Its prototype was an abandoned train station of Heaven Village located between Shenzhen and Dongguan, China. Consisting of 11 exhibition spaces and 34 studios, this digital neighborhood was created in 2021, providing an alternative platform for creators and trans-disciplinary cultural workers to continue their creative activities even under lockdown restrictions. MetalinkArt has a special focus on exploring the functional digital twins of creative spaces, enhacing the function of physical realm by applying technological methodology. It is a dynamic experimental playground for creativities crossing geographical and academic borders. It aims to encourage the creative practices that can make positive contributions to our existing living surroundings and be spontaneously prepared for a world of Web 3.0.
元一虛擬藝術社區包括了11個展廳以及34個藝術家工作室,是在新冠疫情封城期間創建的。其原型是位於深圳的一個被廢棄的火車站。這個數字化社區旨在為文化和技術創意人提供一個平行與現實的展示平台,鼓勵藝術和文化領域的跨學科實踐。元一專注於探索藝術空間的功能數字孿生項目,以應用技術方法改善和擴展現實世界。為藝術文化工作者創建一個面向未來web3.0的舞台。
本次「開元」展覽為大家帶來九位藝術家的創作,包括陳學剛、陳子風、大余、丁思雨、黃鵠欣、彭立彪、文吾劉斌、張茂源、之之。在這新舊交替的時刻,藝術領域也面臨著更新與改革。包括了藝術空間的形態、藝術家的創作模式以及物料、還有大眾的體驗方式等,這些有關藝術文化的惯性正在消無聲息地向未來web3.0的時代過渡著。本次九位藝術家通過影像、裝置、借助VR等形式實踐了虛實相生之下藝術創作的轉型。
疫情極大地促成了各種產業的數字化,其中當然包括了藝術行業。藝術空間和藝術家們在限制中謀求生路,在數字化和科技中另闢蹊徑,打破常規,不斷模糊著現實以及虛擬的界限,重新定義著創作物料以及展出模式。觀眾也在不斷地嘗試著全新的體驗方式。或許不久的將來在跨界的實踐中,藝術是否也將被重新定義。「元一藝術社區」已為創作者們提供了這片滋養實踐的沃土,迎接更多優秀的文化藝術創作者。
"The Age of Metaverse" is the first exhibition of MetalinkArt aimed at the public, and as the name suggests, it represents a historic node in 2022 - the year of the digital twinning of art exhibition halls.
The exhibition brings together works by nine artists, including Chen Xuegang, Chen Zifeng, Dayu, Ding Siyu, Huang Huxin, Peng Libiao, Wenwu Liubin, Zhang Maoyuan, and Zhizhi. At this moment of transition between old and new, the art and cultural field is also facing renewal and reform, including the form of spaces, artists' creative modes and materials, as well as the experiences of the public. These inertial aspects of art and culture are quietly transitioning to the future era of web 3.0. The nine artists in this exhibition have practiced the transformation of art creation under the symbiosis of virtual and reality through images, installations, and VR technology.
The pandemic has greatly facilitated the digitization of various industries, including the art industry. Art spaces and artists seek ways out of restrictions, and they are exploring new paths in digitization and technology, breaking conventions and constantly blurring the boundaries between reality and virtuality, redefining the materials of creation and exhibition formats. Audiences are also constantly trying new ways of experiencing art. Perhaps in the future, art will also be redefined in cross-border practices. MetalinkArt creative neighborhood has provided creators with fertile soil for practice and welcomes more creative minds.
Taking an abandoned train station as a prototype, the creative group started this project spontaneously under the extreme covid lockdown. The digital neighbourhoods has created an alternative playground for conversations and practices. enhancing the culture activities to better support our physical world.
Heaven Village Station, Gongguan Shi, Guangdong, China
元一藝術社區囊括了大陸以及香港地區藝術機構的十一個藝術展廳以及多個藝術家工作室。匯聚了海內外近三十名的藝術創作者。
而這具規模性的數字藝術社群,它的創建靈感卻源自位於一座小小的廢棄火車站。「天堂圍火車站」,位於廣東東莞城中村“天堂圍”。我們似乎時常在藝術中找到廢舊的房子或者標識。藝術家有時候就像是拾荒的老太太一樣樂此不疲地在城市中尋找這些被別人丟棄的“廢品”,把它們當作寶貝。的確如此,藝術從某種意義上來講就是在對我們人類社會的產物進行回收再利用。這種行為可以理解為一種反思,通過藝術的途徑來反觀群體的行為以及認知,從而開始更高維度地對自我行為批判以及反省。廢棄建築、城中村等等這些城市中被遺忘的元素往往具有現成的敘事,以及其自帶的社會關註度,更重要的一點是“廢棄的”說明沒有太多的幹擾因素,確實成為了文化藝術創作者們難得的寶貝。他們這些現成的素材進行再創作,賦予了這些“廢品”全新的意義以及生命力。事實上也是如此,城中村作為小型的部落社群也時常能引起社會學家,藝術家們的廣泛關註。這種類似
於小型部落的風俗習性和特有文化為創作者提供了大量的素材。他們開始介入城中村居民的生活,對其進行探索,接著用藝術和文化活動的角度將小眾的敘事呈現給大眾。再借力科技,它的價值在數字空間中得以繼續服務它所在的社區、甚至是更廣大的受眾。現實中被廢棄的場所成為了新的文化藝術符號,在圍繞其所構建的社區中,新的創造力會像雨後春筍般萌芽。
元一社區現有展廳包括元一藝術空間,陽明藝術商店、美術館、藝術中心、香港分域碼頭展館、收藏家VIP沙龍、藝術鄉村文獻館、潮流藝術館、廣場開放展場、電影館以及天堂圍火車站台。作為藝術空間的數字孿生社群,在經歷了三年的極端疫情防控的環境期間,藝術創作者的生存環境面臨著前所未有的挑戰。但在這期間「元一藝術社區」(MetaLinkArt)也得以破繭而生,作為一個平行於現實空間的全新創作維度。為海內外更多的藝術從業者搭建了一個適應當下環境的創作平台,並向藝術領域虛實結合的未來邁進。
Artists are sometimes like old ladies scavenging in the city, tirelessly searching for these discarded 'waste' items and treating them as treasures. Indeed, art can be seen as a way of recycling and reusing the products of our human society. This behavior can be understood as a form of reflection, applying creative practices as means to reflect on collective behavior and cognition, and to initiate self-criticism and introspection through a third-person perspective. Abandoned buildings, urban villages, these “abandoned” elements in the city often carried with ready-made narratives and inherent social concerns, making them truly precious to the creators. With the assist of technology, the redeveloped value continues serving its community and Ecos with even a wider audience with the support of technology.
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