/ Daily News/August 23, 2022 Guangzhou -- Fujifilm X-SPACE curated Magnum photographer Olivia Arthur and renowned photographer Feng Li's photo exhibition "reconnect/ Reconnect ", And inspired by the concept of the exhibition, a NEW exhibition "NEW CONNECTION" jointly created by renowned curator He Yining and young video practitioners was officially opened in Yue Art Museum of Beijing 798 Art Zone.
Previously, the two exhibitions were held at X-SPACE Fuji Image Sharing Space in Shanghai, respectively discussing the "human relationship". This time, the content of Beijing Station is reorganized, designed and interwoven, forming a new interpretation of "connection", showing a unique appreciation, leading the Beijing audience to think together about the relationship between science and technology, nature, society and human, and even the relationship between human and human.
Across distance and space, let's "reconnect/reconnect "
With the rapid iteration of technology, the way we interact and our relationships are changing. In their project "reconnect/Reconnect, "Olivia Arthur, the first woman to lead Magnum Photos, and Feng Li, a renowned photographer from China, are engaging in a conversation about the future and reality of the relationship between technology and humanity through their work.
Olivia Arthur focuses on the elements of intelligent bionic prosthetics, AI humanoid robots, AI pets and other elements that she has been exploring for years in black and white images. She takes touch, connection and technology as the theme, showing how technology can help human beings to "touch" and realize their emotional and social needs. Feng Li, on the other hand, observes and captures the wonderful and subtle scenes in urban life through brilliant colors, vertical composition and lighting, and thinks about the relationship between people, between himself and each other, the space and even himself.
Looking forward to the future, let's establish a "NEW CONNECTION"Olivia Arthur and Feng Li's work has inspired more artists to create passion, Fujifilm X-SPACE collected a large number of works centering on the theme of "New Connection "in the form of Open Call, and the shortlisted works of young image practitioners were curated by well-known image researcher and curator He Yining, which became the new exhibition project: "NEW CONNECTION" continues to reflect on how the current environment, technology and urban renewal bring changes to human relations.
He Yining pointed out that in addition to traditional photography creation, this project also received a lot of new media works, which have strong openness in content and form, and individual programs and creation time specially provided for this theme also reflect the attention of young video artists. On Sunday morning, August 21, curator He Yining will connect with the "NEW CONNECTION" video practitioners in Beijing to share their creative ideas and experiences. For details of the live streaming and other events, please follow the wechat official account "XSPACE Fujifilm Image Sharing Space ". < /p>< /p> An exhibition of dialogues between Magnum photographers and Chinese photographers, and a new creative practice with the participation of six young video artists, are parallel in this different path. In addition to the exhibition works, Olivia Arthur invited friends and relatives in London to make 30 handprints out of clay to form an interactive device, through which the Beijing audience can shake hands with strangers 8,800 kilometers away to create a "new connection".
