Cranial Sea Meets Mountain: Prologue(Under planning)
颅海见山：楔子（策划中）
"Cranial Sea Meets Mountain" borrows from ancient Chinese landscape art to metaphorically represent the projection of the self. The exhibition focuses on the encounters of individuals in the context of the era, with a core rooted in Chinese traditional culture and personal, unique physical and mental experiences. It uses traditional culture as a medium to convey the image of "reality" after being projected, transformed, and modified in the mind.
In the current age of globalization, each person is both a global citizen and a unique individual caught in the torrent of the times. Due to the super interconnectedness of the world, it is almost impossible for us to escape the shaping forces of our era. When a major event occurs, the smooth surface of life ripples, routines are disrupted, and everyone is swept along. Some may collectively voice similar sentiments driven by the "collective unconscious," while others, limited by the cognitive gaps between individuals, are left behind by the "mainstream" of the era. How does the individual exist amidst the ebb and flow of the times? In this exhibition, towering "mountains" stand in the individual's mind, becoming symbols of emotional attachment, enduring beliefs, and joyous, simple, or devout obsessions. The mountains, serving as barriers, prevent outsiders from seeing through the rich spiritual world of the individual; yet, by standing firm, the individual can stabilize themselves in the torrent of the times.
A section of the exhibition will explore the "events" depicted in different works, presenting the thoughts and diverse artistic inquiries of Chinese artists of various ages as they navigate through "fluctuations." It will showcase the individual's concepts in the face of changing times, as well as the logically coherent views formed under various barriers such as education, beliefs, society, geography, and life experiences. Different forms of mountains are "projected" within this cranial sea.
“颅海见山”借用古代山水，比喻自我的投射。展览聚焦个体在时代中的际遇，和其以中华传统文化为内核、源发于个人的特殊身心体悟。即以传统文化为媒介，传递“现实”在脑海中投射、演化和改造后的模样。在全球化时代以来的当下，每个人既是世界公民，也是时代洪流中的特殊一粟。 由于世界的超级互联，我们几乎都难以逃脱时代的形塑，当一个大事件发生时，平滑的生活泛起涟漪，规律被打破，人人随波而动，要么共同喊出某种由“集体无意识”主导的相似话语，要么受限于人与人之间的认知隔阂，被抛弃在时代的“ 主流”之后。在时代浪潮的沉浮里，个体如何存在？本次展览中，重重“山峦”伫立于个体的脑海中，山成为人的情感的寄托，恒久的信仰，欢悦、素朴或虔诚的执念。因山阻隔，外人望不穿个体丰富的精神世界；有山而立，个体得以在时代的洪流中稳固其自身。展览部分将探讨不同作品中的“ 事件” ，通过呈现不同年龄段的中国艺术家在“波动”中的思想触手和多元的艺术探究，展现个体在时代变动下的观念，以及在教育、信仰、社会、地理和生活经历等各类壁垒下形成的逻辑自洽，不同形式的山“投影”在这片颅海中。
The exhibition proposal has been selected for the "2024 Wide Angle° Youth Experimental Space Project" at the CAFA Art Museum.
It will soon be showcased at the CAFA Art Museum.
入选央美美术馆“2024广角°青年实验空间项目”
即将在央美美术馆呈现