轱辘个展《六味地黄》：空荡荡的舌苔或垮掉派
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“《六味地黄》没丸，《十香软筋》不散。”是我在2015及2017年的两本个人摄影集中玩的一个简单的文字游戏。从字面不难理解，这两个名字略显讽刺，稍带戏谑的口吻也恰好能概括我个人的摄影风格：虽然主题是偏成人化的裸体照片，但不想丢失童真，成人世界的痛苦、忧伤，爱欲生死，都想笑着表达。用沉重搭配诙谐，略显玩世不恭的浮夸，就是我的态度。
这次展览是我的首次正式个展。之前我参与过群展、与其他元素搭配的综合展、地下快闪摄影展，大多是形式大于内容的，略有点玩闹性质。这次展览，是我十年摄影生涯的一次总结，所以是相对严肃的，在内容上也尽可能的从不同角度、利用不同媒介展现出我的个人风格，表现出我对“性”这一主题的思考，并且以我的作品为窗口，展现出国内年轻人的前沿生态，暨所谓的亚文化：在主流之外以音乐、纹身、以及其他多种形式的创作，甚至是以生活本身来反抗现实、追求自由的可爱的人们。我也想在中国封建思想残留严重的现状下，以摄影的形式表达我的平权主义立场：身体不是用来物化的，性别也不应带来歧视，只有自己是自己身体的主人。
我是一个从小在只有女性的单亲家庭长大的孩子，成长经历决定了我的视角，我作品中的主体大多是女性的身体，我热爱和尊重她们。不可否认我是一个女体崇拜者。只是希望我的作品没有亵渎这些信任我的人，希望在探索多元化审美以及对彼此思想性的共同表达和创新上，我没有让大家失望。
每个人都是独一无二的，每幅作品都是爱的结晶。可归根结底，作品是属于观者的，我们作为创作者，只能在一旁心怀忐忑地，等待您们的评价。“六味地黄”，谁用谁知道。
轱辘 2018-05
"LWDH is just the beginning" & "SXRJ to be continued" -- are just silly little wordplays I did with the namesof my last two photo albums (published in 2015 and 2017).
These two Chinese names are designed to be sarcastic in away, and they also explain my philosophy in photography quite a bit -- in theform of adult nudity, underneath there is the innocence; the pain; the sadness;the anxiety; and the madness of love, of death, of life. The Ukiyoe of lifedisplayed in a raw, sarcastic way.
Although I have participated in other group & flashexhibitions before -- most of which just goofed around with the idea of taboo-- this one is my first official solo exhibition. It's more serious andsupposed to be a summary of the 10 years of my life as a photographer. It's aconversation about sex; it's a protest against sexism and objectification; it'sa celebration of the beautiful human body; also it's an Ukiyoe of the"misfits" in China and their so called "subculture" --those lovely people who had been dropping away from mainstream society，living on the edge, fighting against the authorities and perusing freedom in their own different ways.
Growing up in a female dominate single parent family madea huge impact on my perspectives of the world. I've always been curious aboutwomen and more importantly, having great respect for them. Naturally, women'sbodies are the most common subjects in my work. I sincerely hope that my workdoesn't fail those who believed in me.
Every individual is unique in his/her own way; and everypiece of art is a fruit of love. As the saying goes, there are a thousandHamlets in a thousand people's eyes. Myself, as the anxious artist, is readyfor your criticism.
"LWDH", you will know it when you see it.
Gulu May 2018
展览前言
比“五味杂陈”多一味，那一味带着新世纪“垮掉派”的严重印迹，却不仅仅是亚文化的表现，更是艺术家轱辘个人视角，以及他全部的生活体验。十年磨一剑，是对边缘群体的记录？是对物化的反抗？还是存在过的证据？摄影不是什么武器，它就是一个动作，通过内心抵达世界。
也许轱辘亮出的只是空荡荡的舌苔，在一丝黯哑的呐喊声中，能捕捉他的态度，即便是诙谐，也不致真正的烂掉。
米诺
Introduction
Just one more feeling than “The 5 mixed feelings”, the additional one is full of marks of “The beat generation” of the new century, it is not only the expression of subculture, but also the perspective of Gulu himself, and his whole experience of life.
Persistence is the key to success, is it the record of marginal groups? is it the resistance of materialization? is it the proof of existence? Photography is not a weapon, it is an action, that links your heart to the outside world.
If Gulu could ever express himself through his empty tongue, this is the way to get to know his attitude - self-deprecating humor but not decadent.
