Searching in Xilin/Tuojiang Mysteries
西林觅渡/沱江迷津





Group Project

Hosted by
ART CONTAINER

Location
Xilin Ancient Ferry, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province

Date
August 25 to September 10, 2023

Keywords
Ferry; ferry port; public art; urban showroom; urban renewal



The Xilin Ancient Ferry, rich in history, serves as the backdrop for this exhibition, themed "Searching in Xilin/Tuojiang Mysteries." Aimed at storytelling and memory creation, it leverages the ferry's day and night roles in the community. Where boats once crowded, now bridges and vehicles dominate, yet the ferry still connects past and present, weaving through the Tuo River's history.

This exhibition introduces public art to transform the ferry into the city's "artistic showroom," reconnecting with traditions faded in urban renewal. It narrates the cultural linkage between districts against the backdrop of the Qixi and Zhongyuan festivals, embodying local romance and exploration.

Special guests, folk creatives Li Yousheng and Li Qiaoling, join Central Academy of Fine Arts artists to blend traditional and contemporary narratives. Their works, set against the ferry's bustling backdrop, offer imagination and solace, promising to revitalize urban spaces and accompany both locals and visitors in creating shared memories.

This initiative not only celebrates the area's heritage but also fosters a creative dialogue between history and modernity, inviting participants to explore, reflect, and imagine within the urban landscape.




团体项目

主办
ART CONTAINER

地点
四川省内江市西林古渡

日期
2023 年8 月25 日至9 月10 日

关键词
渡船；渡口；公共艺术；城市样板间；城市更新



西林古渡历史悠久，几经兴替。本次展览立足此地，以“西林觅渡/沱江迷津”为双主题，在古渡昼夜相异的社会功能下，期冀为活动于此地的人们营造发生故事的场所，并共同创造滋养回忆的事件。

继古开今，昔年船舶舟楫如蚁，今日桥梁车马如龙。

站在西林古渡，仍有连接两区的渡船沟通着沱江的历史与当下，又在往返中，延续着我们的漫漫来路。昼夜不停，古今相接，我们希望通过公共艺术的开放形式，将古渡转化为城市的“艺术样板间”，重新接合几近消逝于本土城市更新进程中的丰繁传统，向公众讲述一部连接两区的文化故事。

时节相序，习俗生成计划第三期与民间创意人才共游计划第一期同步开启。恰逢七夕、中元，渡口既是舟船归岸与启程处，也承载着始于本土、问道天地、津渡四方的浪漫想象。本次展览特邀李有生、李巧灵两位民间创意人，与中央美术学院的艺术创作者们一共乞巧裁云，乘渡过江，从本土出发，抵达挥风舞月的石壁。这些作品与古渡相拥，目随往来人群渡江、憩息、嬉水、穿行，给予喜怒哀愁以想象和依靠。在展览往四方延续的未来，它们将心存西林，身至周围社区及文化场所，活化城市空间，相伴来者。

山林落笔，大千泼彩，相启湖光。

岸边古渡，壁上乾坤，共创遐想。

江中清风，波间明月，水底白云，同解忧愁。

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