陳俊宇 Chen Jun-Yu
20211021 - 20211024
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此系列含有4款身體輪廓形狀可挑選，詳細資料請洽就在藝術空間
This series has four different contour shapes for collection, please enquire the gallery for more information. 身體切片 陳俊宇的紙上作品以他的行為表演《_USED TO》用繪畫般的線條，在紙張上刻出他身體形態變化的輪廓，每件紙張將捕捉到藝術家演出的不同時刻。 作為一個以行為為基礎的藝術家，陳俊宇的創作思考對於存在感、時間與環境以及我們留下的痕跡或記錄。陳俊宇的紙上作品透過他的行為表演《_USED TO》，刻畫了他身體和動作的輪廓。每張作品如素描般的過程捕捉了存在的短暫時刻。 陳俊宇的行為演出《_USED TO》以個人身體作為與環境社會衝撞、遇合的現場，並將身體作為認知權力延伸的有機載具，創造成多項視覺隱喻的行為表演。藝術家在由紙堆製成的台座上演出對體力要求很高的姿勢和儀式般的動作，一層一層地切割他的身體輪廓，留下的是他身體和動作的迷人曲線，就像親眼目睹藝術家的身心冥想慢慢呈現。作品《_USED TO》每次演出由藝術家持續 8 小時不間斷的行為表演，陳俊宇在表演中尋求極限，克服了現實面前的絕望和尷尬感。在軟性、緩速的精神與身體耗弱下，表達個人在文化認同、社會機制的現存困境。當我們觀察他疲憊的積累時，一層層的切片紙逐漸消失，露出一個新出現的雕塑人物的原始狀態，就像一個被時間拼接的身體。陳俊宇透過行為和物件，優雅地敘述了藝術家存在的地形。 「我舉起刀片， 向下割劃，透過一場表演的儀式宣示了我的曾經存在，我與身體的互動不只顯現了視覺上的身體樣貌，同時也包含了身為人的精神性，即我是如何『存在』？又如何『曾經存在』？」－陳俊宇 Splicing the Body As a performance – based artist, Chen Jun-Yu’s art practice meditates on concepts of existence, presence in time and place, and the traces or records we leave behind. His works on paper are based on his live performance titled _USED TO, using a drawing-like process to carve out the contours of his body and movement. Each contour capturing a fleeting moment of existence. In the work _USED TO, Chen performs a series of physically demanding positions and ritual-like movements, as the artist sits on top of a pedestal made out of a stack of paper, and proceeds to cut his body’s outline layer by layer. What is left behind is a mesmerizing contour of his body and movement, like witnessing the artist’s mental and physical meditation slowly growing into existence. Chen pushes the limits of his endurance, the performance lasting 8 hours at a time without stopping for any breaks. His strength can be said to be born out of overcoming desperation and the slow consumption of his spirit and body. As we observe the accumulation of his exhaustion, the layers of sliced paper fall away revealing the rawness of a newly emerged sculptural figure, like a body spliced through time. Through performance and object, Chen beautifully narrates the topography of the artist’s presence. “I lift the blade and slash down. My interaction with my body not only portrays a visual landscape, but also encompasses the spirituality of being a human being, how do I exist? How did I “used to” exist?” – Chen Jun-Yu |