「睡夢中」現場藝術
by art naming 奇能
10月22日 (週六) 1700-2000
analog photography documentation by participating audience
觀眾參與底片攝影紀錄
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睡眠是我們每個人都會經歷的生命事件，但它又是我們最沒有能力掌控和理解的世界。在沈睡中，身體還是不自覺的持續的運作（呼吸，心跳）。在夢遊時，肢體移動的來源就更不明確。但，如果我們在夢遊時受傷，我們醒來後的身體會保留著這個疼痛。在過熱的環境睡著，我們醒來後的身體會冒著汗。我們可以從皮膚的印記，腳的疲憊，麻掉的手臂，這些身體的回憶推測我們在睡夢時的活動。
「睡夢中」是一段三小時的現場藝術。我透過緩慢的肢體模擬著半睡半醒的狀態，製造在現場沈靜的氣氛，邀請觀眾進入睡夢中。期間，觀眾可以尋找自己體驗和參與的方式。你可以陪著我移動，在這張卡片上用筆紀錄，觀看展覽，去外面休息，與我一起共享這段時間。這件作品在「超夢」一檔有關夢幻世界的聯展在台中的鯉魚藝廊展出。
sleep is something we each experience, yet it exists in our most obscure and abstract worlds. in deep sleep, the body continues to operate (breathe, heartbeat). in sleepwalking, the origin of our movement is most unclear. yet, if we were to experience physical pain in this state, our bodies retain the sensorial feeling after waking. slumber in a hot environment wakes us up in sweat. through examination of the marks on our skin, the tiredness of our legs, the numbness of our arms, we can hypothesise the activities of our body when we are in the dreamworld.
睡夢中 [in sleepdream] (2022) is a live 3 hour-long durational performance where i use the slowness of my body to emulate the half-asleep half-awake state, creating a stillness in the environment to guide the audience into sleep. during the piece, the audience is encouraged to find ways to experience and participate: through moving with me, recording their experiences with pen on paper, viewing the exhibition, going outside for a smoke, merely to share this timespace with me. this piece was made and presented with a group exhibition with other works exploring the idea of the dreamworld, titled 超夢 superdreaming, at Carp Gallery, in taichung, taiwan.
action description:
in a 3-storeyed townhouse turned gallery, i pull along a large blanket and move my body extremely slowly as if in a dream-like or sleepwalking state from the basement to the rooftop. along the way, i stop occasionally when i find a suitable spot for slumber. this can be on the ground, on the steps of the staircase, along the walls. around me, the audience is given the choice to follow me, sleep alongside me, or do anything they want to do within the atmosphere of stillness. the piece ends when i reach the rooftop and lay there until the exhibition closes for the night.
