Monáx公共艺术装置

公司：	Siba Sahabi	类型：	景观
地区：	荷兰	标签：	艺术装置

今年由于COVID-19的爆发，我们很多人的孤独感是不容易用语言表达的。能否用形式来表达？这个问题打动了德国-伊朗艺术家Siba Sahabi，他创作了一个巨大的户外装置，目前正在乌特勒支展出。Monáx，取自古希腊语 "孤独 "的意思，采用了比生命更重要的窗户形式。这件特定场地的作品由乌特勒支城市实验室和艺术团体RAUM委托创作，是 "共同生活在一起"（Living Apart Together）的一部分，该展览是在2020年3月荷兰第一次冠状病毒封锁期间开发的。

The loneliness many of us have felt this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak is not easily put into words. Could it be put into form? This question moved German-Iranian artist Siba Sahabi to create a monumental outdoor installation, currently on show in Utrecht. Monáx, after the Ancient Greek term for alone, takes the form of largerthan-life windows. The site-specific work, commissioned by the Utrecht urban laboratory and art collective RAUM, is part of Living Apart Together, an exhibition developed during the first Dutch coronavirus lockdown in March 2020.

如果说这场大流行及其随后的封锁提供了什么，那就是提供了一个反思的机会；并且关注一种人类的状态，虽然已经司空见惯，但在过去的几个月里却凸显出来：感到孤独。在这种情况下，Sahabi开始广泛研究孤独的状态，特别是艺术、文学和电影领域对孤独的描述。她很快就意识到，与爱情或死亡相比，孤独的描写是多么的罕见，尽管在人类的经验中，孤独肯定是非常熟悉的。

If the pandemic and its subsequent lockdowns have provided anything, it is the opportunity to reflect; and to focus on a human state that, while already commonplace, came to the forefront these past months: feeling lonely. In this context, Sahabi began a broad research into the state of loneliness, particularly its depictions in the spheres of art, literature and film. It soon struck her, how rarely loneliness was depicted in comparison to, for instance, love or death – while surely just as acutely familiar in human experience.

Sahabi的研究结果--也是其中的一部分，项目是一座不朽的雕塑，高2.5米，包括一个视听装置。物理部分由三个几何元素组成，允许观众坐下来；它们的镜面外观与内部的木质表面形成对比。“我选择用镜子来完成雕塑，以刺激参观者和雕塑之间的互动，”艺术家解释说：“此外，我还想从字面上反映出我们社会中一个相当隐形的问题。孤独是一个我们不喜欢谈论的主题。事实上，这是一个复杂的主题。幸运的是，当前流行病的一个积极结果是，我们社会的孤独问题已经成为更多关注的焦点。”

The result of Sahabi’s research – and part of it – is a monumental sculpture, which measures 2,5 meters in height and comprises an audiovisual installation. The physical part consists of three geometric elements that allow viewers to take a seat; their mirrored exterior contrasting with the interior’s wood finish. ‘I chose to finish the sculptures with mirrors to stimulate an interaction between the visitors and the sculpture,’ the artist explains. ‘Furthermore, I wanted to reflect, literally, on a rather invisible issue of our society. Loneliness is a theme we don’t feel comfortable talking about. And indeed, it is a complex theme. Fortunately, one of the positive outcomes of the current pandemic is, that the problem of loneliness in our society has become the focus of more attention.’

窗户象征着我们对接触的渴望：我们向窗外望去，当我们对自己四壁之外发生的事情感到好奇。这些雕塑还具有长椅的功能，当参观者在那里坐下来时，他们会听到讲述个人孤独故事的声音。为此，Chris Rijksen创作了一个完整的播客系列，也被命名为Monáx。播客中包含了一些与孤独有过 "实践 "的人的经历，如心理学家、修女、探险家和哲学家。

The windows symbolise our longing for contact: we look out of our windows, when we are curious about what is going on outside our own four walls. The sculptures also function as benches, and when visitors take a seat there, they will hear voices recounting personal stories about loneliness. To this end, an entire podcast series also titled Monáx was created by Chris Rijksen. The podcast includes the experiences of people who have had ‘practice’ with loneliness, such as a psychologist, a nun, an explorer and a philosopher.