DIVIDED视觉装置丨中国西安丨SpY

DIVIDED 是艺术家 SpY 持续研究“身体—空间—感知”关系的一部分，作品通过纪念性尺度与光的运用，探讨它们如何改变观者的体验，并重新塑造城市环境的感知方式。作品以一枚强烈红色光源构成的巨大发光球体为核心，被分割为完全相同的两个半球，并彼此分离。每个半球都被置于由工业脚手架构成的金属结构之中，这种常见于建筑施工的构件在此被揭示为作品视觉与观念语言中不可或缺的一部分。该框架不仅支撑着球体形态，也强化了立方几何与球形几何之间的张力，作为一种“概念性牢笼”，清晰地表达了形式被约束与包裹的状态。

DIVIDED is part of SpY’s ongoing research into the relationship between body, space, and perception, exploring how monumental scale and light transform the viewer’s experience and reconfigure the urban environment.The work takes the form of a large luminous sphere of intense red light, fragmented into two identical halves and separated from one another. Each hemisphere is contained within a metal structure built from industrial scaffolding, similar to that commonly used in construction, which here is revealed as an essential component of the work’s visual and conceptual language. This framework not only supports the spherical forms but also emphasizes the tension between cubic and spherical geometries, functioning as a conceptual cage that articulates a condition of formal containment.

▼项目鸟瞰，Aerial view of the project ©Pinkou

该装置在空间中扮演着主动介入的角色，能够改变周围环境的感知方式，并与观者的身体建立起直接而物理性的关系。其纪念性尺度带来一种先于理解而被感知的强烈存在感，随着观众逐步靠近，这种敬畏与吸引的体验不断被放大。

The installation acts as an active agent within the space, capable of altering the perception of its surroundings and establishing an immediate, physical relationship with the viewer’s body. Its monumental scale imposes a presence that is experienced before it is fully understood, generating a sense of awe and attraction that intensifies as the public approaches.

▼装置外景，Exterior of the installation ©Pinkou

DIVIDED 只有在观众的行动中才被完全激活。参观者穿行于两个半球之间，进入一条被光完全包裹的通道。在这一过程中，观者不再是外部的旁观者，而是成为作品内部的一部分，身体被置于球体断裂的核心位置。在两个半球之间的行走路径中，形式与身体的关系发生转变，体验逐渐转向装置的“内部”。观者身处一个悬浮于光中的空间，碎裂与统一之间的张力以直接、身体化且情绪化的方式被感知。与曲面之间的近距离接触、强烈的色彩饱和度以及辐射般的光线，共同改变了对空间的感知，模糊了尺度与距离的参照。在这里，人的身体成为衡量尺度的基准，直面一个虽被分割却依然宏大而压迫的存在。

DIVIDED is fully activated through the audience’s actions. Visitors walk through the space between the two halves, entering a corridor of light that completely envelops them. In this passage, the viewer ceases to be an external observer and becomes an integrated element of the work, positioned literally at the point of fracture of the sphere.The journey between the two halves transforms the relationship between form and body, shifting the experience toward the interior of the installation. In this movement, the viewer inhabits a suspended space of light where the tension between fragmentation and unity is perceived in a direct, physical, and emotional way. Proximity to the curved surfaces, the chromatic intensity, and the radiant light alter the perception of space, blurring references of scale and distance. The human body thus becomes a measure, confronted with a form that, although fragmented, retains a monumental and imposing presence.

▼DIVIDED内部，DIVIDED Interior ©Pinkou

SpY 在以往的装置作品中，曾多次探索大尺度发光形体激活环境、并与观者身体建立即时关系的可能性；而在 DIVIDED 中，这种互动进一步向内转移，邀请公众穿越作品本身，从内部体验“分离”与“联合”之间的张力。红色光线——这一在 SpY 近年创作中反复出现的元素——在此作为一种情绪化、包裹性的媒介存在，将空间转化为一种悬浮的氛围。作品并非只是占据场地，而是对场地进行重新定义，使其成为一种沉浸式体验，其中感知、尺度与身体本身构成了创作的基本材料。

While SpY has explored in previous installations the ability of large-scale luminous forms to activate their surroundings and generate an immediate bodily relationship with the viewer, in DIVIDED the interaction shifts inward, inviting the public to move through the work and to experience from within the tension between separation and union.The red light – recurrent in SpY’s recent work- acts as an emotional and enveloping element, transforming the space into a suspended atmosphere. The work does not merely occupy a site; it redefines it, turning it into an immersive experience in which perception, scale, and the body become the fundamental materials of the proposal.

▼拍照的人群，People taking the photos ©Pinkou

DIVIDED 属于“Earth（大地）”系列的一部分，该系列由《Earth》《Divided》《Confronted》三件装置组成，围绕碎裂、冲突与共存展开思考。该系列此前已在马德里、雅典、利雅得、根特等城市展出，为当代世界提供了一种象征性的解读。

DIVIDED is part of the “Earth” series, composed of “Earth,” “Divided,” and “Confronted,” a group of installations that reflect on fragmentation, conflict, and coexistence. Previously presented in cities such as Madrid, Athens, Riyadh, and Ghent, the series offers a symbolic reading of the contemporary world.

▼人与装置的比例，The scale of people and installation ©Pinkou

Organizer: Xian Mixc

Curator: Wavelength

Lighting Xian Festival

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