線下真實 Offline Reality
洪梓倪HUNG Tzu-Ni、徐婷HSU Ting、鄭安凡CHENG An-Fa｜
洪梓倪HUNG Tzu-Ni、徐婷HSU Ting、鄭安凡CHENG An-Fa｜
DATES｜Feb. 19, 2022 - Mar. 19, 2022
OPENING｜Feb. 19 (67:00)
OPENING｜Feb. 19 (67:00)
STATEMENT
The idea of OFFLINE REALITY derives from my own exhibition-viewing experiences during the pandemic. When numerous physical exhibitions and performances were cancelled and migrated to the virtual world, with the internet serving as the channel to bridge offline sites, the screen yet became another on-site reality. However, as I navigated through these digital spaces to visit exhibitions and watch performances, there was always a rupture between my consciousness and body, which in turn evoked a sense of unspeakable absurdity.
I began to think about some of my unforgettable exhibition-viewing experiences in retrospect. Moments of entering the exhibitions, navigating through the rooms, and all the perceivable elements engaged upon me—light, smell, sound and atmosphere—suddenly flooded back into my mind. A question is thereby raised: when an exhibition takes place on site, what can’t be replaced by the virtual world?
Of course, the internet has facilitated our social exchange and communication. The development of technology and digitalization have made online and offline more interconnected than ever. Instead of drawing a clear-cut line between the online virtual world and our offline daily life, their differences are in constant vacillation according to each individual’s perception. In fact, the online/offline distinction has never simply been fixed in dichotomy; it’s more like a dialectical relationship formed on a spectrum in order to access their ever-changeable definitions.
OFFLINE REALITY interweaves my thoughts on digital intervention in our daily life, and the significance of onsite exhibition during the pandemic. Based upon such ideas, the work of HUNG Tzu-Niu, HSU Ting and CHENG An-Fan sets out to form a collective response to our physical perception rooted in the on-site exhibition space. We sincerely hope the viewers can walk into the exhibition room and feel the subtle change that is only palpable within a specific time and space.
I began to think about some of my unforgettable exhibition-viewing experiences in retrospect. Moments of entering the exhibitions, navigating through the rooms, and all the perceivable elements engaged upon me—light, smell, sound and atmosphere—suddenly flooded back into my mind. A question is thereby raised: when an exhibition takes place on site, what can’t be replaced by the virtual world?
Of course, the internet has facilitated our social exchange and communication. The development of technology and digitalization have made online and offline more interconnected than ever. Instead of drawing a clear-cut line between the online virtual world and our offline daily life, their differences are in constant vacillation according to each individual’s perception. In fact, the online/offline distinction has never simply been fixed in dichotomy; it’s more like a dialectical relationship formed on a spectrum in order to access their ever-changeable definitions.
OFFLINE REALITY interweaves my thoughts on digital intervention in our daily life, and the significance of onsite exhibition during the pandemic. Based upon such ideas, the work of HUNG Tzu-Niu, HSU Ting and CHENG An-Fan sets out to form a collective response to our physical perception rooted in the on-site exhibition space. We sincerely hope the viewers can walk into the exhibition room and feel the subtle change that is only palpable within a specific time and space.