It's the End and It's the Beginning
描述：一个透明的塑料火焰雕塑坐落在一个白色房间的中央，房间被火炬照亮，雕塑上方和后面的墙上充满了粉色/紫色的色彩。
死亡一直是人们避而不谈的话题。但我们终将面对。我并不认为死亡是一个生命的终结而是沟通方式的改变。就像电影coco中所说“死亡并不可怕，遗忘才是”。任何生命都可以存在于我们的意识之中，但如果他不再被提起才是真正意义上的死亡。所以，如何接受亲人死亡可以理解为重新适应一种新的沟通方式。所以这件作品中我通过展示我纪念亲人的方式来传达死亡不是生命的结束这一概念，鼓励观众正视死亡并接受死亡。
这件作品中，我制作了以火为造型的雕塑作品使用投影仪在雕塑上播放移动影像。投影投在透明塑料材质的雕塑上，雕塑的影子投射在墙上与投影仪投射的移动影像结合，营造出正在燃烧的错觉。雕塑代表现实和活人所在的世界，投影仪投射的移动影像则代表虚拟即我的意识中有去世之人存在的世界，二者结合表示两个世界是可以互相沟通和交流的。
Description
A transparent plastic fire sculpture is on the ground in the middle of a white room lit up with a torch and pink/purple colors awash over and behind it on the wall.
Death has always been a topic people tend to avoid discussing. But we will face it eventually. I don't see death as the end of life but rather as a change in the mode of communication. As in the movie "Coco" where it's said, "The real death is that no one in the world remembers you." Any life can exist in our consciousness, but true death occurs when they are no longer remembered or mentioned. Therefore, accepting the death of loved ones can be understood as adapting to a new form of communication. In this artwork, I convey the concept that death is not the end of life by showcasing how I commemorate my loved ones, encouraging viewers to confront and accept death.
It's the End and It's the Beginning, Qianyi Liu, light installation on, plastic materials,2024 (1-3)
It's the End and It's the Beginning, Qianyi Liu, light installation on, plastic materials,2024 (4)
It's the End and It's the Beginning, Qianyi Liu, light installation on, plastic materials,2024 (5)
It's the End and It's the Beginning, Qianyi Liu, light installation on, plastic materials,2024 (6)
It's the End and It's the Beginning, Qianyi Liu, light installation on, plastic materials,2024 (7-9)
It's the End and It's the Beginning, Qianyi Liu, light installation on, plastic materials,2024 (10)
"It's the end and it's the beginning" 2024, video of sculptures and images in copland gallery exhibition space
In this artwork, I created sculptures in the shape of fire and used a projector to display moving images onto them. The projections are cast onto sculptures made of transparent plastic material, with the sculptures' shadows projected onto the wall merging with the moving images from the projector, creating the illusion of burning. The sculptures represent the reality and the world of the living, while the moving images projected by the projector represent a virtual world - the world where the deceased exist in my consciousness. The combination of the two signifies that these two worlds can communicate and interact with each other.
在这件作品中，我创作了火焰形状的雕塑，并用投影仪将动态影像投射到雕塑上。投影投射到透明塑料材质的雕塑上，雕塑的影子投射到墙上，与投影仪的动态影像融为一体，营造出燃烧的幻觉。雕塑代表着现实和生者的世界，而投影仪投射的动态影像则代表着虚拟世界——我意识中逝者存在的世界。两者的结合意味着这两个世界可以相互交流和互动。