TIMELINE to TIMEFRAME 時間線 到 時間框
(04-08/20)
photography documentation by Hung Lu Wu and ourselves
吳紅爐和我們自己的攝影紀錄
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「TIMELINE時間線」是一個兩人合作的參與性現場藝術。我們邀請參與者在一條持續移動的棉線上留下他們個人的痕跡。
活動內容。以下內容Ｘ代表 art naming 奇能，Y代表 李奕芃。：
1.Ｘ把墨汁倒進6個木頭架子的海棉上
2.Ｘ從Y手中拉出白棉線，讓白線順時針依序經過6個木頭架子，讓參與者用墨汁在白線上留下痕跡
3.Ｘ在圓圈正中間開始收線，並把白線浸入墨汁中。Ｙ在圓圈外慢慢放線
4.這個動作會持續到所有的線被收到Ｘ的手中，浸完墨汁，變成黑線
5.收完黑線後，Ｘ把6個木頭架子集合在圓圈的中央，並用黑線綁上一端
6.Ｘ開始逆時針“回頭”走，再次把所有的黑線捆在木頭架子上，完成最終能紀錄整個體驗的物件
我們希望這個體驗能讓參與者思考自己跟時間的關係。時間的流失是無法阻止的，就跟在他們前面一直移動的棉線一樣。參與著可以使用眼前的墨汁，盡力地在線上留下自身的痕跡，但這些證明，卻又徒勞無功的會被棉線帶走，浸入墨汁，變得無法看見。觀眾也許會被引導到，如果我們能預設到最終結局，我們還是會走同樣的路嗎？
「TIMELINE時間線」 後，我們再把當時留下的紀念物轉換成新的物件，變成 「TIMEFRAME時間框」，一個需要兩個部分共同組合成的框。時間和記憶是流動的，我們試著用各種載體保留它。
TIMELINE to TIMEFRAME
「TIMELINE」is a collaboration that takes the form of a participatory performance where we invite participants to leave their individual marks on an ever-moving line of string that connects them.
description of action. let X = art naming 奇能, let Y = Yipeng Lee:
1.X pours black calligraphy ink into the sponge on 6 wooden stands
2.X pulls a line of white string clockwise from Y through the 6 wooden stands, inviting the participants to use ink to leave marks on the line
3.X is in the middle of the circle, slowly pulling the line into a ball and submerging them in ink. Y releases the line from outside the circle
4.this action continues until all the line is pulled by X and submerged in ink to become fully black
5.then, X brings the 6 wooden stands into the middle of the circle and uses the now black line to tie them together
6.X walks “backwards” anti-clockwise of the circle, then binds all the black line onto the wooden stands, culminating in an object that serves to document and remember the experience
we hope this experience can guide the participants to reflect on their own relationship with time. just like the ever-moving line on the wooden stands in front of them, we cannot prevent the slipping away of time. participants can use the ink and attempt to leave their individual marks on the line, but such evidence will eventually be submerged in black ink, remaining unseen. the audience might start to consider: if we can prophesy the ending, will we take the same path?
after 「TIMELINE」, we transform the remaining object that contains memory into 「TIMEFRAME」, a literal frame that requires two parts joined together to form. time and memory is fluid: even if their material (or what happened) is essentially the same, their form can transform.
