12/12/2022
▍畫廊新聞 Gallery News | 「說故事的人 - 透過當代的鏡頭」Vol.4於日動東京當代館舉行中 nca | nichido contemporary art’s exhibition “Storytellers - Through the lens of contemporary” Vol.4 is on view
「說故事的人 - 透過當代的鏡頭」 Vol.4 - 張立人
台灣藝術家張立人（生於 1983 年）創造一個介於虛構與現實之間的虛擬世界，並透過錄像、裝置與動畫作為藝術表現手法。此次的展出作品《戰鬥之城》是一部龐大製作的錄像創作，涉及我們這個時代的各種問題：宗教、全球國際關係、媒體和當今社會結構，同時也挖掘了藝術家作為青少年生活的個人經歷來呈現焦慮、經濟增長和社會結構等現象。
在《戰鬥之城第一部：台灣之光》透過展開一場席捲台灣乃至世界的災難性意外事件，揭示了歷史背景下台灣與大國之間的政治關係，同時跟隨主角陳志強作為社會經濟地位低下的小人物的故事。 該展覽展示了其第二部分，《戰鬥之城第二部：經濟奇蹟》，重點關注極端資本主義所帶來的威脅，這種威脅透過在首都地區建設新型城市而得到發展。
錄像中出現的所有模型都是藝術家親手製作的，而這件作品背後的實踐過程代表了張立人的終極目標，可以理解為藝術家畢生的工作。採用戲劇風格，由一個單獨的表演者（張）扮演故事中的所有不同角色（木偶劇的常見情況），藝術家超越了他自己創作的簡單舞台，提供了一個完整且實驗性的現場表演。
Storytellers - Through the lens of contemporary Vol.4 -
Li-Ren Chang
Taiwanese artist Li-Ren Chang (b.1983) creates virtual worlds that lie between fiction and reality while embracing an artistic practice that spans from video to installation and animation. The work on view, Battle City, is a colossal video work that addresses a variety of issues of our time - religion, global great powers, media and the fabric of todays’ society - while also tapping into the artist’s personal experience as a teenager living through anxiety, economic growth and the reality of social structures.
Episode 1 The Glory of Taiwan casts light on the historical scenario and political relations among great powers through the unfolding of a catastrophic, unexpected event that hits Taiwan and the world at large, while simultaneously following the story of the main character Chen Chih-Chiang, a nobody of low socio-economic status. The exhibition presents its second instalment, Episode 2 Economic Miracle, which focuses on the threat posed by the extreme capitalism that has been gaining ground through the construction of a new model of city located in one of the areas of the capital.
All the models appearing in the video have been hand-made by the artist himself and the very realization process behind this work represents Chang’s ultimate goal and can be definitely understood as the artist’s life-work. Employing a theatrical style with one sole performer (Chang) taking on all the different roles in the story (as it is usually the case in puppet theatre), Chang goes beyond the simple staging of his own creation delivering a full, experimental live performance.
Exhibition news: ON VIEW/開催中
ストーリーテラー | Storytellers
Vol.4:
リーレン・ヂャン
(Li-Ren Chang/張立人)
12/9（金）～ 12/21（水）
Vol.4 ヂャン・リーレン
台湾出身のヂャン・リーレン(b.1983)は、想像と現実の間に存在する仮想世界を創造し、映像インスタレーションやアニメーションで表現しています。本作、「Battle City（バトルシティ）」はリーレン自身が個人的に体験した青春時の苦悩、経済成長、社会階級の現実などを背景に、社会、メディア、大国、宗教などの今抱えるさまざまな問題を取り入れて風刺した超大作アニメーション作品です。エピソード1「台湾の栄光」では社会経済的地位の低い無名の一般人、「陳志強（チャン・ジーチャン）」の個人的なストーリーから、台湾全土、そして世界を巻き込む大事件へと急展開を迎えることで国家間の関係や歴史背景を浮き彫りにしています。本展で発表するエピソード2, 「経済の奇跡」では、ある一部の都市に生まれた新しい都市モデルを創造することで極端な資本主義の脅威、その枠組みにおいて疎外される人々に焦点を当てます。映像内に登場する模型は全て作家の手で作られ、本作品の制作過程そのものがヂャンの究極の目的であり、ヂャンのライフワークといえます。手法は演劇的なスタイルを用い、1人のパフォーマー（リーレン）が複数の役を演じること（俳優や女優、スタッフなど、手袋人形劇によく見られる方法）で、現実世界のコンテンツを演出するだけでなく、実験的なライフパフォーマンスでもあるのです。
Vol.4 Li-Ren Chang
Taiwanese artist Li-Ren Chang (b.1983) creates virtual worlds that lie between fiction and reality while embracing an artistic practice that spans from video to installation and animation.
The work on view, Battle City, is a colossal video work that addresses a variety of issues of our time - religion, global great powers, media and the fabric of todays’ society - while also tapping into the artist’s personal experience as a teenager living through anxiety, economic growth and the reality of social structures.
Episode 1 The Glory of Taiwan casts light on the historical scenario and political relations among great powers through the unfolding of a catastrophic, unexpected event that hits Taiwan and the world at large, while simultaneously following the story of the main character Chen Chih-Chiang, a nobody of low socio-economic status. The exhibition presents its second instalment, Episode 2 Economic Miracle, which focuses on the threat posed by the extreme capitalism that has been gaining ground through the construction of a new model of city located in one of the areas of the capital.
All the models appearing in the video have been hand-made by the artist himself and the very realization process behind this work represents Chang’s ultimate goal and can be definitely understood as the artist’s life-work.
Employing a theatrical style with one sole performer (Chang) taking on all the different roles in the story (as it is usually the case in puppet theatre), Chang goes beyond the simple staging of his own creation delivering a full, experimental live performance.
Image Credit
©︎Chang Li-Ren
“Battle City 2 - Economic Miracle”(still image)
2018-2021
Courtesy the artist, nichido contemporary art and Chi-Wen Gallery.
