展览前言

EXHIBITION PREFACE

在《山海经》中，十日悬空，光焰炽烈，天地因此陷入混沌，古人以此警示秩序的崩坏。而在今日的信息世界，层叠的图像与数据的洪流，正如多余的太阳，我们的视野获得前所未有的曝光，也在过度的光亮中失明。在苗晶的《十日混沌图》中，那些太阳既可以是古老神话中的生命原点，也可以只是一个emoji——宏大叙事被压缩成无尽数据流中微不足道的两个字符。

苗晶拒绝成为被动的旁观者或虚无的见证人。他以造物者自居，在数字的坐标系中筑园，用算法雕刻形体，再以手的温度将虚拟打磨为可触的实在。他的造物既非复制，亦非模拟，而是一种源自本能召唤——对意义的求索，对神话与欲望再度具象化的渴望。他用CG模拟拓印、又用手的温度为3D打印的雕塑抛光、贴金。在无数次的重复与迭代中，对手工的执念成为一种反叛的姿态——在以效率为信仰的时代，他用缓慢的手艺对峙速度的霸权。

这样的创作过程近乎一种现代的西西弗斯神话。意义的消解在他看来并非惩罚，而是一种抵抗——一种不肯让结果被算法预设的执念。每一次打印与抛光，都是他用双手将巨石推上山顶的坚持；而留下的，不是抵达终点的姿态，而是时间的纹理。每一道痕迹，都是对“造物”仍然可能的证明。

“太阳是否仍然从东方升起？”在苗晶的世界里，这个问题既是隐喻，也是仪式。那些在虚拟空间中悬置的太阳，成为人类在无光的时代里对“真”的召唤。或许在不再需要阳光的未来，我们仍需以“考古”的方式复原崇拜——让数字的太阳在虚拟的世界中，一次又一次地升起。

In the *Classic of Mountains and Seas*, ten suns hang in the sky, their blazing light plunging the world into chaos, a warning from the ancients of the collapse of order. In today's information world, the torrent of layered images and data, like superfluous suns, exposes our vision to unprecedented levels, yet also blinds us in excessive light. In Miao Jing's *Ten Suns of Chaos*, those suns can be the origin of life in ancient mythology, or simply an emoji—grand narratives compressed into two insignificant characters in an endless stream of data.

Miao Jing refuses to be a passive bystander or a futile witness. He sees himself as a creator, building gardens within a digital coordinate system, sculpting forms with algorithms, and then polishing the virtual into tangible reality with the warmth of his hands. His creations are neither copies nor simulations, but rather a call from instinct—a quest for meaning, a yearning to re-embodiment myth and desire. He uses CG simulation to imprint, and then polishes and gilds his 3D-printed sculptures with the warmth of his hands. In countless repetitions and iterations, his obsession with handcraft becomes a rebellious stance—in an era where efficiency is the creed, he confronts the hegemony of speed with slow craftsmanship.

This creative process is akin to a modern Sisyphus myth. He sees the dissolution of meaning not as punishment, but as resistance—a stubborn refusal to let the outcome be predetermined by algorithms. Each print and polish is his perseverance in pushing a boulder up a mountain with his own hands; what remains is not the posture of reaching the end, but the texture of time. Every mark is proof that "creation" is still possible.

"Does the sun still rise in the east?" In Miao Jing's world, this question is both a metaphor and a ritual. Those suns suspended in virtual space become humanity's call for "truth" in a lightless era. Perhaps in a future where sunlight is no longer needed, we will still need to restore our worship through "archaeology"—letting the digital sun rise again and again in the virtual world.

艺术家 Artist｜苗晶 Miao Jing

策展人Curator｜金媛媛 Yuan Yuan Jin

展览时间 Exhibition Time｜

2025.11.15-2026.1.18 11:00-18:00 

地点 Venue｜

E.SCAPE艺术空间

地址 Address｜

上海市武康路40弄3号 No.3, Lane 40, Wukang Road, Shanghai