This project continues Zhao Qian’s exploration of the complex relationship between images and illusion, a theme that has consistently run through his work in recent years. Zhao delves into images that evoke illusions—such as imaginary friends in children’s minds, singing teapots in Disney animations, invisible shadows, and bizarre creatures that defy logic. He seeks to transform elusive illusions into visual form, for instance, capturing the world as seen through the eyes of a floating entity, where ghostly, translucent shapes drift freely.
His image-based practice is rooted in these “illusionary images” while maintaining a critical awareness of the collective illusions' images may incite. Zhao’s mapping practice, on the other hand, rebels against today’s panoramic surveillance model. By merging the two, Zhao captures and crystallizes the disturbances present in contemporary digital imagery, revealing the true nature of image-driven illusions—a frenzy, either personal or collective, born from the overflow of information.
这个项目延续了赵谦对图像与幻觉之间复杂关系的探索，这一主题在近几年中一直贯穿他的创作。赵谦深入探讨那些能够唤起幻觉的图像——例如儿童想象中的隐形朋友、迪士尼动画中的歌唱茶壶、无形的阴影，以及超越逻辑的奇异怪物。赵谦尝试将那些难以用图像捕捉的幻觉转化出来，比如通过漂浮物的眼睛所看到的世界，其中鬼魅般的透明形状随意飘荡。
他的图像实践植根于这些“幻觉图像”，同时保持对图像可能引发的集体幻觉的警惕。赵谦的地图实践则是对当今如全景监视模型般房间的反叛。通过将二者融合，赵谦捕捉并定格了当代技术图像中出现的干扰，揭示了图像引发的幻觉的真实本质——由信息泛滥产生的个人或集体狂热。
Size:170 × 225 × 5 mm
Binding: Paperback
Language: English, Chinese
Published by P for Pinecone, November 2024
Limited edition of 300 copies
语言：英语，中文
尺寸：170 × 225 × 5 mm
印装：金属专色+四色印刷，腔背锁线胶装
纸张：日本进口特级铜版纸
P for Pinecone，2024年11月，限量300册
