马良&黎晓亮双个展｜恋恋风尘与游猎的光

仪式的黄昏：马良&黎晓亮双个展

Twilight of the Ritual: Maleonn&Li Xiaoliang

展期：2024年04月12日-2024年08月11日

艺术家：马良、黎晓亮

策展人：鲁明军

展览统筹 ：徐天仪

地址：昊美术馆（上海）一楼，上海市浦东新区祖冲之路2277弄1号

主办：昊美术馆

赞助：适马、上海宏信艺术基金

昊美术馆荣幸宣布将于2024年4月12日起，呈现马良与黎晓亮的合作展览“仪式的黄昏”。展览将以两个独立的个展分别呈现“马良：恋恋风尘”和“黎晓亮：游猎的光”。本次展览由鲁明军担任策展人。

自摄影诞生起，无论于拍摄者，还是于被拍者而言，它都是一个仪式。就像巴特所说的：“照片总是携带着自己的拍摄对象，两者遭遇一样，都陷入了固定不动之中。”直至移动互联网和智能手机出现并普及，随着人人都成为摄影师，并随时随地都可以拍摄，作为仪式的摄影和照相馆则逐渐淡出了人们的视野，拍摄者与被拍者的关系也随之出现了松动、甚至解体。然而，这并不意味着智能手机取代了摄影机，相反，传统的胶片（包括部分数码）摄影更加突显出它独特的同一性和仪式感。马良和黎晓亮都是“摄影原教旨主义者”，实践证明，他们与其说是在迷恋一种久违的质感和美学，不如说是在守护一种已趋黄昏的关系和仪式。也或许因此，他们的照片总是带着一丝伤感和忧郁。

“马良：恋恋风尘”将呈现马良在过去十多年间包括“移动照相馆”、“青梅竹马照相馆”和“这个世界会好吗”等四个系列的创作。马良自幼受戏剧家父母的影响，在他的作品中，有刻意营造的戏剧感和冲突感，而更多的是他对于时间、生命的思考。正应了那句歌词“当岁月和美丽已成风尘中的叹息，你感伤的眼里，有旧时的泪滴。”

“黎晓亮：游猎的光”将呈现黎晓亮近两年包括影像、装置和摄影在内两个系列的70余件作品。在过去的十多年间，黎晓亮将镜头聚焦到具有持续性议题的荧幕形象；近两年的创作中，他探讨多种主题的另一面，在不同国家不同自然环境下的“游猎”中表达更为个体的叙事。本次展出的“融化的蜡”系列作品，在黑白红的对比间，用纯粹的意境诠释内心思绪。

本次展览将展出至2024年8月11日！

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Twilight of the Ritual: Maleonn&Li Xiaoliang

Duration: 2024.04.12-2024.08.11

Artist: Maleonn, Li Xiaoliang

Curator: Lu Mingjun

Co-ordination: Xu Tianyi

Venue: HOW Art Museum 1F, Lane 2277, Zuchongzhi Road Shanghai

Organizer: HOW Art Museum

Sponsor: SIGMA, Shanghai Horizon Art Foundation

HOW Art Museum is pleased to announce that the collaborative exhibition Twilight of the Ritual will be on view from April 12, 2024, featuring the works of Maleonn and Li Xiaoliang. The exhibition showcases two independent solo exhibitions, respectively Nostalgia of the Mundane and The Light of Safaring. The exhibition is curated by Lu Mingjun.

Since the birth of photography, it has been taken as ritual for both the photographer and the subject. As Barthes put it, "the photograph belongs to that class of laminated objects whose two leaves cannot be separated without destroying them both." Until the emergence and popularization of mobile internet and smartphones, when everyone could take pictures anytime, anywhere and thus "became a photographer", the ritualistic aspect of photography and the concept of photography studios gradually faded from the public. As a result, the relationship between the photographer and the subject irresistably loosened, yet even disintegrated. However, this does not necessarily mean that smartphones have taken place of cameras. On the contrary, traditional film photography  (including digital pieces) highlights the unique unity and concept of ritual even more. Maleonn and Li Xiaoliang are both "photographic fundamentalist". Their practices have proven that rather than being enamored with a long-lost texture or aesthetic, they are guarding a certain relationship regarding ritual that has already faded. Perhaps for this reason, their photos are always enveloped in melancholy and sentiment.

Nostalgia of the Mundane presents Maleonn’s creations over the past decade, including four series such as Mobile Photo Studio, Childhood Sweetheart Photo Studio, and Will This World Become Better. Influenced by his parents, who were playwrights, Maleonn deliberately created a sense of drama and conflict in his works, reflecting his contemplation on time and life, which resonates with the lyric, "when the years and beauty have already become sighs in the dust and wind, your sorrowful eyes hold teardrops from the old days."

The Light of Safaring showcases over 70 works from Li Xiaoliang's recent two series, including videos, installations and photography. Over the past decade, Li Xiaoliang has been focusing on screen images with persistent thematic concerns. In his recent works, he explores the other side of various themes, expressing more individual narratives through "safaring" in various natural environments in different countries. The Melting Wax series exhibited in this show interprets inner thoughts through pure imagery, amidst the contrast of black, white and red.

The exhibition will last till August 11, 2024.