Mino
轱辘个展：六味地黄
Gulu’s solo exhibition: LWDH
出品人：杨森
Producer：Yang Sen
策展人：米诺
Curator： Mino
主办：盐界
Organizer：Yan Jie
展期：2018年5月19日-2018年6月18日
Date： May 19 - June 18, 2018
开幕：2018年5月19日 PM2:00
Opening time：14:00, May 19, 2018
地址：北京市朝阳区七棵树创意园A7-5上德大象空间
Location：Elephoto, Qikeshu Park, Chaoyang, Beijing
空荡荡的舌苔或垮掉派
轱辘近十年的生活，只有两件事，拍照和写小说。在我们为这次个展《六味地黄》挑选作品的时候，沦陷在海量照片的世界，突然有一种恍惚感，就像看了近十年的那本书《Please kill me》，隐隐浮现一种“垮掉派”的气质。所以我非常愿意把轱辘的摄影内容定义为新世纪“垮掉的一代“范畴之内，虽然定义微不足道，但我们能从中窥见来自艺术家个体化的拍摄视角和他做为艺术家的拍摄态度。
“这次展览，是我十年摄影生涯的一次总结，所以是相对严肃的，在内容上也尽可能的从不同角度、利用不同媒介展现出我的个人风格，表现出我对“性”这一主题的思考，并且以我的作品为窗口，展现出国内年轻人的前沿生态，暨所谓的亚文化：在主流之外以音乐、纹身、以及其他多种形式的创作，甚至是以生活本身来反抗现实、追求自由的可爱的人们。我也想在中国封建思想残留严重的现状下，以摄影的形式表达我的平权主义立场：身体不是用来物化的，性别也不应带来歧视，只有自己是自己身体的主人。”
“私摄影“做为伪命题，不提也罢。当我们在观看一位摄影师作品时，我们到底在看什么？像个老套的开场白，但它依然直指核心。轱辘个展《六味地黄》，主要有几类作品，一类是有故事的摄影作品，你可以把它们理解为艺术家的私人记忆，但这个记忆体——拍摄对像在每一张照片里又有他们各自的情感故事，情感为照片带来温度。
轱辘的整体生活和他的关注点，确实带有亚文化的明显特征，拍摄对象大都是这一群体的年轻人。“亚文化“在中国依然有小部分的受众，这一群体显然不是小清新的文艺群体，他们对边缘文化的迷恋形成了一种特质。八零后出生的轱辘身处其中，他的视线大多围绕个性人足的音乐人、艺术家和其他有开放意识的年轻人，也是本次个展中明显的一类作品。
拼贴和二次曝光，是对摄影的一种实验探索，都非常符合轱辘对摄影的认知和作为艺术家创作的欲望使然。另外还有轱辘钟爱的部分立拍得作品，一次成像的摄影方式，没有后期，完全取决于摄影师捕捉的那个瞬间状态，以及他进行的主题性长期拍摄。
其中，关于私秘的身体部位拍摄，在轱辘看来它们更像身体入口，而身体承载着一个人全部的情感和精神。“雌雄同体”，是艺术家对性别意识的认知。这部分作品尤其考验摄影师才华表现，更考量艺术家是否拥有敏锐的判断力和他对摄影内容的关注倾向，也因此逐渐形成了不可替代的拍摄特征。
在《六味地黄》中我们看到的只是极少数轱辘的部分摄影作品，里面表现的情绪非常多样化，有伤痕、混乱的暗黑系；有裸体私处主题拍摄；有纯粹审美倾向的作品，主要表现艺术家在视觉方面的追求；也有部分带有诙谐意味的作品，用轱辘的话说，人生太苦，能开怀大笑不容易，多少是一种相对积极的心态。如果说照片的情绪代表着艺术家表现出来的生命力，每一个鲜活的个体，那么我们需要进一步去了解摄影师的拍摄动机，绕不过去的话题便是性、裸体和情色。
对于此类的讨论和非议，甚至因此而将艺术家归类，乃至都无法回避荒木经惟对新一代中国摄影师造成的影响。但无可厚非的是，还是要看艺术家的拍摄态度和摄影作品的视觉表现。关于态度，轱辘很明确，甚至他说自己有女体崇拜，如果我们不矫情说到爱，“平权“和”反物化“的提法，是一种真正的平等诉求。在轱辘眼里，裸体本身就是美的，女性不可亵渎；身体不是物体，是情感的化身，开放自由的性与情色，还有什么一定要引来质疑呢？
说到摄影本身，轱辘的作品无论从内容、构图、色彩，都形成了他独特的个人风格，非常紧密地接合他在生活中的感同身受。一如在他镜头里出现的边缘人物，他们与主流价值观背道而驰，坚持自己的价值观与个性，在这个时代兀自成长，几经挣扎、对抗，毫无保留地展现着真实与美。
技术从来不是最重要的，动作也只是瞬间，当说到新世纪“垮掉派”，并不为了给轱辘贴标签，而是他鲜明地活在城市边缘，却也一味鲜明地被时代吞没。他不能代表任何一个群体，“垮掉派”也不是什么毒品、酒精、颓废的代言词，反而是一种精神，不向主流价值观妥协，即便野生也要兀自成长。轱辘甚至还有他的小羞涩、小幽默，纯良的内心，这是他宝贵的一面，也是他备受摧残的一面。
如果轱辘个展，亮出的只是空荡荡的舌苔；如果你能因此而得到一次喘息，是不是就可以了？
米诺Mino 2018-05
▲轱辘部分参展作品
Vacuous coated tongue or the Beat Generation
For the past 10 years, there are only two main focuses inGulu’s life -- photography and writing. Drown in the ocean of his huge picture collection, we were greatly over whelmed. It felt like a deja vu as when Ifinished reading the book《Please kill me》-- the madness and the anxiety of the"Beat Generation". Therefore I would love to call Gulu’s works as the"new Beat Generation".
