世界中的世界—余政達個展
2010. 08. 28 – 09. 26
Venue 新苑藝術 Galerie Grand Siècle
把玩著拼圖、嘗試辨認形狀的孩子，隨著成長，變成手持著抽象的知識拼圖，想要一塊塊拼湊出世界樣貌，對於「世界」的認識隨著成長逐漸累積，然而書本上截斷濃縮的歷史、簡化攤平的地理，本來就存在與真實間的距離，我們似乎總是透過自我的經驗來解讀世界、透過想像來編織經緯線，是圓是方，全賴個人主觀—或是自認為的客觀。
錄像藝術創作者余政達，2009年底赴紐約駐村，處在多元國族混合的異地，讓他重新思考關於「世界」與「自我」，展覽中他以隨機、輕鬆、互動的方式，拋去包袱，重現新意，游走於瑣碎與抽象之間，如一個人類學者般，企圖從微枝末節中求索一更為宏大的敘事方式。
As one grows up, the jigsaw puzzles he used to fiddle with in his hands are replaced by intangible scraps ofknowledge, based on which he tries to piece together what this world might look like. However, while Historyis condensed to fit chapters in a book, and Geography is flattened to compose pages of an atlas, are we reallygathering pictures which faithfully depict this world?
Video artist Cheng-ta Yu experiments the relations between culture, language and identity. His interest, however, does not lie in the conflicts between differences; instead, it is in the ambiguous fissures between differences. He takes approaches full of humor to connect and produce accidents, and thus, new possibilities of politics can be invented. Yu’s work has been exhibited in 2006 Taipei Biennial and won the grand prize of Taipei Arts Awards. In 2009, He was invited to exhibit at Contemporary Arts Center, Vilnius, Lithuania, and OK Center for Contemporary Art, Linz, Austria. Yu has also had a project in Taiwan Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009.
