大都会 Metropolis

艺术家 | 徐昕 Xu Xin

  • 上海这座城市从来不缺乏记录它的人,从摄影家陆元敏, GREG GIRARD到席子,大家都在以不同的视角记录它的变迁。
      the Metroplis 大都会是我持续在进行的关于上海的一个主题,至于“METROPLIS”这个词则是我从英文单词中撷取而成。
      我通过对于城市不同角度的观察,总想着为这座快速逝去或者说是发展的城市留下些什么。那些我镜头下晒台的生活片段,有着我曾经少年生活的影子。于是就有了这么一个专题。在这个专题之中,你可以看到那些老房子楼顶人们不同的生活状态,也可以看到新旧对比之下的都市之魔幻。
       目前为止,这个拍摄计划已经持续了近5年,很多镜头记录下的场景已经消亡。我仍旧继续在这座城市中行走与发现。
      The city of Shanghai has never been short of people to document it, from photographers such as Lu Yuanmin and Greg Girard to Xi Zi, all of whom are documenting its changes from different perspectives.
      The Metroplis is an ongoing theme in my work on Shanghai, and the word 'METROPLIS' is a word I picked up from the English language.
      By looking at the city from different angles, I always want to leave something behind of this fast passing or developing city. The moments of life in the sunbeds under my lens are a reflection of my life as a teenager. And so this is a feature. In this feature, you can see the different living conditions of the people on the roofs of the old houses, and the magic of the city in contrast to the old and the new.
       The project has been going on for almost five years now, and many of the scenes recorded on camera have died out. I still continue to walk and discover the city.