《土地治愈》
文|宋陈
“万物源于泥土,并最终将再次化为泥土“,这唤醒了我们对泥土的无限敬意。今天,我们的生活痕迹正以惊人的速度重构着脚下这片土地;而无声的土壤,万物生命的母亲,她默默地承载了这种万物的变化;可以说这片“土地”她很勇敢,勇敢的承受了,我们所带来的一切正面的或是负面的能量……如今我们对待土壤的态度,决定了土地对待我们的方式;历来,人类文明有赖于充足的肥沃泥土的支撑。回溯,让我们穿越远古,滥用土壤的文明,其命运在今天又是怎样的呢?土地之上文明生灭交替着,相信今天我们对土地的敬意对未来的后人会有更重要的意义吧。
艺术不是耳目之娱,艺术是一种灵魂的救赎。土地之上,看到万物的呼吸。希望我们能像这土地一样勇敢地承受,放下及时行乐本性所带来的诅咒,臣服于脚下这片土地。
《 土宇系列手稿 局部 》宋陈
历时六年的一个展览计划,感恩今天终于得以实现,并在2019年 “世界土壤日” 12月5日开幕。创作前期,我为作品《殇土》行走各地,去寻找全方位的“受伤的土壤”标本。然后,把收集回来的“病态土壤”标本制作成大型泥土装置艺术作品——“土壤婴孩”。对于“受伤害的土壤”收集工作全过程的拍摄,最终也成全了一部记录片,在《土地治愈》展览空间内循环播放。
这次展览最为核心的泥土装置作品《殇土》,是为了加深人们纪念这个日子——“世界土壤日“——所创作的。那些被人类的物质主义所伤害和污染的土壤,就像一个垂死状的婴孩儿一样,迫切需要我们对它进行呵护给予土壤以治愈。生命的初创,土地子宫《殇土》在“土壤婴孩”的底部呈现一片巨大的龟裂的土地,寓意着“土壤胎盘”,暗示那些受伤的土壤——死寂的子宫……
被污染过的土壤生态同时也会带来人类身、心、灵的染污,其实我们的痛苦内在是相关联的;一块虚弱的土地,那其实是人类共同的痛、共同的虚弱。
泥土的卑微,
人类的践踏,
大地在哭泣,
土壤的泪水,
大地在开裂,
如何让我们回到鲜活 ? ……
《 土宇系列手稿 局部 》宋陈
——土地觉醒, 觉醒我们过度膨胀的物质主义对于地球土壤生态的伤害, 看到我们共同的虚弱,有限的人类与自身有限的意识;彼此共天地,通过一系列的泥土艺术创作,共同感受土地有爱,实践土地正义……以艺术的方式与土地联接,渴望恢复人们原有的自然心灵,唤醒心灵深处的爱。
我们将为未来的子孙留下些什么?展览在于呼唤更多的人们来关注土壤生态,从内在情绪和情感上启动更多的人们关心“土壤 ”。其中,《殇土》作品整个创作过程以纪录片的方式出现在2019年“世界土壤日“,呼吁土地正义的觉醒,期盼我们共同的拥抱和呵护大地,生长出我们共同对于“反哺土地”的意识。我们该如何保护生命之源的土壤?穿越命运的大地体悟生与死。重新开启生命对天地的觉知。让我们成为土地母性能量本身,感受土地温良;以爱回馈与呵护
——“土地关怀”。
《 土地治愈 》展览海报
Land as Cure
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“All of the creatures originate from the earth and will eventually turn to it.” This sentence arouses our infinite respect for earth. Today, our life is reconstructing the land underfoot at an alarming speed; the voiceless soil, mother of all lives, witnesses the changes in silence; how brave the “land” is no matter how positive or negative energy we bring……At present, the way we treat soil determines the way we are treated by soil; since the ancient time, the human civilization is relying on the fertile and abundant soil. Take a glimpse at the old day when people used soil without restraint, and we might fail to imagine what we are today. The civilizations nurtured by the land take place by turn. It is hoped that our respect for land can benefit our offsprings.
Art is not the entertainment of ears or eyes but the redemption of our souls. The breaths of all creatures can be sensed above the land. It is hoped we could embrace our life as brave as the land, get rid of the curse brought by the nature of enjoying pleasure in good time and be subservient to the land beneath our feet.
《 土上水墨 局部 》宋陈
《 行走的山水》 手稿 宋陈
Today, the exhibition plan has been implemented after six year’s preparation. The exhibition was opened on December 5th, the World Soil Day in 2019. In the early days of production, I visited many places to seek the samples of “wounded soil” for my work Wounded Soil. Then I produced the collected wounded soil samples into the large soil art work—“soil baby”. During the collection, we photograghed the “wounded soil” and made a documentary in the end which was played in a continuous loop inside the exhibition hall of the Wouded Soil.
The key soil installation work is Wounded Soil., which is produced to celebrate the day—World Soil Day. The soil harmed and polluted by humankind’s materialism, like a dying child, urgently needs our care and healing. At the beginning of life, the womb of soil—Wounded Soil—presents a huge cracked land at the bottom of the “soil baby”, signifying the wounded soil—dying womb……
The polluted soil ecology brings the pollution of human body, heart and mind also. In fact, our pain is interconnected; a weak land is actually humanbeing’s shared pain and weakness.
The humbleness of the earth,
The trampling of man,
The land is crying with
The tears of the soil
The land is cracking. So,
How can we get refreshed again?……
《土宇系列手稿 局部》宋陈
《土宇系列 局部》宋陈
—The land is awakening. It lets us awaken to the damage of materialism to the soil ecology on Earth and human’s common weakness, as well as the limited consciousness of ourselves; by using a series soil art work, we can link the heaven with the land and experience the love of soil with justice……We aspire for recovering people’s original mind by connecting with the land in an artistic fashion, so as to arouse the love deep inside our hearts.
What can we leave for our offspring in future? The exhibition calls for more people to pay attention to soil ecology and also to care about “soil” from inner emotion and feeling. As we can notice, the work of the Wounded Soil was showcased on the World Soil Day in documentary. It makes an appeal for the awakening of the soil justice in hope of our embracing and caring of the land and also our awareness of “supporting land”. How can we protect the soil which is home to lives? Let’s experience life and death by traversing the land of destiny. We may rethink about the heaven and land. Let’s become the motherly energy of land to feel the warmness of land, and harbour the
——“care for land” as the payback.
《 土地治愈 》
HEALING LAND
宋陈个展
Song Chen Solo Exhibition
策展人:杜曦云
Curator: Du Xiyun
开幕时间:
2019.12.05(“世界土壤日”)
Opening:
2019.12.05(World Soil Day)
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支持单位:《环境与生活》杂志
Supported by: Green Living Magazine
顾 问:
任官平(中国环境科学学会副理事长)
周永峰(土壤专家)
Consultant:
Ren Guanping(Deputy chairman
of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences)
Zhou Yongfeng (Soil Expert)
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Suzhou True Color Museum
苏州市通达路219号本色美术馆(二楼展厅)
No. 219, Tongda Road, Suzhou Natural Art Museum (exhibition hall on the second floor)
