星期二） 12:00-17:00

A Thousand Plateaus Art Space Takes Chen Qiulin’s Work to Art Basel Hong Kong 2015

Art Basel in Hong Kong 2015 will open to the public on March 15^th. A Thousand Plateaus Art Space will present the artworks of artist Chen Qiulin in Insights Sector (Booth. 1C25). Chen Qiulin’s video work Colour Line (2006) will also be presented in Film Sector.

In Insights Sector, the exhibited works will include works that Chen has recently completed and some that are still in process. They are: the large video installation The Hundred Surnames in Tofu, the installation 14235, the installation 1 & 7 and several related print works. These works primarily discuss the national cultural memory and the artist's own memories and experiences of identity.

Chen Qiulin (b.1975, Yichang City, Hubei Province) isn't an artist who works with a single set of materials. In many works, she chooses different, sometimes bizarre materials such as wastepaper and tofu. Since 2004, she she has been working with tofu to create a series of works that shift and change form as they rot, sometimes evoking a feeling of revulsion. This work is presented in media that include photography, performance, video, installation, and others. The most recent work, the video installation The Hundred Surnames in Tofu utilizes 100 screens and can be adjusted according to the requirements of the exhibition area. There will be 40 screens presented at Art Basel HK 2015.

Food is one of the most important aspects in national, regional and cultural life. As the most recognizable Chinese foodstuff worldwide, tofu has a history of over 2,000 years in China, and is the most important protein source in traditional Chinese cuisine. Through a magical process, soybeans are transformed into tofu. During the process, the tiny round soybeans change into soft white tofu with an ambiguous shape, and Chinese people cook tofu into all kinds of delicious food. Surnames are also an important part of a nation and nationality. Every surname is a key link for the individuals to their family and history. These names contain the nation and the family's cultural inheritance (history, politic, honor, and position). As a country with an ancient civilization, China's history of surnames dates back to 3,000 years ago. Due to complex trends in the history of the country, there are many surnames in China. Chinese people summarize the numerous and ancient surnames as “The Hundred Surnames”.

Chen Qiulin carves the 100 ancient Chinese surnames out of tofu and records the process of decay in a series of videos. During the process, the tofu becomes weak and begins to change shape. As it rots, its pleasant odor turns to into a sickly smell of decay, and the process can be upsetting. Using the unique capabilities of video art, the artist composes a lament to the gradually fading traditional culture in the rapidly changing modern society.

Chen Qiulin has always taken a interest in how the passage of time changes the world. Her works are diverse and open while expressing her sorrowful and skeptical attitude. In addition, the societal issues of personal memory, experience, consumption, and identity are always present in her works.

"We don't know what we have forgotten, because it has been forgotten." (Chen Qiulin)

The installation work 14235 is a response to experiences of growth and identity. Using ceramic materials, Chen Qiulin has made 14,235 trigonal hexahedrons. The shape comes from paper folding, which she constantly does subconsciously in everyday life. The trigonal hexahedrons that the artist was subconsciously folding were also being subconsciously thrown away. Now, the 39-year-old artist remakes 14,235 trigonal hexahedrons, corresponding to each day of her 39-year-growth. This response is expressed by the white and sharp trigonal hexahedrons without revealing any specific meaning.

Installation work 1 & 7 and the related print works come from the artist's childhood memory. As she remembers childhood stories, the wolf and rabbit are always with the given identities of good and evil. However, our experiences of growth inform us that many seemingly clear identities are in fact ambiguous, adding a nervous edge to our growth. It's just like the feelings of unease and fear conveyed by the wolf and rabbit who lack certain identities.

In the Insights Sector, we will present Chen Qiulin’s video work Colour Line which was created in 2006. Film sector is curated by Li Zhenhua, director and founder of Beijing Art lab. The work was created in the artist’s hometown Wanzhou, which was mostly submerged by the Three Gorges Project. As a result, millions of urban migrants began their new life in another city. The artist writes, “An affinity with reality is always the start of my creations. The last years, my works have been closely related to urbanization. Since my home town is located on the borders of the Yangtze River, the construction of The Three Gorges Dam has directly affected my life. When growing up I could feel and see the effects of urbanization. My home is a very small town. The streets and alleys I used to know so well, the friends I used to hang out with are all slowly disappearing from my memory. The water once wild and surging is now as calm as a lake. Millions of people are starting another life in another place. Millions of buildings are being erected in new towns. My hometown has become a construction site; or maybe it is just the smallest epitome of the urbanization process that all cities in China are going through. I am only the person that records; with my own eyes and senses I record this small piece of history that I have experienced.”

Art Basel in Hong Kong 2015

Booth No. 1C25

Artist: Chen Qiulin

Duration: March 15-17, 2015

Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong, China

Private View:

18:00-21:00, March 13th (Friday)

12:00-16:00, March 14th (Saturday)

12:00-13:00, March 15th (Sunday)

Vernissage:

16:00-21:00, March 14th (Saturday)

Public Open:

13:00-20:00, March 15th (Sunday)

12:00-20:00, March 16th (Monday)

12:00-17:00, March 17th (Tuesday)

陈秋林简介

陳秋林（1975年出生於湖北省宜昌市）畢業於四川美術學院版畫系，是中國年輕一代的優秀藝術家，她的作品關注中國不斷推進的政治和經濟改革所帶來的社會影響。陳秋林把現代生活不斷挑戰傳統價值體系所產生的種種矛盾與現狀進行歸納、視覺化，並將個人的成長經歷與記憶糾結其中，哂锚毺囟?舾械膫