Fishtank鱼缸
2018
Single-channel HD Video单通道数字影像
Color, Stereo, 1’58’’
Fish Tank
鱼缸
Can a fish be aware of the existence of its tank? This work attempts to reflect the anxiety and confusion that lie beneath the surface of a seemingly tranquil life. By overlaying, switching, keying, printing, and reconstructing footage of real-life scenes and images of a fish tank, I explore the tension between constructed and perceived realities. The video alternates between two visual layers: one consists of images and text within the fish tank—fragments of reality and records of passing time, forming a secondary, constructed version of the real; the other layer is composed of real-world scenes I have documented over time, creating a contrast and dialogue between lived experience and enclosed observation. The recurring image of an “external hand” symbolizes sudden disruptions and the invisible influence of higher powers—forces that intervene in our reality and over which we have little or no control.
鱼能意识到鱼缸的存在吗？这个作品尝试通过将现实场景与鱼缸影像进行叠加、切换、抠像、冲印与重构，映射出表面宁静生活下的生存焦虑与对复杂现实境况的迷茫。影像由两个部分交替构成：一部分是鱼缸中的图像与文字，它们像是现实的切片，是对时间流逝的记录，也是一种被建构的“次级现实”；另一部分则是我长期积累的现实场景，它们的切换与鱼缸影像形成对照，生成一种新的时空结构。影像中不断出现的“外部之手”象征着突发事件与高层权力的干预，它们打破秩序、扰乱稳定——而我们对此常常无能为力。