Humanity|Art |issue 138
The Line, Lockeford, California, United States
美國加利福尼亞州洛克福德 「線條」
[ REgroup ]
Humanity|Art |issue 138
美國加利福尼亞州洛克福德 「線條」
[ REgroup ]
藝術家:加里.劉易斯 朱莉亞.劉易斯
展覽地點:美國加利福尼亞州洛克福德
影像:蒂姆.格里菲斯攝影師
採訪:劉湘怡
文字:REgroup
整理:傢飾編輯部
Artists:Gary Lewis.Julia Lewis
Exhibition Location:Lockeford, California, United States
Photos:Tim Griffith Photographer
Interview:IW Editorial Dept.
Text:REgroup
Collator:IW Editorial Dept.
In medieval times, both the rich and poor alike, viewed performances as a means of entertainment. Today, the theater is seen largely as an upper to middle class means of entertainment. This is a changing phenomenon with lowering ticket prices and more casual theater settings around the world. From the Greek amphitheater, the Roman theater, and the medical theater, to New York's Broadway and Milan's fashion week, The Line offers a new take on the archaic event setting, and the rural performance.
The Line rethinks what the role of the rural can be and acts as an armature for a new type of 'rural performance'. The form is made into one continuous line from start to end and is synthesized into its most basic parts: the performance and the procession. The project brief requested a pavilion venue for weddings, music, and art events. A large constraint behind this project was dealing with what was essentially a micro budget, largely due to the temporary nature of the project. The resulting design produced a certain 'generic' quality that opens the use up to multiple possibilities - when its exact use is indeterminate. At the same time, there is almost a responsibility and an intrigue to allow it to become even more than what is imaginable, it takes on a life of its own. Given that so many works today are consumed with trying to create a spectacle, REgroup looked at it more as a contradiction - a 'generic' spectacle. For its users and visitors, it has proved itself as an object of intrigue and has outlived its initial projected lifespan. It has created a new local micro economy, offering a venue for small events and performances for the local and regional community. Because The Line floats on pier footings, it has an ultra low footprint on the land it sits on; and when the projects life runs its course, it will return the landscape with little impact.
中世紀時,無論富人或窮人都將表演視為一種娛樂方式。如今,劇場則大多數被視為屬於中上階層的娛樂。但全球票價不斷降低,觀賞環境更加輕鬆,這個現象正在改變。從希臘圓形劇場(Greek Amphitheater)、羅馬劇院(Roman Theater)和開刀房(Medical Theater)(譯註:早期的確建為劇院形式,在開刀時可供觀賞),到紐約百老匯(New York's Broadway)和米蘭時裝週(Milan's Fashion Week),「線條」(The Line)為古老的活動環境和鄉野表演提供了全新的視角。
「線條」探討了鄉野可扮演的可能性,並可作為一種新形態「鄉野表演」(Rural Performance)的樞紐。在其從頭到尾連續不斷的線狀外觀中綜合了娛樂最基本的部分:表演與隊伍。提案要求的是提供一個婚禮、音樂和藝術活動的場地。由於這是一個臨時建築,如何以微少預算處理不可或缺的元素便成了設計背後的一大壓力來源。最終的設計創造出了一定的「普遍」(Generic)性,以便在還沒有確切用途時開啟多種可能性。同時,REgroup 讓它變得超乎想像,能夠擁有自己的生命,幾乎可說是一種責任也是一種樂趣。相較於今日許多作品都以創造建築奇觀為目的,REgroup 比較傾向於將它視為一種矛盾:一種「普遍性」奇觀。對於使用者和觀賞者而言,它已證明自己是一個吸引人的裝置,並超過了最初預期的使用年限。它創造了一種新的在地微經濟,為地方及社區的小型活動和表演提供了場所。由於「線條」架高在樁柱之上,在土地上留下的足跡極少,因此當使用期限終了時,幾乎不會為當地景觀留下任何影響。