從六里屯到三影堂——榮榮、映里新作展

　　這個展覽的名稱有兩層含義，一層涉及中國的城市變化，另一層與榮榮、映里的個人生活有關。首先它把這個展覽和北京東郊的兩個特定地點聯系起來：六里屯——榮榮和映里在那個傳統小村里生活到它在2003年毀滅的一刻；三影堂——五年后這兩個藝術家在草場地村創建了這座嶄新的當代攝影藝術中心。在更廣的意義上，這兩個地點的命運反映了北京的持續毀壞和建設，以及中國當代藝術在這些年里的迅速變化。

　　但是"從六里屯到三影堂"還有著更深更私密的一層意味：隨著三影堂的建立，榮榮和映里的家庭也在不斷成長。如今他們已是三個孩子的父母，新地點和新生命的誕生因此交織在一起。

　　使用不同的視覺語言，這個展覽以六個攝影系列展示出這兩個相互交織的變化過程。置于展廳起始和結尾處的兩個系列分別表現六里屯的最后時日和三影堂的創建伊始。它們的紀實風格與位于二者之間的四個系列形成鮮明對比，但同時又為后者提供了一個整體的敘事框架。這后四個系列從不同角度探尋兩位藝術家的關系以及人類生命繁殖的秘密。展示于一個彎曲的"甬道"之中，它們構成了北京城市變化外部世界之中的一個內部景觀。

　　巫鴻
　　二零零八年七月

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　　"From Six Mile Village to Three Shadows"
　　New Works by Rong Rong and Inri

　　The title of this exhibition has two implications, one referring to China's urban transformation, the other to Rong Rong and inri's personal lives. First, this title ties the exhibition to two places in Beijing's east suburbs: Liulitun – Six Mile Village – where the two artists lived together before this traditional village was demolished in 2003, and the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre at Caochangdi, which they together established in 2006. In a general sense, the fate of these two places represents Beijing's ongoing destruction and construction, as well as the rapid changes in contemporary Chinese art over the past five years.

　　But "From Six Mile Village to Three Shadows" also has a more intimate meaning to the two artists: with the founding of Three Shadows, their family has grown and now they are parents of three children. The birth of a new place is intertwined with that of human lives.

　　Employing different visual languages, this exhibition represents these two transformations in six sections. Two series of photographs, one placed at the beginning of the gallery space, and one at the end, record the final days of the Six Mile Village and the construction of Three Shadows. With an explicit documentary style, these images contrast with while framing the other four sequences, which explore the artists' relationship and the mystery of human reproduction. Displayed in a winding "tunnel" constructed inside the gallery, works in this second group form an interior landscape within the external world of Beijing's transformation.

　　Wu Hung
　　July 2008

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