Temporary Friends,
Disposable Lovers:
A Digital Séance

暫友，逝愛 : 數位降靈

The exhibition Temporary Friends, Disposable Lovers: A Digital Seance marks the inaugural curation by artist Ni Hao's exhibition platform, Curatorial Shell. Collaborating with Massform, a studio dedicated to employing mechanical equipment for exceptional interior and product designs, 18 contemporary artists, both domestic and international, have been invited to participate. Beginning with the showing of existing works by local Taiwanese artists, the exhibition will utilize a giant CNC robotic arm and 3D printing technology to materialize temporary sculptures and paintings from digital files transmitted by artists worldwide during the exhibition. Moreover, creatives from diverse disciplines are summoned to “possess” the robotic arm, transforming it into a conduit for artistic acts and performances. Each participant brings forth fragments of their own unique worldview, contributing to a vibrant kaleidoscope of human experience. Amidst the whirlwind of global politics, technological advancement, and environmental flux, "Temporary Friends, Disposable Lovers" emerges as a beacon of exploration, navigating the nuanced landscape of interpersonal dynamics. Through this innovative amalgamation of art and technology, the exhibition endeavors to forge new channels of artistic communication and connection that transcend the limitations of physical presence.

「暫友，逝愛 : 數位降靈」 由藝術家倪灝發起的策展平台 Curatorial Shell 首度策畫，攜手齊物創製(Massform) ——致力於運用機械設備實踐室內與產品設計的工作室，邀請國內外18位當代藝術領域的創作者參與，由台灣藝術家的作品開啟篇章，並在展期間透過巨型機械手臂CNC及3D列印技術，召喚國外藝術家們從世界各地傳送來的數位檔案，製作出暫時性的雕塑與繪畫作品，以及邀請不同領域的表演者附身在機械手臂上進行演出，從他們的視角來觀看碎片化的世界，拼湊散落於生活裡的片段如萬花筒般的景觀，探索政治權力的拉扯、科技技術的躍進與自然環境的變動之下，人際關係之間不斷變化的狀態以及可能性。




Exhibition Text 展覽論述
Within the boundless expanse of recent years, a grand schism unfolded before the eyes of the world, parting the ethereal realm from corporeal reality. The pandemic's relentless grip arrested our mortal frames, rendering them ever more vulnerable and bereft of purpose in today's disquieting milieu. As political hostility surged and ecological desolation loomed, our bodies found themselves relegated to seclusion, stowed away like precious relics. Yet, defying the languid pace of introspection to imagine a better future, the human spirit, plagued by restless anxiety, yearned to transcend by all means. Eagerly, we uploaded ourselves unto the digital tapestry, embracing the perpetual fragmented and evanescent cyber domain as the nexus for future human communion.

Such intricate dynamics bespeak our contemporary tapestry, an unveiling of existence's ephemeral nature, where fleeting forms coalesce only to dissolve with equal swiftness. Within this mosaic, transitory experiences reign supreme, marked by ephemeral dopamine surges elicited by ever-shortening online contents that we are all forced to consume, fragmented memories, amnesia, and evanescent echoes of the immediate past, slipping through our grasp like ethereal tendrils of smoke.

In this shaky and uncertain new epoch, the present world tantalizingly oscillates between proximity and distance, as our identities, driven by an insatiable yearning, transmogrify with the velocity of a thousand metamorphoses, from caterpillars to butterflies and back again, over and over. Gathering our dreams and hopes, both of yore and present, we surrender them to the consuming maw of a cosmic abyss. From its stygian depths, emerges a negative mold, bearing the inverted silhouette of our shared humanity, ready to be endlessly recasted, akin to the infinity room's enigmatic allure. Within this ever-repeating world, reality incessantly births itself anew, descending ever deeper into self-infatuation, inexorably embracing the specter of extinction. Our static corporeal shells find solace in simulations of cherished memories and sensory imprints, distilled from the collective remembrances of temporary friends and disposable lovers, suffusing our immobilized forms with a mirage of life's finest echoes.

在近幾年加速發展的科技技術下，虛幻的數位領域被創造出來，與既有的有形現實被分隔開來卻也如同打開無垠宇宙的裂痕，開啟存在為何物的想像與討論，而在疫情無情地束縛了有限身軀於現今令人不安的生活環境中，國際張力及氣候變遷加劇使其變得更加脆弱和無所適從。隨著政治對立的激增和極端生態的迫近，我們的身體不得不被驅逐到隱匿之處，像珍貴的文物般被存放著。人們幻想著美好的未來，卻輕忽了慢慢思考與反省的行為，儘管被不安焦慮纏繞，仍渴望以各種手段超越身軀限制，於是在社群媒體氾濫的時代中，急於地將自己上傳至數位織網中，擁抱著碎片化和稍縱即逝的網絡領域，虛構永恆作為未來人類交流的樞紐，而這些複雜的人際動態關係顯現了當代的議題，揭示了存在的瞬息本質，短暫的形態匆匆聚合、快速消散。

從日益縮短的影像內容，破碎、遺忘與短暫的過往餘韻作引發，以短暫的多巴胺快感為標記，在這個如同碎裂地玻璃、馬賽克般拼磚般的世界裡佔據主導地位。我們被迫消耗的記憶與過往如同飄渺的煙霧般從我們雙手中悄悄滑過。在這動盪不安的新時代裡，現實世界中人與人的關係在接近和遠離之間不斷地擺盪，我們的身份因無法滿足慾望而變幻莫測，以千變萬化的速度蛻變，如同毛毛蟲變成蝴蝶，然後再次回到原點，一遍又一遍重複著。我們聚攏著昔日和現在的夢想和希望，將它們奉獻給一個無垠的宇宙深淵。從黑暗的深處浮現出一個負面的樣板，承載著我們共同人性的輪廓，準備無數次地被鑄造，宛如擁有神秘魅力的無盡鏡子迷宮。在這個不斷重複的世界裡，現實無數次地重新誕生，我們也陷入了無盡的自我陶醉，默默接受了滅絕的可能性。靜止的肉體外殼在珍愛的回憶及感官印象的模擬中找到寄託，它們由短暫朋友和用完即棄的愛人的集體回憶提煉而成，使我們動彈不得的形體最後充滿了生命裡最美好的回音和幻象。

Opening 開幕式
5/11 (Sat.) 18:00

Opening (Rebirth) 開幕(重生)
5/24 (Fri.) 18:00

Participated Artists 參與藝術家
Chen-Yu Chen 陳呈毓 , Shiau-Peng Chen 陳曉朋, I-Hsuen Chen 陳以軒, Melmel Chen 陳米靖, Li-Yun Chien 簡莉芸, Jessica Hang 韓絜羚, Jai-Yn Lin 林佳盈, Jia-Jhen Syu 許家禎,Yun-Jieh Wu 吳芸頡,Deng-Lin Yang 楊登麟, Bruno Aeberli, Jaimie An, Nook Chuenkitti, Gail Dodge, Nadia Haji Omar, Daniel Hüttler, Joel Kuennen, Bayne Peterson, Sivaan Walker

Curator 策展人
Hao Ni 倪灝

Partnership 合作夥伴
Massform  齊物創製

Sponsor 贊助單位
National Culture and Arts Foundation 
財團法人國家文化藝術基金會