Welcome to this
world. At this moment, it is crowded and hard to distinguish between what
languages people use to communicate. Perhaps it is the humidity of the monsoon
air and the excessive exhaust that covers their skin tones; the secrets that
seep out of collisions of flowing bodies that cross each another. Some words
require an excessive, feigned focus and tension to spill out; some words might
not be qualified to become a sentence, and are left waiting for the sting of a
fat fly passing by. The spirits of traditional societies are worshiped and
observed by oral law (social rules), religion and literary traditions. Poets
and storytellers are the recorders, performers and the consciousness of
societies and bodies. Here, the world between one reality and another is
unveiled.
The Raw
Notes series started from last September in 2017. As an on-going project, Raw
Notes focus on these unfinished long-term artistic research with view of
camera. Through compiling and screening
various materials and documentaries, we explore the relationship between
"simultaneity" and "different places," between
"I" and "we," between "you" and "them."
We invite more younger artists join in the Raw Notes Vol.2, and a series of
workshops will be arranged by artists during the exhibition.
Cheng Xinhao, Chen Zhou, Gao Mingyan, Liu Wenting, Mai Mai, Wang Banyu, Wang Yuyu, Uqin, Yu Ji, Zhao Chuan, Zheng Limin, Boat Zhang
