reading between the lines thomas struth lets landscape do the talking
2015-05-05 11:35
Thomas Struth's latest exhibition at London's Marian Goodman Gallery, where the photographer is showing the pictures taken on six epic expeditions across Israel and Palestine. Courtesy of the Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery; © Thomas Struth
对于托马斯·斯特林来说,选择不包括在每一帧中的内容,就像选择切割的内容一样重要。在他目前在伦敦玛丽安古德曼画廊的展览中,读其中的字里行间尤为重要。在2009至2014年间,在以色列和巴勒斯坦的六次史诗探险中,斯特雷选择了“平庸、无望、不英勇”。在一个由冲突、剥夺权利和媒体夸张定义的景观中,他让裸露的景观表达了自己的等级。
这位驻柏林和纽约的摄影师在这个华丽的SOHO空间里开始了新的领域,无论是字面上的还是隐喻上的。这是他第一次正式进入冲突地区,也是第一次由地区决定主题,而不是反之亦然。他说,以色列和巴勒斯坦似乎是人类状况的地理容器。
乍一看,要想从表面上看,史特琳的大规模彩色版画是带有政治色彩的。这要归功于他们严谨的组成,往往是通过几次访问某一特定地点来构思的。在“Har Homa,东耶路撒冷”(2009)中,一片被夷为平地的土地像圣经中的洪水一样吞没了裂开的土地。“圣地是如此理想的地方,”艺术家说,“但在现实中,它是如此可怕,沙漠般的。”在“东耶路撒冷的Silwan”(2009)中,前景是一堆瓦砾;浮云压在地平线上;一名戴着面纱的村民出现在一条尘土飞扬的小路上,满载着袋子。“那个女人注意到了我,”他说。她不高兴。这是一个很好的例子,表明冲突的情况是在每个人的内部。
他用同样严谨的构图安排了画廊,“就像一首乐曲,有主题、变奏曲和安静的结局”。为了突出室内建筑,他在柱子之间架设了更大胆的框架。高潮是楼上被太阳晒得湿透的阁楼。他还包括了一些表面上不相关的照片,这些照片是在同一时期拍摄的,这些照片是在加州电缆缠结的高科技设施里拍摄的。在美学和思想上,这两个主题是相交的。他说,技术研究需要同样的痴迷和对棘手冲突的洞察力。在科学界,不同的文化共同努力,取得进步。
他认为,可悲的是,对技术进步的痴迷分散了我们对政治进步的更大需求。
The show marks Struth's exploration of new territory. The works are his first official foray into a conflict zone. Courtesy of the Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery; © Thomas Struth
The show is, according to Struth, an attempt to capture 'the banal, the hopeless, the unheroic.' Courtesy of the Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery; © Thomas Struth
For the very first time, the locale dictated the theme of Struth's work, rather than the other way around. Courtesy of the Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery; © Thomas Struth
'The Holy Land is such a desirable place,' says the artist, 'yet in reality it is so dire, desert-like.' Courtesy of the Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery; © Thomas Struth
Struth has arranged the gallery scrupulously, framing bolder pieces between pillars to highlight the interior architecture. Courtesy of the Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery; © Thomas Struth
'Israel and Palestine were a geographical container for the scope of the human condition,' he says. Courtesy of the Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery; © Thomas Struth
Upstairs are a number of ostensibly unrelated photos, taken during the same period in cable-tangled, high-tech facilities in California. Courtesy of the Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery; © Thomas Struth
Somewhat suprisingly, the the two themes do intersect. 'Technological research requires the same obsession and tunnel vision of an intractable conflict,' he says. Courtesy of the Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery; © Thomas Struth
'In the scientific world, different cultures work together to make progress.' Courtesy of the Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery; © Thomas Struth
keywords:marian goodman gallery, thomas struth, photographer, israel, palestine
关键词:玛丽安·古德曼画廊,托马斯·斯特雷,摄影师,以色列,巴勒斯坦
对于托马斯·斯特林来说,选择不包括在每一帧中的内容,就像选择切割的内容一样重要。在他目前在伦敦玛丽安古德曼画廊的展览中,读其中的字里行间尤为重要。在以色列和P的六次史诗探险中.。
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