09/03/2026
1935年，哲學家華特・班雅明提出預言：在機械複製的時代，藝術作品的「靈光」（Aura）正逐漸消逝。當影像可以被無限複製與傳播，原作所具有的「此時此地」的獨特存在便被削弱。我們在社群媒體的洪流中快速滑過大量影像，看見了一切，卻逐漸失去凝視與記憶的能力。
然而，靈光真的消失了嗎？本展以黑白攝影提出另一種可能。羅蘭・巴特在《明室》中指出，攝影的本質是「此曾在」（that-has-been），它證明某個瞬間曾真實存在。黑白底片的銀鹽顆粒與顯影痕跡，使影像保留了時間與物質的痕跡，也迫使觀看變得緩慢而專注。
在此，靈光不只存在於作品之中，也存在於觀者自身。每位觀者帶著自己的生命經驗與記憶來到作品前，當某個光影、紋理或細節意外觸動內心，那一刻便形成巴特所說的「刺點」（punctum）。
《再現靈光》邀請觀者放慢腳步，在黑白影像之間重新學習觀看。當記憶與影像相遇，那無法被複製的情感共鳴，正是靈光在當代最真實的再現。
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Curatorial Statement | Reappearing Aura
In 1935, philosopher Walter Benjamin predicted that in the age of mechanical reproduction the aura of artworks—their unique presence in time and space—would gradually fade. Today, that prediction seems fulfilled. Images circulate endlessly across digital platforms, consumed and forgotten in seconds. We see everything, yet remember almost nothing.
But has aura truly disappeared?
This exhibition proposes another possibility through the quiet presence of black-and-white photography. As Roland Barthes wrote in Camera Lucida, every photograph testifies to “that-has-been”—a trace of something that once existed. In the grain of film and the physical marks of light, these images resist instant consumption and invite a slower gaze.
More importantly, each viewer also arrives with their own “that-has-been”—their memories, experiences, and personal history. When a viewer pauses before an image, a unique encounter emerges. A detail, a shadow, or a texture may unexpectedly strike the viewer, becoming what Barthes called the punctum.
In that moment—when memory meets image—the aura reappears.
This exhibition invites you to slow down, to look carefully, and to rediscover the fragile distance where aura quietly returns.
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《元山・美學｜中正館》中正路119巷1弄21號
日期：2026.3.7(六) – 2026.4.21(二)
時間：週三至週日 12:00 - 17:00
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#元山美學 #藝術展覽 #基隆人
#城市美術館 #畫展 #基隆藝術展覽
