Soft Tension

软张力, 2026

A glowing red geometric shape with sharp edges, surrounded by a dark background, with a soft gradient glow around it.
A dimly lit ceiling with a single red arrow-shaped object illuminated on it.
Close-up of a partially peeled red chili pepper against a beige background.
Close-up of an airplane wing with a red tip viewed from the window during a flight
A close-up of a knife or surgical instrument against a dark background.
Close-up of a sewing needle and red fabric.
A sewing needle piercing through a piece of red fabric on a white surface, with a small drop of clear liquid next to it.
Ceiling light fixture with a round white light bulb and metal shade, viewed from below.
An overhead view of an open, empty white coffee cup on a dark surface with a spoon resting on the cup's rim.
Close-up of a spoon pouring from a small bowl into a larger bowl on a dark surface.
A blurry, dark close-up image with a faint light streak and some indistinct shapes.
Empty white coffee cup on a saucer with a teaspoon and paper napkin on a dark table.
Partially visible white cup and saucer with a spoon on a dark surface.
A red-tinted image of a person holding a cup of coffee or tea with a spoon on a white saucer, wrapped in a red cloth or blanket, with a dark background.

作品介绍

《软张力》由两组横向摄影序列组成，分别围绕一把刀和一只带碟的茶杯展开。作品并未从一开始便呈现物体的完整形态，而是让它们通过边缘、阴影、反光和局部裁切逐渐进入画面。观看由此成为一个不断靠近的过程：信息逐步增加，确定性却始终无法真正建立。

两件物品都来自与饮食和照料相关的日常生活，却各自包含不同的可能。刀既可以被使用，也可能造成伤害；杯子既可以接纳和容纳，也可能倾覆。温暖的红色光线与暗化的画面边缘将它们置于同一种亲密氛围之中，使吸引与不安同时存在。

画面中没有实际发生的动作，压力却停留在物体之间的距离、不完整的视野，以及对下一刻的预期之中。作品将亲密理解为一种由距离塑造的状态：当熟悉之物逐渐靠近，它们的意义反而变得不再稳定。

Statement

Soft Tension brings together two horizontal photographic sequences centred on a knife and a cup with saucer. Neither object is presented in full at the outset. They enter through edges, shadows, reflections and cropped fragments before becoming briefly recognisable. The sequential format turns viewing into an act of approach: information accumulates, while certainty remains unstable.

Both objects belong to domestic rituals of nourishment and care, yet each carries a different potential. The knife can serve or wound; the cup can receive, contain or spill. Warm red light and darkened borders draw them into the same intimate atmosphere, where attraction and unease coexist.

No action takes place, but pressure remains present in the distance between objects, the incomplete view and the expectation of what might follow. The work considers intimacy as a condition shaped by proximity: as familiar forms move closer, their meanings become less secure.