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Temporal Currents
My work explores the concept of time, continuously interwoven within an eternal cycle of permanence and impermanence. This perspective emerges from having past moments frequently resurfacing, intertwining with the present, and shaping my perception and experience of the current moment. This has prompted a deeper reflection on my understanding of time, as seen through the analogue process. When the photographic paper is left unfixed, it gradually transforms under exposure to light until it reaches a state of balance. The passage of time appears to be embodied on the paper itself—each moment of coming and going may seem isolated, but is actually interconnected through a causal chain to the moments before and after. These connections are what form time’s eternal cycle. As we exist within this cycle, we are not merely witnesses to the passage of time but are inevitably part of its flow.
This installation was exhibited in a dark space illuminated only by darkroom safety lights. Seven unfixed photographs and one fixed photograph were mounted on black wooden panels, suspended from the ceiling, arranged in a circle that places the viewer at the center of the space. All eight photographs are enlargements from the same negative. Above each piece of photographic paper hangs a small lamp, controlled by a timer plug that lights up at specific intervals to illuminate the paper. Since seven of the photographic papers were not fixed, their colors continuously change under repeated exposure to the light; the one fixed photograph, by contrast, remains unchanged. Through special processes, the colors of these eight photographic papers present a gradient effect, shifting from light to dark and then from dark to light under illumination. When viewers step inside the circle, it feels as if they are entering another dimension of time. In this dimension, time is an endless cycle, and the rhythm of the lights turning on and off symbolizes the flow of time. Viewers stand at the center of time, witnessing every moment of change and the intricate connections between them, while also inevitably becoming part of the passage of time.
我的作品探讨时间的概念，它在一个无限的循环中不断交织着永恒与无常。这一视角源于过去的瞬间常常重新浮现，与当下交织，并影响我对当下时刻的感知和体验。这促使我深入反思对时间的理解，尤其是在胶片制作的过程中。当相纸处于未定影的状态时，它会在光照下逐渐发生变化，时间的流逝仿佛被具象化在相纸上——每一个瞬间的来去看似独立存在，实则通过因果链与前后的时刻相互连接，正是这些连接构成了时间的永恒循环。当我们身处时间的循环中，不仅是时间流逝的见证者，也被迫成为时间流动的一部分。
这个装置展览于一个仅有暗房安全灯照明的黑暗空间。7张未定影照片与1张定影照片被固定在黑色木板上，悬挂于天花板，它们围绕成一个圆，将观众置于空间的中心。所有8张照片都来自同一张底片的放大。每张相纸上方悬挂着一盏小灯，通过定时器控制，以特定频率亮起，为相纸提供照明。
由于7张相纸未经过定影处理，在灯光的反复照射下，它们的颜色会不断变化；唯一一张经过定影的照片则保持不变，作为对比。经过特殊处理，这8张相纸的颜色在光照后呈现出从浅至深，再由深至浅的渐变效果。
当观众步入圆环内部，就像进入另一个时空。在这个时空中，时间是一个永无止境的循环，灯光的开关节奏象征了时间的流动规律。观众站在时间的中心，见证了每一个瞬间的变化以及它们之间的紧密联系，同时也不可避免地成为时间流逝的一部分。