時代劇場 Theater of the Times：當代影像的複數演繹 Contemporary Images and Their Many Interpretations

「時代劇場：當代影像的複數演繹」（簡稱「時代劇場」）展覽關注在科技快速進展下，報導攝影從類比時代專業的攝影技術發展至人手一機的數位攝影時代，從紙媒到數位平台以至數位演算所生產的數位影像，從拍攝者、影像生產與影像內涵所產生的變化與反思。美國觀點藝術先驅索爾．勒維特（Solomon LeWitt，1928- 2007）在《觀念藝術散敘》中提到「觀念成為製造藝術的機器」的概念，也正是當代紀實攝影的核心價值。

展覽以日本攝影家杉本博司《劇院》系列為隱喻，反思創作者、攝相機功能、攝影與時間、影像生產之間的關係。進入數位影像的時代，當代攝影家基本上採取一種反報導（anti-reportage）的創作方式，改變與放慢先前報導攝影的拍攝節奏、不那麼重視決定性瞬間與衝突時刻、或使用中片幅或大片幅相機，試圖以一種設想周全的、沈思的態度，以風格化的手法呈現其主觀的世界。

蘇珊．桑塔格（Susan Sontag）於《論攝影》（On Photography）指出：「攝影本身無法解釋任何事情，但卻是無窮無盡的演繹、推測和幻想的邀請。」展覽從「持攝相機的拍攝者」、與「使用攝相機影像紀錄的創作者」兩個面向，與涵蓋「隱形的主角」、「轉變與重生」、「視覺風景」等3項子題，從攝影作為一門藝術類型所具有的獨特屬性，透過17位藝術家的攝影、動態影像、影像裝置、攝影劇場、攝影電影等多元化的作品，探討當代紀實影像所反映的現實為何，與再思考之於人類社會的觀點、影響及意義。

藝術家：
張乾琦、周慶輝、全明遠、何經泰、謝三泰、石內都、劉振祥、羅晟文、森山大道、西野壯平、盧純澤Suntag Noh、凱薩琳．歐佩、安娜．里德勒、沈昭良、杉本博司、黃海昌、徐冰

The exhibition “Theater of the Times: Contemporary Images and Their Many Interpretations” focuses on the evolution of reportage photography under the rapid advancement of technology, from the analog era with its professional photographic technology to the digital era with a camera in everyone’s smartphone, from paper media to digital platforms and even digital images generated by algorithms. It ponders the changes and ideas brought into being by photographers, image production, and image contents. In Paragraphs on Conceptual Art, the American conceptual art pioneer Solomon LeWitt (1928- 2007) wrote, “The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.” This is the core value of contemporary documentary photography.

The exhibition adopts the Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto’s photo series Theaters as a metaphor, ruminating on the interrelationships among creators, camera functions, photography, time and image production. In the era of digital photography, contemporary photographers have basically adopted the creative approach of “anti-reportage,” altering or slowing down the cadence at which reportorial photographs were taken in the past, paying less attention to decisive moments and conflicts, or using medium- or large-format cameras (instead of the usual 35mm cameras) in an attempt to present their subjective worlds in stylized manners, with attitudes of circumspection and contemplation.

In On Photography, Susan Sontag observes, “Photographs, which cannot themselves explain anything, are inexhaustible invitations to deduction, speculation and fantasy.” This exhibition examines contemporary image works by Taiwanese and international artists from two main approaches—“The Cameraperson Carrying Their Camera” and “The Artist Using Images Recorded by Cameras.” It also exploring three subordinate themes: “Hidden Protagonists,” “Transformation and Rebirth” and “Visual Landscapes.” Delving into photography as a kind of art with its own unique qualities, presenting works by 17 artists in a diverse array of forms, such as photographs, moving images, video installation, photographic theater and still photo film. Here, we ponder how contemporary documentary images reflect reality, as well as their outlook, influence and meaning for human society.

Artists：

CHANG Chien-Chi, CHOU Ching-Hui, CHUAN Ming-Yuan, HO Ching-Tai, HSIEH San-Tai, ISHIUCHI Miyako, LIU Chen-Hsiang, LO Sheng-Wen, MORIYAMA Daido, NISHINO Sohei, NOH Suntag, Catherine OPIE, Anna RIDLER, SHEN Chao-Liang, SUGIMOTO Hiroshi, WONG Hoy Cheong, XU Bing

日期 Date｜3/29－7/13 09:30 ~ 17:30（每週一休館 Closed every Mondays）

收費 Fee｜NT$30