2011 重庆器•Haus空间驻留计划02#

Three Gorges 3rd Edition
Video installation


艺术家：Sonja Hinrichsen（美国）
ARTIST: Sonja Hinrichsen （USA）

艺术总监：杨述
策展人：倪昆
策展助理：李小溪 王仕元
开幕时间：2011年06月02日 19：30
展览时间：2011年06月03日-10日

Artistic Director: Yang Shu
Curator: Ni Kun
Assistants: Li Xiaoxi Wang Shiyuan
Opening:2011.06.02 19：30
Exhibition days:03.06-10.06,2011

展览地点：器.Haus空间1号展厅（501艺术基地一楼）
Venue: Organhaus Art Space exhibition hall #1(501 warehouse 1st fl)
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Three Gorges
3rd Edition

The Three Gorges of the Yangzi River are one of China’s most celebrated natural wonders. The area attracts many thousands of tourists each year who come on ships to gaze at bizarre rock formations, spot poems that have been carved into cliff walls and learn about China’s ancient history. This area is thought to be the cradle of Chinese culture. Its original appearance has been altered – or “edited” – in recent years through the construction of a dam that has increased the flow of the river. This improves ship navigation on the main river and makes smaller tributaries passable for the first time. As a result tourism agencies have predicted an increase in tourist numbers. We, as humans, alter our landscapes so that they better fit our purposes and our liking. This raises questions about our understanding of the natural world in centuries and millenniums to come. Will we try to preserve it in its original form, will we change it so it better serves our causes, or will it vanish altogether, as a result of our growing needs for space and resources, to become a memory conveyed solely in a virtual world, where it can be edited as we please. My video installation takes a playful view at these future perspectives.