录像装置

《九宫:千字文》

1999录像装置装置

九宫格是中国书法初级教学中帮助练习者掌握字体结构的方法,将纸面分为九个部分用于确定落笔的位置。九宫的概念来自中国古代天文学的星座分区,事实上对中国人而言一个字和整个宇宙具有一种同构性。

这件作品将九宫还原到风水的概念,电视屏幕替代九宫中的方格,然后放置在房间的九个方位。这样参观者可以在字的内部穿行,书写则在整个房间之内进行。

书写的内容为《千字文》,用一千个不同的汉字组成的蒙学文本。

在广州TCL电视机发布会上展出,邀请了广州现代舞团的舞蹈家侯莹在电视机上跳舞。这是国内最早的录像艺术与舞蹈的跨界合作。

9 squares : one-thousand-word text   1999

9 square Mode, which is characterized by the nine panes to set the position of the pen to the paper, is a method to help Chinese calligraphy beginners to master the calligraphic structures. The concept of nine panes comes from the constellation divisions in Chinese ancient astronomy. In fact, to Chinese people, one Chinese character is as isomorphic as the whole universe.

This works turns the nine divisions to the concept of geomantic omen. The TV screens replacing the nice panes are placed at nine spots. Visitors can go through the Chinese characters and the calligraphy performance can be done in the space of the whole room.