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‘空穴来风’艺术计划

The Hole Project

阶段二｜Stage II

公开招募

Open Call

2021/10/18-12/18

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嗨, 你好！

这是篇招募邀请，很高兴有机会向你介绍 “空穴来风(The Hole Project )” 艺术计划，并希冀你的参与。此计划的由来，受柏拉图“洞穴寓言”启示。有别于一般的艺术生产，该项目通过不同的参与者——艺术或非艺术从业者，分阶段“协同创作”，合力推进项目历程。这当中，产出过程的重要性更胜产出的结果。而现在，正是本计划最重要的阶段，你的参与意味着开启整个计划的再生产机制。此前，我们已与十五组青年艺术家一同“挖掘”十五个不同的“洞穴”，并确信每个洞穴，都通往不止一个出口，期待你用才智开启通向不同出口的路径，引风入穴。具体运行轨迹，简述如下：

阶段一（已完成），被邀艺术家通过提交简明文本，一种可渗透的、有指导意义的蓝图来诠释主题，以呈现思想的原型化与观念的首要性。这一文本或蓝图，不仅是感官体验的产物，更是智能洞识的产物。

阶段二（即目前），面向公众展开参与招募。参与者（会是你吗？）通过阅读文本，生发创作兴致，进而主动开启针对蓝图的转译模式，协助推动项目的再生产机制。

阶段三（即未来），艺术家被二次邀约，针对阶段二参与者的转译成果做再分析、再诠释，以制造新的产出。

此项目，事实上是对无限滚动的演绎，一如远古人站在洞穴入口，通过探索无尽意识到“自我”。同时，中文古语“空穴易来风”的立意，也由传统意义中被“贬义”的存在，转化为用理性眼光看待物理现实。项目目的，通过呈现艺术家的“理念本”，参与者的“诠释本”，以及艺术家的“再诠释本”之间的差异，说明彼此互构的主体关系——即强调所有参与者的再创造力与主观能动性。由此，个体与群体间因涟漪效应激荡出的最大公共性将被无限释放。同时，现代主义观念中被一再强调的“个体的自主实践”也会迎来被界域化扩张的考验。预计，该项目的阶段性成果，将在筹备中的2022实境展中落地，同时配合全渠道同步传播与相应推广。

[ 参与方式与路径: ]

• 选择启发你兴致的文本或蓝图（数额：3个以内），视其为一种指导文件，并结合个人知识背景做二度诠释或二次创作。你的创作方式可以是：模仿，戏喻……；应对的态度可以是：恪守、背弃……。总之，请尽情发挥，千万不要低估了你的“‘洞 ’ 识力”！

• 通过邮件报名的方式，通告主办方你确有兴致和意向参与到项目中来，成为创造力的一环。邮件地址：theholeproject@outlook.com 。

• 将你的二次创作成果通过你认为最适当的方式——摄影或影像拍摄等记录在案，随后递交主办方。如你的演绎被艺术家选中，主办方会与你取得联络，而你的作品（无论图像或原作），也将在最终展览中予以文献性公示。

[ 递交格式与构成: ]

• 图像像素：每幅不小于3M（JPEG）

• 视频像素：1920 x 1080p（MP4）

• 想法概述：中文500字内（DOC）

• 如有意提供实体原作，请邮寄：北京市东城区西兴隆街80号，小的首饰廊

招募截止日期：2021 年12月18日，GMT+8

15位艺术家在阶段一撰写的智性文本将在即日起陆续发布，敬请关注！

同时，也让我们一起翘首憧憬你极具“‘洞 ’ 识力”的参与、释放与分享！

“空穴来风”艺术计划主创团队

2021-10-15

__________(To Whom It May Concerned),

Hi! This email serves as an open call to cordially invite you to take part in an art project which is entitled The Hole Project. The naming of project was inspired by the Allegory of The Cave of Plato. The property of the project is different from general production of art that is mostly mastered by a certain person and complete in one go. It is, however, a collaborative project which ideally includes both artists and non-art-practitioners in general to work together through which the holistic process of project is roughly divided into three stages. We've been actually, invited 15 groups of artist to give 15 theme-driven instructions for potential participants to take further engagements. And now, at the most essential stage, the participation of publics means the start of the reproductive mechanism of the project. The simple trajectory is as follows:

Stage I (past): Invite artists to interpret the theme with a brief instruction or blueprint to present the archetype of thought and the primacy of concept. The blueprint, therefore, is not only a product of sensory experience, but also a product of sensible thinking.

Stage II (present): Extend the project into publics. The participants - YOU , via comprehension, will then arouse interests in translating blueprint to supportively promote the reproductive mechanism of the project.

Stage III (future): Reinvite the artists to analysis and interpret the outcomes contributed by participants in stage II and then concrete the new outputs accordingly.

Generally, the project is an infinite rolling interpretation of the "project in motion", as primitive men standing at the entrance of a cave, being aware of the "self" through endless exploration. The purpose of the project is to illustrate the constructive relationship mutually by showing the idea differences between artists and non-art-practitioners/participants. That is, to spotlight the core values of both creativity and subjectivity of all participants. By doing so, the broadest publicity created by the ripple effect between individuals and groups will be poetically released. Moreover, "the independent practice of individuals" which has been repeatedly emphasized in the notion of modernism will also face a test of being delimited and expanded. It is expected that the overall outcomes of the project will be presented in an exhibition of 2022 in Beijing, China, along with a well-organised omni-channel approach for communication and broadcasting in worldwide scale.

[ How to get engaged ? Here's the tips, ]

•Select the text or blueprint (within 1-3) that inspires you the most, considering it as a naked structure for interpretation. Your creative approaches towards the blueprint could be: either imitation or parody... ; and the positional attitude towards it could be: either be obedient or be betrayed... In short, do not underestimate your remarkable insights!

•Send out an email to inform us that your definite interests could facilitate you to complete your creative interpretation and it will be, for all of us, a significant part of the project. So email us at: theholeproject@outlook.com without hesitation.

•Conduct the most appropriate means – photography, videography and so forth, to record your creative journey and submit it to us, we will then get in touch with you shortly if your artwork is selected by artists for further interpretation.

[ Submission format: ]

• Image resolution: 3M per piece（JPEG)

• Video resolution: 1920 x 1080p.（MP4）

• Art Statement: Within 500words in English (DOC)

• If you would like to submit the physical and original work, please mail: The Closer Gallery, 80#, XingLong Street, DongCheng District, Beijing, China

The deadline for artwork submission is : GMT+8, 2021-12-18

The instructions that initiated by artists for Stage I will be announced shortly, so stay tuned, please! We then faithfully, very much look forward to hearing back from you with your fascinating creations!

Kindest Regards,

The Curatorial Team of The Hole Project

2021-10-15

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