山海圖誌 第一回“逐浪”——朝暮美术馆 · 三亚

The Atlas of Mountains and Seas | Chapter One: Chasing the Waves

2024.12.21—2025.3.20

Artistic Director：Yu’er

Curator：Cheng Xi

Artists:
Chai Mi, Deng Hanbin & SchiChiu, Lisa Chang Lee, Lu Qing, Li Xiaolin, Liu Pi,Tan Tian, Tang Ning, Wang Zehao, Xu Han, Xiao Jian, Ye Su, Yu Aijun, Yang Xinjia, Yue Yuchen, Zhang Yi & (Group: Chai Zirui, Gao Nina, Lo AnHe, Li Jiaqing, Wu Feifan, Wang Xiao’ai, Wang Yufei, Xu Canyang)

Artists&Experimental Performances:

Andrej Bako  & Zhuo Mengting, Ake，Hong Xing, Jin Jinjin, The ZEAL ACADEMY、Song Lang, Yang Yu

Opening Ceremony:
2024.12.21, 3:00–5:00 PM
Experimental Performances:
2024.12.20, 6:00–8:00 PM
2024.12.21, 6:00–10:00 PM
Wave-Chasing Night:
2024.12.22, 6:00–10:00 PM

Producer:Wang Yi

Organizers:Zhaomu Art Museum & Elsewhere Culture
Address:No. 36, Wanghai Road, Chiling Scenic Area, Yingzhou Town, Lingshui, Sanya City, Hainan Province

The series of works “Start When Leaving”  consists of five independent works with different forms but all related.
The creation of this work began when the artist was strolling in a seafood market near their residence and accidentally caught a dying grouper,
So he negotiated with the shop owner to take the fish to the residence after it died and complete the creation.
The artist uses a dead ordinary “grouper” as a symbol, referring to an expression of the rotation of all things in the world.
In the operation mechanism of experiencing, observing, recording, spreading, forgetting, disappearing, and repeatedly repeating this process, the presence as a “human” is revealed.
By deliberately controlling the depth of traces and the reality of objects during the printing process, we can glimpse the artist’s symbolic comparison of subjective memory experiences and descriptions of forgetfulness that are often mentioned in our daily lives. The painting hanging at the top implies a re projection and differentiation of individual memory, providing material evidence for our retelling and depiction in collective memory. The arrangement of ancient fish fossils from the vicinity of Chaoyang and corals picked up from the Chaomu seaside shows the artist’s rotation and nesting of macro geographical landforms. And the transplantation of Hainan fern plants on cold metal is a direct appropriation of the concept of “epiphytes” in the context of plants. In terms of material and media, ‘Start When Leaving’ utilizes the five elements that construct the rotation of all things, while in terms of overall exhibition, the series employs a three-layer spatial relationship of sea, mountain, and sky for layout.
The phrase ‘Start When Leaving’ expresses a rotational annotation where the starting point becomes the ending point, and the ending point alternates as the starting point. It means that ‘life’ is repeatedly washed and soaked in the impermanent waves of time, swaying and turbulent… More often than not, we rely on the temporary meaning of building replicas to resist the permanence of nothingness.

Zhao-Moon Art Museum

Zhao-Moon Art Museum, located in Hainan, China, is a cultural institution dedicated to the research, promotion, and exhibition of contemporary art. The museum supports experimental artistic expressions and explorations, addressing both local and global issues while embracing artists and themes from diverse cultural backgrounds. As a space for art presentation and academic research, Zhao-Moon Art Museum also serves as a platform for cultural exchange and creative inspiration, offering artists and the public opportunities to engage deeply with contemporary society and art.

Elsewhere

“Elsewhere Culture” is a diverse experimental project and cultural platform. We aim to activate various spaces and environments through a nomadic and formless approach, moving fluidly between art and other fields. Exploring the limitless possibilities of creativity. Our focus is on a wide range of creative practices, including but not limited to art, writing, film, performance, sound, body, architecture, and any other form of artistic expression. This project was initiated by poet Yuer and curator Chengxi. Currently, we are launching five key projects: Elsewhere Theatre, Elsewhere Exhibition, Elsewhere Screenings, Elsewhere Poetry, and Elsewhere Experiment.