Shih Chieh Huang: Sculptures that'd be at home at the bottom of the ocean

翻译人员: Gena Volz 校对人员: HUI XU

I was born in Taiwan.

我是在台湾出生的。

I grew up surrounded by

我成长于一个身边满是

different types of hardware stores,

各式五金杂货铺的环境。

and I like going to night markets.

我很喜欢去逛夜市。

I love the energy of the night markets,

我喜爱夜市的热闹和能量，

the colors, the lights, the toys,

那儿色彩斑斓，灯火通明，有着各种玩具。

and all the unexpected things I find every time I go,

每每光顾，我都能有意外惊喜，

things like watermelon with straw antennas

比如插着吸管当天线的西瓜啦，

or puppies with mohawks.

或者是有着红色莫霍克发型的狗宝宝啦。

When I was growing up, I liked taking toys apart,

我在成长的阶段，就很喜欢拆解玩具，

any kind of toys I'd find around the house,

任何我在家里能找到的玩具，都拆。

like my brother's BB gun when he's not home.

比如，我兄弟的玩具枪，他不在家我就把它给拆了。

I also liked to make environments

我也喜欢弄些东西

for people to explore and play.

可以让人去探索和玩的。

In these early installations,

在我早期的这些设备装置中，

I would take plastic sheets, plastic bags,

我会用到塑料布，塑料袋，

and things I would find in the hardware store

和我在五金杂货铺里找得到的东西

or around the house.

或者是自家附近有的东西。

I would take things like highlighter pen,

我会用到比如荧光笔，

mix it with water, pump it through plastic tubing,

和水混合后，泵压经过塑料管子，

creating these glowing circulatory systems

创建起这些发光循环系统，

for people to walk through and enjoy.

人们可以在其中穿行并欣赏。

I like these materials because of the way they look,

我之所以喜欢这样的材料，是因为它们的外观，

the way they feel, and they're very affordable.

它们给人带来的感觉，也因为它们的成本不会太贵。

I also liked to make devices that work with body parts.

我也喜欢做一些能够和身体的部位进行互动的装置。

I would take camera LED lights

我把摄像头，LED灯

and a bungee cord and strap it on my waist

和一堆电线绑到我的腰上，

and I would videotape my belly button,

然后对着我的肚脐眼进行录像，

get a different perspective,

用另一种角度

and see what it does.

看世界。

(Laughter)

（观众笑声）

I also like to modify household appliances.

我也喜欢改装家电。

This is an automatic night light.

这是一个自动夜灯。

Some of you might have them at home.

也许你们当中某些人家里也有。

I would cut out the light sensor,

我把光线感应器切了下来，

add an extension line,

加上条延长线，

and use modeling clay,

用橡皮泥

stick it onto the television,

把它粘在电视机上，

and then I would videotape my eye,

然后我让我的眼球活动出现在电视上，

and using the dark part of my eye

用我眼睛的黑色部分

tricking the sensor into thinking it's night time,

让光线感应器以为是晚上了，

so you turn on the lightbulb.

所以它就点亮灯泡。

The white of the eye and the eyelid

眼白和眼皮部分，

will trick the sensor into thinking it's daytime,

让光线感应器当成了白天，

and it will shut off the light.

它于是就把灯泡熄灭。

I wanted to collect more different types of eyes,

我曾想要搜集更多的不同型的眼睛图像，

so I built this device using bicycle helmets,

所以我就用自行车头盔，

some lightbulbs and television sets.

一些灯泡和电视机做了这个装置，

It would be easier for other people to wear the helmet

以便于让其他人带上头盔

and record their eyes.

好拍下他们的眼睛。

This device allows me to symbolically

这个装置也让我得以

extract other people's eyes,

将其他人的眼睛图像符号化，

so I have a diversity of eyes to use

这样我就有各式各样的眼睛图像可用在

for my other sculptures.

我的其他的作品上。

This sculpture has four eyes.

这个作品有四只眼睛。

Each eye is controlling a different device.

每个眼睛控制一个不同的装置。

This eye is turning itself around in a television.

屏幕上的这只眼睛指挥电视机转动。

This eye is inflating a plastic tube.

这只眼睛触发塑料管充气的动作。

This eye is watching a video of another piece being made.

这只眼睛可以触发播放录像看到另外一个装置的制作过程。

And these two eyes are activating glowing water.

这两只眼睛能够触动装在瓶子里的荧光水。

Many of these pieces are later on shown

这些装置，其中很多在后来被展示于

in museums, biennials, triennial exhibitions

博物馆，双年展，三年展。

around the world.

世界各地都有。

I love science and biology.

我喜欢科学和生物学。

In 2007, I was doing a research fellowship

在2007年，我在史密森自然历史博物馆

at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum

做一个奖学金研究，

looking at bioluminous organisms in the oean.

观察海洋里的发光生物体。

I love these creatures. I love the way they look, the way they feel.

我喜欢这些生物。我喜欢它们的样子，喜欢它们的触感。

They're soft, they're slimy,

它们柔软，光滑。

and I was fascinated by the way they use light

我也着迷于在它们的环境里，

in their environment,

它们是怎样利用光的，

either to attract mates, for self-defense,

或者是用来吸引配偶，或者是用来自保，

or to attract food.

或者是用来吸引猎物。

This research inspired my work in many different ways,

从这项研究中，我得到很多启发和灵感并将其应用于我的作品。

things like movement or different light patterns.

例如物体的运动，或是不同的光线变化。

So I started gathering a lot of

所以我在我的工作室里开始收集大量的

different types of material in my studio

各种类型的物料

and just experimenting

进行实验。

and trying this out, trying that out,

试试这个，试试那个，

and seeing what types of creatures I can come up with.

看看用它们我可以造出什么样的东西。

I used a lot of computer cooling fans

我用到了很多电脑上的散热风扇，

and just kind of put them together and see what happens.

把它们放在了一起看看会怎么样。

This is an 8,000-square-foot installation

这是一个8千平方英尺的装置，

composed of many different creatures,

由许多不同部件组成，

some hanging from the ceiling and some resting on the floor.

有的吊在天花板上，有的是在地上。

From afar, they look alien-like,

从远处看，它们有点像外星生物，

but when you look closer,

可是当你走近看，

they're all made out of black garbage bags

它们其实都是用些黑色的垃圾袋

or Tupperware containers.

或是特百惠塑料盒子做成的。

I'd like to share with you how ordinary things

我在这里想和大家分享的就是:

can become something magical and wondrous.

平凡日常的东西也可以变身成为魔幻神奇的事物。

(Applause)

（观众掌声）

Thank you.

谢谢大家。

(Applause)

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