For the project 14 days, the artist Hu Jieming stayed, or more precisely, ‘self-quarantined’ in DRC No.12 from July 28 to August 10. Without bringing in any preconceived ideas to his 14-day creations, he deliberately isolated himself from outside influences and set to re-explore new possibilities provided by his exceptional life in this confined space, constantly adjusting his creative process through absorbing the experiences from his daily life. The project consists of 33 works, all of which are resulted from the life of the 14 days in DRC No.12. The artist utilized the facilities, materials and articles of daily needs inside the apartment as creative elements. He installed 12 cameras in the apartment to record his life and work during the 14 days. By remaining indoors throughout, the artist established an intense interaction with the space and the objects within, through which he drew inspiration and found the expression to complete all the works. The works encompass three categories: photography, installations and surveillance videos, which often form intricate relationships with the actual space. Furthermore, the real scenes and their photographic reproductions, the real-life situations and installations are juxtaposed to form a dialectical process that simultaneously incorporates and filters out realities, creating a site for the viewers to contemplate the existential condition in the present-day realities.
2020年8月15日下午胡介鸣个展《14天》在外交公寓12号空间开幕。展览呈现了33件作品。艺术家在7月28日-8月10日生活在外交公寓12号空间内，处于封闭生活状态，放弃了之前对14天创作的种种预设，重新搜寻空间生活信息提供的可能性，在每天的生活信息积累中不断调整和推进创作进程。展览中的所有作品都是在这14天的外交公寓生活中产生的，创作元素分别来自公寓空间内部的设施、物料和生活用品。艺术家在公寓中安装了12个摄像头记录这14天的生活和创作状态。在足不出户的生活中艺术家与公寓空间本身及空间内物品建立了密切的互动关系。艺术家在这种互动中激发想象，获取灵感和表现方式，完成了展厅中的所有作品。作品分为摄影、装置和监控视频三类，摄影与被拍摄的实景、装置与生活状态形成过滤与生成的直接对应关系，由此引伸出对生存与现实的种种联想。
Exhibition plan presented in Diplomatic Apartments 呈现于外交公寓的展览方案
Exhibition name: 14 days 展览名： 14天
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OPENING SCENE
14 DAYS—The Diary of DRC No. 12
Hu Jieming
14天——外交公寓日记
胡介鸣
