江河流经地
Rivers Pass By
艺术家｜ARTIST
崔楠
CUI NAN
展期 ｜DURATION
2023.10.21 - 10.29
开幕｜OPENING
10.21 15:00-15:30
策展人｜CURATOR
郑怡雯
ZHENG YIWEN
场馆｜ADDRESS
北京市东城区北新桥头条67号
No. 67, Beixinqiao Toutiao
Dongcheng District
Beijing
荐文 Recommendation
日常里的江河之歌
崔楠的影像散文诗
台湾政治大学教授 郭力昕
孕育生命、创造文明的大江大河，向来是艺术家们一再歌咏的恢宏题目。从《静静的顿河》、《莫尔道河》（《我的祖国》）、萨耶吉・雷的《大河之歌》（「阿普三部曲」），到《黄河大合唱》，大江大河在不同形式的艺术创作里，大多是气吞山河的史诗之作。然而，如何离开宏大叙事，从微观的角度亲炙河流文化的往昔与今日，却不是一件容易的事。
The mighty rivers that nurture life and create civilization have always been a grand subject frequently celebrated by artists. From "The Quiet Don", "The Vltava River" (From "My Motherland"), Satyajit Ray's "Song of the River" (From the "Apu Trilogy"), to "The Yellow River Chorus", rivers in various forms of artistic expression are often portrayed as epic masterpieces. Yet, stepping away from grand narratives to capture the past and present of river cultures from a microscopic perspective is no easy feat.
摄影家崔楠记录了美中各自的第一大河，密西西比河与长江。他能够大题小作，以慧眼独具的人文情怀，将两河流经之地的生活纹理与空间细节，从大面积的地理范围中萃取出来。崔楠的两河影像，如一首首现代版田园影像诗歌，舒缓静谧地吟咏河岸两边的自然场景，与千古如斯追求安稳生活于其中的真实生命。
Photographer Cui Nan documented the two largest rivers in the U.S. and China respectively, the Mississippi River and the Yangtze River. He has the ability to delve into detailed subtleties, with an insightful humanistic sentiment, extracting the intricate textures of life and spatial details from vast geographical expanses. Cui Nan's river images, like modern idyllic visual poems, gently sing of the natural scenes on both sides of the riverbanks, and the genuine lives that have always sought peace and stability within them.
许多场景空无一人，或在大远景里歌颂着自然递嬗和悠悠岁月，有如巴赫无伴奏大提琴的视觉流淌，心无罣碍宁静致远；或在一些无人的室内空间里，通过各种细节物件，映现着人的存在与生活，无论吊晒中的鱼片、桌上的橘子与污痕、船舱驾驶室里的杂乱生活用品，或者是木质篮里无序盛放的兵人。
Many scenes are devoid of people, celebrating the natural evolution and passage of time in grand vistas, reminiscent of the visual flow of a Bach solo cello piece, a heart unburdened, peaceful and profound. In some unpopulated indoor spaces, through various detailed objects, human existence and life are reflected, be it sun-dried fish slices, oranges and stains on tables, miscellaneous items in a ship's cabin, or randomly placed figurines in a wooden basket.
有些影像，特别是密西西比河的作品，似乎是摄影家向罗伯特·弗兰克（Robert Frank）的经典《美国人》致敬之作。不过，弗兰克1950年代的黑白摄影，冷眼凝视二战后的美国社会风景，饱含疏离、不稳定的影像张力，甚至有些超现实感。崔楠的大河摄影，则以彩色胶片进行比较婉约的观看，挑选了相对温暖可亲的人文景观，不至让人对这个社会绝望，如同河流不舍昼夜，赋予生命一种强大的安定感。
Some images, especially those of the Mississippi River, seem to be the photographer's homage to Robert Frank's classic "The Americans". However, Frank's black and white photographs of the 1950s, which coldly observed post-WWII American society, were imbued with a sense of alienation, instability, and even surrealism. Cui Nan's river photography, shot on color film, offers a more gentle perspective, focusing on warmer, approachable humanistic landscapes, preventing viewers from despairing over society, much like the never-ending flow of a river, providing life with a strong sense of stability.
崔楠新闻摄影的训练与掌握毕竟是锐利的。即便是优美的影像散文诗篇，崔楠的专业能力，让他不会满足于岁月静好的场景。几幅图片中蕴含着值得注意的要素，包括密河边堆积的棉卷、公园里的黑人和白人、排练集体舞蹈的黄肤色女性、聚簇的人群，皆点出了所在河流流域的社会情状；而长江边的古炮台遗址和世代居此的猴群，也承载了多重的寓意。
Cui Nan's training in photojournalism is indeed sharp. Even in his beautifully poetic visual essays, his professional ability ensures he's not content with merely tranquil scenes. Several images contain notable elements, such as cotton rolls piled by the Mississippi, both black and white individuals in parks, yellow-skinned women rehearsing collective dances, and clusters of people, all highlighting the social conditions of the river regions. The ancient cannon fort ruins and the monkey colonies that have lived there for generations by the Yangtze also carry multiple implications.
最普通可见的日常生活场景，可以提炼出如诗与音乐的影像，也可以再现真实与当下。崔楠的江河摄影，扼要地展示了纪实摄影依然能够拥有的力道与厚度。
The most ordinary daily life scenes can be refined into poetic and musical images, but they can also reflect reality and the present. Cui Nan's river photography succinctly demonstrates the power and depth that documentary photography can still possess.
作品 ARTWORKS
《宝山》
Baoshan Riverside
《鱼》
Fish Fillets
《棉垛》
Cotton Bales
《戍卫》
Defenders
艺术家 ARTIST
崔楠 CUI NAN
1990年2月生于北京
中国摄影家协会会员
Born in Beijing, February 1990
Member of the China Photographers Association
摄影之路始于2008年，历任摄影记者、图片编辑、图片终审签稿人等职
He began his journey in photography in 2008, holding positions such as photojournalist, photo editor, and final reviewer of photographs.
曾亲历定格以下重大历史时刻：
He has personally captured the following significant historical moments:
马航MH370空难
Malaysia Airlines MH370 disaster
台湾基隆河空难
Keelung River crash in Taiwan
台湾地区选举
Taiwan regional elections
建军90周年朱日和沙场阅兵
Zhu Rihe Military Parade for the 90th anniversary of the founding of the army
国庆70周年
70th National Day celebration
2021年河南水灾
Henan flood disaster in 2021
平昌冬奥会
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
北京冬奥会
Beijing Winter Olympics
香港回归20、25周年
20th and 25th anniversaries of Hong Kong's return
澳门回归20周年
20th anniversary of Macau's return
卡塔尔足球世界杯
FIFA World Cup in Qatar
杭州亚运会
Hangzhou Asian Games
并于台北举办关注台湾地区穆斯林族群的纪实报道摄影个展。
He also held a solo documentary photography exhibition in Taipei focusing on the Muslim community in Taiwan.
他所拍摄的数十幅摄影作品被编入多本公开出版发行画册，入选多个国家级摄影展览，曾获中国新闻奖、中国新闻摄影年赛金奖和人大新闻奖、中国摄影金镜头、台海新闻摄影年赛等多项重要赛事的多个奖项。
Dozens of his photographs have been included in many publicly published picture books. They have been selected for several national photography exhibitions and have won multiple awards, including the China News Award, the Gold Award of the China News Photography Competition, the National People's Congress News Award, the Golden Lens of China Photography, and the Cross-Strait News Photography Competition among others.
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