Photo of a fridge in a strange, dark kitchen. There are various magnets and photos stuck on the outside of the fridge door. The door is cracked open, and an arm extends out from it, wearing an orange sweater and clutching a beverage can.
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(from the Say Yeah to Heart Broken series by Ting Cheng. more from this series here. warning for flashing lights!)
会期 Dates: 2017年3月10日(金)~4月4日(土)
会場 Venue: Zen Foto Gallery (Tokyo)
企画・コーディネーター Organizing Coordinator:羅苓寧 Amanda Lo
禪攝影藝廊將於二〇一七年三月十日至四月四日舉辦「i am an ‘object’」攝影展,參展藝術家有西村多美子、Emi Anrakuji、殿村任香、Tokyo Rumando、萬一一、鄭婷。本展圍繞具多重字義的『object』為關鍵字,透過六位不同社會文化和生長背景的攝影藝術家創作題材中的『object』,思索觀看者與『object』之間的關係。
Zen Foto Gallery is pleased to present the photography exhibition i am an ‘object’ from March 10 to April 4 featuring works by Tamiko Nishimura, Emi Anrakuji, Hideka Tonomura, Tokyo Rumando, YiYi Wan and Ting Cheng. Taking the concept ‘object’ as a key focal point, this exhibition investigates relationships between viewers and objects in photography through the eyes of six artists with different socio-cultural and biographical backgrounds.
The word “object” consists of a whole variety of meanings depending on its context. Generally, an “object” can be understood as a “purpose” or “target” and also be widely referred to as anything that can be “recognized”, “imagined”, or “observed”; In grammar it can be referred to as the “receiver” of an action as a noun while as a verb, the word expresses “disagreement”; In the world of photography, an object can be referred to the “subject being photographed” or a “material thing”, which reminds us of the object’s inseparable and interactive relationship with the subject or the viewer.
This exhibition features works of: artist photographing a subject with a subjective concept, artist observing the ‘self’ in the process of self-exploration, artist portraying the impression of objects through observation, artist confronting with the reality by capturing surrounding objects, artist being both the object and subject in photographs, artist composing the impression of subject with material objects, and so forth. Through multiple ways of seeing, this exhibition attempts to explore the meaning of “object” featured in each work, its relevant context, as well as how each “object” is perceived by the viewers.
禪フォトギャラリーでは2017年3月10日から4月4日まで、西村多美子、安楽寺えみ、殿村任香、Tokyo Rumando、萬一一、鄭婷による写真展「i am an ‘object’」を開催いたします。本展では、多様な意味を持つ『object』をキーワードとして、異なる社会・文化背景を持つ6名の写真家による作品を紹介し、それぞれの作家の視点を通して、みる者と『object』の関係を探求します。