都市乡村 Urban country

展览时间:2021年6月9日-8月6日 Dates: June 9 to August 6, 2021

虚拟展厅链接 Link to virtual show:https://www.artland.com/exhibitions/chinese-group-exhibition-urban-country

《都市乡村》是由ARTLAND推出的一场虚拟群展,展出了艺术家傅文俊、翟倞、邹思妗、陆新建、高源、柳迪的作品,汇集了中国五家领先的当代艺术画廊——独立映像艺术空间、千高原艺术空间、ART LABOR画廊、胶囊上海和候鸟空间。

“Urban Country” is a virtual group exhibition presented by ARTLAND, featuring works by Fu Wenjun, Zhai Liang, Zou Sijin, Lu Xinjian, Gao Yuan, and Liu Di, in collaboration with five leading contemporary art galleries based in China—A Thousand Plateaus Art Space, ART LABOR Gallery, Capsule Shanghai, Independent Image Art Space and Migrant Bird Space.

面对中国等国家日益增多的城市化现象,主题围绕城市与乡村生活的复杂关系展开。 许多作品描绘的场景既有乡村元素,也有城市元素,引发了这两个看似两极分化的地区和生活方式能否共存的问题。 一些城市场景看起来如此新鲜,它们仍然显示出乡村的残余。 其他场景显示出郁郁葱葱的乡村和城市遗迹,表明这里可能发生了相反的发展。
In the face of the increasing phenomenon of urbanisation in countries such as China, the theme revolves around the complex relationship between city and country life. Many of the works depict settings that have both rural and urban elements, raising the question of whether these two seemingly polar opposite regions and lifestyles can coexist. Some urban scenes seem so freshly built, they still show remnants of the countryside. Other scenes show a lush countryside with city remnants, suggesting that the reverse development might have happened here.

《都市乡村》探讨了我们所理解的城市和农村之间的差异和交叉。在疫情大流行的不确定时期,这场虚拟展览还质疑了我们作为人类仍然认为安全的生活环境——无论是城市、乡村,还是一个完全虚拟的在线空间。

Urban Country” explores the differences and crossovers between what we understand as urban and what is rural. During uncertain times in the midst of a pandemic, the virtual exhibition also questions what we as human beings still consider a safe living environment – be it a city, the countryside or a completely virtual space online.

傅文俊 《街坊邻居》 2009 数绘摄影 213x1600x5cm
Fu Wenjun, “Neighbors” 2009. Digital Pictorial Photography, 213 × 1600 × 5 cm

《街坊邻居》是重庆大工业转型后,艺术家傅文俊对地方人文生态的关怀与重构。
重庆可以说是成功地从旧工业基地向新型工业基地转型的代表之一,在这一过程中重庆的人文生态遭遇了历史性的变迁,尤其以重庆原生态吊脚楼为特征的民居逐渐被现代化城市规划所替代。
傅文俊耗费几年的时间,走街串巷收集散落在城市边缘的那些濒临拆迁的吊脚楼,用镜头记录了它们风韵犹存的倩影。他根据史料对这些零散的建筑进行了重新规划和复原,将那些支离破碎的记忆修复成了《街坊邻居》这幅历史画面。
“Neighbors” illustrates the artist’s reimagining of the city of Chongqing.
Chongqing is a prime example of a city that has successfully transformed from a traditional industrial city to a modern metropolis. In the process, however, the city, formerly characterized by its traditional stilted buildings, gradually gave way to modern urban planning.
Fu Wenjun spent several years capturing on camera the city’s remaining stilted buildings, most of which were about to be demolished. He then assembled these images into a 16-meter-long panorama, bringing together fragmented memories to create a nostalgic idea of a city, which stretches across the wall like an ancient scroll.

《鸟从头上飞过》展现了傅文俊独有的数绘摄影风格,让摄影与中国水墨画、油画和雕塑发生对话。这件作品是《错位》系列作品中的一幅。
The work “Birds Flying Overhead” represents Fu Wenjun’s “Digital Pictorial Photography” – a unique style which places photography art in dialogue with other media, such as Chinese ink painting, oil painting, and sculpture. The work is part of the series “Misplacement”.