島生活。

Pace/MacGill Gallery
School of Visual Arts, MFA Photo
32 East 57th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10022
212-759-7999

the Selfportraitr show is ON, go to galley or go online and have fun!!

from exhibition press release:

The exhibition will not only rely on the Flickr community for content, but will also depend upon the activity of the site’s users for the organization and editing of what is anticipated to be thousands of images from the age-old genre of self-portraiture. Whether the image is taken by a professional photographer overseas or by an amateur experimenting with a camera phone in New York City, each image posted on Flickr and “tagged” as a self-portrait will automatically be filtered and directed into the exhibition. The Pace/MacGill Flickr interface, created by SVA’s Jeremy Chien and Stephen Jablonsky and programmed by Kelvin Luck, allows users to vote for favorites, track the most viewed image, and create categories. Sorting options or subcategories (self portrait “with mirror” or at “beach,” for example) within the virtual exhibition will enable further definition and refinement.
The work in the exhibition will perpetually expand with the proliferation of users until the popularity of each category aids in its editing. As more images are collected and more users are interacting with the site to make selections, the work will become more discerning and interesting. One can choose the role they wish to assume: curator, artist, etcetera. With every click of the mouse, viewers become participants; the interactive community defines the exhibition. The hope is that the final result will be a 50 print exhibition of images chosen by the community.

if you want to know more, continue reading for the Selfportraitr exhibition's full press release.... ...繼續閱讀

一個古老的藝術形式self-portrait v.s. 一個新的web 2.0概念的網路相簿flickr = Selfportraitr

人手一機的數位攝影時代來臨，大量數位影像的產生迅速形成新的視覺圖像感官認知，攝影不再是專業人士的專利品，相機變成人人的隨身攜帶用品，攝影成了一項集體參與的全民運動。蘇珊頌塔格Susan Sontag的On Photography裡的經典論述：「攝影的本質原只是一種雜亂的、漫無目的『看』的形式，但當任何人拿起相機開始拍攝的時候便不可避免地以『自我』的角度去『看』，從而去選擇性地與世界聯繫，並透過相機從現實中收割發現自己。」數位時代的全民攝影者脫離攝影理論的包袱，不須知道快門與光圈，他們追求的只有蘇珊頌塔格所謂攝影中聯繫外界與自我存在與個體認同的一種「我拍故我在」的視覺再現。 ...繼續閱讀

又送走了一人
離鄉背井最久的老大
不知道陳綺貞只知道陳宛真的那個老頭
14年25箱
紐約幫人丁單薄，紐約幫沒勢沒力
帶他們去他們在紐約第一次去的地方吃紐約最後的一餐
像電影場景時間凍結的地方
有吉他撥弦有長笛樂音有地鐵隆隆有煙絲裊裊
不傷感不傷感
回家豈有不好的道理

然後.......... ...繼續閱讀

人總是在將要爆腦而亡之際，看到幻影。