JIANG JIAXIN

The four video screenshots are all from the artist's earth artwork “the Balloon Project”. In the video, the artist places a number of black balloons on the desert island where human beings have set foot. The balloons float wildly and disorderly, which interferes with the natural presentation of objects in the picture. The artist walked into the farthest part of the island, cut off one thread after another, released the balloons in turn, and finally left the picture of the desert island.

The artist used the black balloon as a metaphor for a kind of behavior: the destruction of nature due to human desire is like a malignant tumor corrupting the whole nature. The artist used scissors to cut the thread in an effort to make the island look clean. However, looking up to the sky, the malignant tumors just changed a position, from one position to another place.

“The Balloon Project” aims to satirize and question the relationship between human civilization and nature. The building in the distance is the velodrome for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, under construction. The work was created in Hangzhou, Qiandao Lake.

*This project is supported by Nature+ Residency Program, and sponsored by CAMP SPACE.

四张影像截图都是来自于艺术家的大地艺术作品“气球”。在影像中，艺术家在人类涉足的荒岛上放置若干黑色气球，气球疯狂并且无秩序地飘动，干扰了画面中物像的自然呈现方式。艺术家走入画面中最远处，剪断一根根线，依次释放掉气球，最后留下来荒岛画面。

艺术家利用黑色的气球作为一类行为的比喻：人因欲望对自然的毁灭就像毒瘤一样张扬地在腐蚀着整个大自然。艺术家用剪刀剪断了线，努力让岛看起来变得干净。然而抬头望望天，毒瘤只不过换了一个位置，从一个位置去了另一个地方。

“气球”项目意在讽刺和发问于“人类文明化”和自然的关系。影像截图中远处建筑是在建的2022年杭州亚运会自行车场地的场馆。作品创作于杭州千岛湖。

*项目支持：自然与驻留项目     项目赞助：侃谱空间