So, what's thisexhibition "LWDH" really about?
1. Storytellers -- the love story of the subjects in thephotos. The private emotions shown in the photos are not so private anymore,and they bring live into the photos.
2. Portraits -- born in the 80s, as one of the"misfits", Gulu is drawn to the subculture scene. A lot of thesubjects of his works are underground musicians, artists and rebels, or as Isaid earlier, the "new Beat Generation".
3. Experimental photography -- such as picture collage,double exposure and Polaroid. These little experiments and side operations ofhis says a lot about what kind of a photographer he is -- ambious, adventurous,and most importantly, a lot of fun.
4. Body parts -- they carry personal experience andprivate emotions, they are little channels leading to a person's soul.
Although what's being exhibited is only a tip of theiceberg, the content is impressively diverse. Some are dark, emotional; someare visual feasts; some are sarcastic; some are humorous and witty -- in Gulu'sown words: "life is way too short to be bitter. If you can find humor inanything, just laugh."
Sex and nudity has always been a controversial subjectregarding to photography. As an artist in China, you can easily get labeled,misunderstood, or even targeted if you focus on it. But what if the"sex" in the artist's work is a protest to sexism? What if the"nudity" is a manifesto to freedom?
Gulu calls himself a feminist. He worships the beauty ofthe great nature. He arms himself with the weapon of camera, fighting againstsexism and objectification, and as we can see in his works, it's reallypowerful.
The choose of content, the unconventional point ofview, the use of diffrent color andlight, the composition of the pictures, altogether shaped his own unique style.He is truly an observant and outstanding artist.
It's takes great courage to take an unusual path, andGulu has been doing it for his whole life. Just like those people in his works,he himself is struggling to find himself and be himself.
If you can just get in touch with the real emotion fo rone moment, even if it's painful, it's worth coming here and give Gulu a shot.Isn't it?
Mino
May 2018
▲轱辘部分参展作品
特别说明：部分作品做了打码处理
轱辘，中国北京，双子座，自由摄影师，影像及文字创作者，把分裂状态带入工作及生活的实践者，作品风格时而清新时而粗暴，但从未停止思考与实验。2008年出版小说《速溶》并作为独立摄影师进行创作；2013年在洛杉矶举办“雏色”摄影展；2015年出版个人摄影集《六味地黄》，同年在北京今日美术馆举办摄影展；2017年出版拍立得摄影集《十香软筋》，同年举办“轱辘的六味地黄”地下摄影展及在北京合生麒麟社举办“视线肢解”摄影展，2018年小说《夏日昏因》在豆瓣阅读开始连载。
Gulu，Beijing, China, Gemini, freelance photographer, image and text creator brings the state of life into practitioners and lives practitioners whose styles are sometimes fresh and rough but never stopped thinking and experimentation. Published novel "Instant" in 2008, and created as independent photographer; held "Young Color Photography" in Los Angeles 2013; published personal photo album "LWDH" 2015. At the same year, exhibitions were held at Today Art Museum in Beijing; 2017 published photo album "TXRJ", In the same year, "LWDH" underground photography exhibition and Beijing co-Peking Kirin Society held "sight mutilation" photography exhibition, 2018 novel "Summer faint causes" began to read in Douban.
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