宋琨:泛灵净界 · 皎人泣珠

Song Kun: Pure Land · Tears of Sea-maid

展期 Period:

2021.11.10—2022.1.16


艺术家 Artist:

宋琨 Song Kun


主办 Sponsor:

乔空间 Qiao Space、贝浩登画廊 Perrotin Gallery


地点 Venue:

乔空间 Qiao Space



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⇨学术文章 Curatorial Text



前言 Foreword:

“泛灵净界”一方面来自“万物有灵”的传统说法;另一方面来自佛教关于“东方琉璃净土”的描述——“人所想象不到的、自性发光的净土世界”。这个世界如今产生了何种变体?而人的灵与肉身在传统自然、网络媒体信息、工业及科技混杂的当代社会生活中又如何演变?我感兴趣的是人的肉身,有机体和机器化秩序的混合体验。借用“鲛⼈泣珠”的古老想象,我试图在当代艺术的语境里重新演绎这个概念,并邀请音乐人、舞者和模特朋友们一起合作了此次展览。我们的感知、想象力和情绪如何能够真实自由地表达?而混合身份在面对现实时又该如何突破狭隘的定义?——宋琨


Pure Land stems from the tradition of Animism; it also draws from the description of the pure land in Buddhism —— "the pure land world of self-luminescence that people can't imagine". What variations have this world become today? And how do the human spirit and body evolve in contemporary life, where traditions and nature, online media and information, industry and technology interweave with one another? I'm interested in the multi-layered experience of the human body, the organism and the robotic order. Using the ancient imagination of "Tears of Sea-maid", I try to re-interpret this concept in the context of contemporary art, and invite musicians, dancers and models to collaborate on this exhibition. How can our perceptions, imaginations and emotions be truly and freely expressed? And how should the mixed identity break through narrow definitions when it comes to reality? ——Song Kun