Swan Lake
天鹅湖, 2024
作品介绍
《天鹅湖》由三张在夜间俯视拍摄的照片组成。第一幅影像中，一只成年天鹅与一只幼鹅共同出现在深色水面上；随后的两幅画面则只留下幼鹅，先是在远处独自漂浮，继而靠近混凝土岸边。动作十分微小，影像之间的关系却从陪伴逐渐转向分离与暴露。
作品标题令人联想到《天鹅湖》所代表的舞台优雅与精确编排，但照片呈现的却是一个未经表演的偶然相遇。黑暗移除了大部分周围景观，只留下天鹅、水面和一道弧形的人工边界。从高处观看，天鹅仿佛被悬置在一个难以判断的空间中，而非置身于理想化的自然风景。
作品将转变表现为距离与归属感中安静而细微的变化。当另一个身体离开画面，留下的个体仍在继续移动；岸边既像可能抵达的目的地，也构成无法越过的界限。在周围的黑暗中，彼此分离成为一个微小却清晰可见的过程。
Statement
Swan Lake consists of three nighttime photographs taken from above at the edge of a body of water. The first image holds an adult swan and a younger bird within the same dark field. In the following photographs, the younger swan appears alone, first at a distance and then close to the concrete bank. The movement is slight, yet the sequence shifts from companionship towards separation and exposure.
The title recalls the theatrical grace and choreography associated with Swan Lake, while the photographs offer an unperformed encounter. Darkness removes most of the surrounding landscape, leaving the birds, the water and a curved architectural boundary. Seen from above, the swan appears suspended within an uncertain space rather than moving through a picturesque natural scene.
The work observes transition as a quiet change in distance and belonging. One body continues after another has left the frame, while the bank suggests both a possible destination and a limit. Within the surrounding darkness, growing apart becomes a small but visible movement.