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2024.5.18—2024.6.2
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SIMULACRA拟像将于2024年5月18日带来卫明辉（Minghui Wei）个展「正在发生的闹剧 Ongoing Farce」。再荒诞的东西在某种理解下也产生于人脑，意识形态也算是一种“现实”。在我们意识形态的构建中，不存在所谓的“非现实”元素，所有的荒谬之事实际上均是现实的一部分。卫明辉采用了一种独特的方法论，将形而上的概念通过日常语汇解构重组，这种策略强调了即便是最荒诞不经的想象也在某种解释下显示出其内在的现实性。这些场景从未真正发生过，但在特定的语境下，它们似乎又真实存在于现实与虚构之间的裂痕中。
卫明辉在创作中常常将观念性的深度与形式美学巧妙结合，通过构图中的矛盾和荒诞元素，表达内心世界的复杂性和多维性，在这一界限中呈现日常生活的各种矛盾和张力，讲述着关于孤独、异化、爱与工作的现代寓言。艺术家常用的扭曲的物理空间和不符合常规的场景布局，不仅在视觉上引起注意，更促使观众在心理上重新评估他们对于“现实”的预设概念。作品中常见的反复图案和符号，都在暗示一个更为广阔的主题——现实的不可见层面和个体在其中的位置。
此次展览与上一阶段的作品承上启下，卫明辉继续以象征主义和超现实主义的叙事，将看似荒谬不实的元素融入寓意深远的画面之中，从而转变为另一种现实的写生。在探讨常规与习惯的较量中，卫明辉揭示了深层的社会和个人层面的矛盾，对于生活中的琐碎事物这些多层次、多角度的视觉叙事，是艺术家关于现实、梦想与人类条件的深刻对话。
SIMULACRA will present Minghui Wei's solo exhibition「Ongoing Farce」on May 18, 2024. Even the most absurd things arise from human cognition in some form of understanding, and ideology itself counts as a "reality." In the construction of our ideologies, there are no so-called "unreal" elements; all absurdities are, in fact, part of reality. Minghui Wei employs a unique methodology, deconstructing and reassembling metaphysical concepts through everyday vocabulary, highlighting that even the most absurd imaginations reveal their inherent reality under certain interpretations. These scenarios have never truly happened, yet in specific contexts, they seem to exist within the fissures between reality and fiction.
In his creations, Wei skillfully blends conceptual depth with aesthetic form, using contradictions and absurd elements within his compositions to express the complexity and multidimensionality of the inner world. These narratives depict various contradictions and tensions in everyday life, telling modern fables about loneliness, alienation, love, and work. The artist's frequent use of distorted physical spaces and unconventional scene arrangements not only captures visual attention but also prompts viewers to psychologically reassess their preconceived notions of "reality." The recurring patterns and symbols in his works hint at a broader theme—the invisible aspects of reality and the individual's place within it.
This exhibition serves as a bridge between Minghui Wei's previous and current works, as he continues to employ symbolism and surrealism in his narratives. He integrates seemingly absurd elements into profoundly symbolic imagery, thereby transforming them into a different kind of life study. In exploring the struggle between convention and habit, Wei reveals deep societal and personal contradictions. These multi-layered, multi-perspective visual narratives represent the artist's profound dialogue about reality, dreams, and the human condition.
