Daniel Arsham 發佈個人首部影像作品《FUTURE RELIC 01》

來自紐約的視覺藝術家 Daniel Arsham 日前在 2013 邁阿密藝術展上，發布名爲《FUTURE RELIC 01》的首部個人影像作品。這部短片由藝術家與 Swizz Beatz 和设计师 Richard Chai 共同打造而成，在長達 7 分鍾的時間裏，講述了一位考古學家探索未知的海岸線，並試圖尋求事物真谛的故事。爲此，Daniel Arsham 也接受了獨立文化網站 NOWNESS 的訪問，探討這部影片及其最新藝術創作背後的故事。藝術家自己也表示：「我所設定的大多是未知的場景。在《FUTURE RELIC 01》中你能感受到這些似乎是通過未來考古而發掘出的物品，從而留給觀衆們無限的想像空間。」感興趣的朋友趕緊查看以上短片，並完整閱讀由 NOWNESS 帶來的獨家訪談。

What did you draw on in order to create the world within “Future Relic 01”?
The visual language draws from Lawrence of Arabia. The film was shot entirely at dawn, which is the same technique that was used in the 1962 film, this day-for-night quality. So we shot everything in the day and then the color was adjusted so it appears like moonlight.

Why was film the right medium for this project?
A lot of the work I do is static. I work in many different mediums, and about six years ago I started to work with the choreographer Merce Cunningham, doing stage design. This notion of time-based art, something that creates a kind of arc, is a very different process from creating a static object in the form of a sculpture or a painting. Film is something that I love, but is definitely the sort of medium that requires collaboration. There are 20 or 30 people who worked on this film—it’s not like a painting that I can make myself. So it was really about waiting for the perfect moment, and finding the right collaborators.

How important is collaboration to your work?
I think it’s extremely important. First of all, I can be a master of certain things that I do within the studio. But I can never master all of these other qualities in film. For me, collaboration has always been a way to recognize and learn from other people who have these amazing skills. For example, Swizz Beats did the score. This was something that was very outside of his normal way of working but I think he really made a beautifully subtle piece that was very much in key with what I was looking for.