Chen Xiaoyun Biography

陈晓云的创作以录像和摄影为主要媒介,同时也涉及绘画、雕塑和装置等,碎片化的荒诞 意象赋予其作品独特的影像诗意。陈晓云的作品充满张力,他对日常物品、动作和社会集体的表达交织着多重隐喻与转喻,诠释当代中国各类复杂的心理状态。

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陈晓云早期的录像作品奠定了其在诗意影像领域的地位。《向夜晚延伸的若干的瞬间 》(2002)和《向夜晚延伸的若干的瞬间—II》(2004)两部作品可以看作他对录像艺术和抽象表达关系的早期探索。《向夜晚延伸的若干的瞬间》的画面从夜晚细雨中的屋顶开始,非线性的推进暗喻着无意识的梦境。而《向夜晚延伸的若干的瞬间—II》则笼罩着一 丝暧昧的多愁善感:在这件多屏作品中,一列呼啸而过的火车的长镜头,与一个个奋勇前行的个体形象的画面一同呈现。长片《丽丽皇后花园》创作于2004年,由若干小节组成, 每节都配有一位匿名叙事者叙述的标题、副标题和文本段落。影片直指都市人的孤独和失落感,跳跃的叙述象征着角色的心理状态。

2004年左右,陈晓云的实践开始体现出某种转变:他逐渐脱离了标志性的缓慢镜头与飘渺虚幻的叙事手段,转而探索一种更简洁有力的艺术语言。录像作品《抽》(2004)正是这 一探索下的产物:在频闪的画面中是鞭子抽动的噼啪声,一个青年男子拖着一棵树蹒跚而行。同样,录像作品《拉》(2006)表现的也是一个简单而夸张的身体动作:一名男子精疲力竭地拉着一根绳索,而绳子的另一端仿佛连结着某种无形的力。在《火-3000公斤 》(2009)里,一群兴奋的青年将成捆的书投入一堆熊熊燃烧的大火;而《夜/2.4公里 》(2009)表现的则是一群农民工扛着铁锹和长棍行进在寂静的荒野。这两部影片均体现了艺术家从对个体反思转向对社会政治环境下集体状态的观察与思考。

2013年,陈晓云个展《歇斯底里,隐喻与转喻的生活》在成都A4当代艺术中心举办,通过摄影、录像、草图和文献手稿等形式呈现并审视他创作中的"歇斯底里"性。策展人鲍栋写道:"用'歇斯底里'来形容陈晓云的作品,是因为在这些关于挣扎、搏斗、无聊、妄想 、控诉、抵制、麻木、压迫、凌虐、破坏、亢奋但却徒劳的影像及语言碎片上的每一处, 他都竭力做到感官及意志上的极端强度,为了能够与他所经验的现实的歇斯底里相抗衡 。" 三屏录像作品《为什么是生活》(2010)表现了各种失控的情绪和脱序的行为,比如被360度扭转的乳头,或者倒在地上被人踩踏的男人的脸。充满暴力感的诡谲镜头激发观者去反思当代中国的现状,而影片中碎片化的口号式文本和刺激性镜头则迫使观者在被动 观看和主动阅读这两种状态之间不断切换。

与他的录像作品一样,陈晓云的摄影作品也体现了图像与文本之间的独特联系。摄影标题往往起到画面图释的作用—在文本与图像的沟壑间自有诗意。2012年,在香格纳北京空间举办的《<坠枯录>注-陈晓云个展》中呈现了一幅名为《我把未来交给一条蛇》的摄影作品,画面中,一双赤裸的脚走在一截枯枝断木上。陈晓云的政治和雕塑作品也同样富含神话、语言、隐喻、意象等诗意元素。以"翠玉录"(2009)雕塑系列为例,"翠玉录" 据传为远古的赫耳墨斯*特里斯墨吉斯忒斯伸(Hermes Trismegistus)为炼金术写下的文本,其中有13条箴言,揭示了原生元素及其转化的奥秘;陈晓云对这一文本进行了想象性解读。

陈晓云出生于湖北,毕业于中国美术学院,1999年参加了在上海举办的"超市艺术展",由此开始了自己的职业艺术生涯。2012年,陈晓云荣获连州摄影节新摄影年度大奖。他的作品曾先后在北京民生美术馆、德国杜伊斯堡兰布鲁克雕塑美术馆、休斯顿当代艺术馆、伯尔尼美术馆等机构展出。他还参加过哈瓦那双年展、釜山双年展、横滨三年展、悉尼双年展、都灵三年展等大型国际艺术展。

陈晓云近期参加的重要展览包括:"行进中的亚洲,走向新艺术网络 2004-2013",惠林顿城市美术馆,新西兰(2013);"透视180—未完成的国家":中国新影像,休斯顿当代艺术博物馆,美国(2012);"中国当代艺术二十年之—中国影像艺术",民生现代美术馆 ,上海(2011)等。

Sophie Guo (Translation Elaine Chenyun WU) | Ocula | 2019

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