VLADIMIR KOKOLIA的請你跟我這樣做

 

本篇是VLADIMIR KOKOLIA 於2020/7/4-10/18個展《內在移民：安身的視野 INNER EMIGRATION：THE FRAME OF AN IMAGE IS YOU》的作品摘錄，地點位於北美館地下一樓。

進入展場的第一件作品是30則搭配插圖的文字，作品叫啥我忘了之後再補上。這些文字應該是VLADIMIR KOKOLIA在觀察植物（樹）的步驟吧～覺得教學自用兩相宜，值得抄錄，內容如下：

IN CASE THE LAST THING 

YOU EVER SEE IS A TREETOP

Dying with a view of a tree. A manual. 

假如人生最後的那一瞥是那樹梢

在生命盡時望著一棵樹。  一份操作指引。

1.

見葉不見樹，是我們常犯的迷思。

One can't see the tree for the leave. It's a common mistake.

2.

物如其名，也是一種基本誤解，並將導致無聊至極。

One can't see the image for the names. It's a fundamental mistake and results in boredom.

3.

試著同時凝視著樹及其周遭氛圍。

Try looking at the tree and the air at the same time.

4.

想像這些形狀有如的面孔。

Envision forms as if they were face.

5.

屏息盯住，不讓它逃離你的注視。

Hold your gaze so that it doesn't escape you.

6.

睜大眼睛，別因為剛開始看不出什麼而氣餒。

Have your eyes wide open. Don't be discouraged if at first you don't see much.

7.

花大約三十秒好好看著樹，可邊看邊倒數。

Look at the tree for a long time. Half a minute might be enough. You can count down the seconds.

8.試著將整顆樹收進眼底，視其為單一的實體，這得花點心力。

Try to incorporate the entire treetop in your view so that you will see it as a single entity. This is no small matter.

9.如果無法一次盡覽全貌，就先注視眼前所見，此即所謂意象中的意象。

If you can't see the entire treetop at once, then take note of the parts you do see. This is what we call images within an image.

10.

接著留意在意象中的意象產生的次序。意象，其實是以時間為本的媒介。

Then note the order of the images within the images. An image is a time-based medium.

11.

觀察樹梢的螺旋，無需期待看到一個完整的形狀，只要局部即可。

Notice a spiral in the treetop. Don't expect to see a full spiral; fragments will do.

12.

接下來再找第二個。

Now notice a second spiral.

13.

然後再看看有沒有第三個、第四個螺旋。

Try to spot even a third and fourth spiral.

14.

分辨枝葉中各種不同的層次：多葉枝條、成簇枝條、枝椏、成簇枝椏、團生的成簇枝椏（或甚至一叢一叢的成簇枝椏），層次越細，越難分辨。

Distinguish the different orders of foliage: leafy twigs, clusters of twigs, branches, clusters of branches (and perhaps even clusters of clusters of clusters of branches). The higher the order, the more difficult to discern.

15.

觀察局部與整體在視覺上的呼應：因為他們的形狀是相似的。

Observe the visual echoes (self-similarity): whereby parts have a similar from as sub-parts, form as the whole.

16.

試著尋找可以對應的費氏數列（1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21......）的形狀，讓每個形狀都是前面兩個形狀的加總。

Look for appearances of the Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 45, 8, 13, 21......), whereby every number is the sum of the two preceding ones.

17.

觀察不同之夜的「視覺頻率」。比如橡樹不同於椴數，椴樹不同於梣樹，梣樹不同於楓樹等......。

Notice the "visual frequency" of foliage, which distinguishes an oak from linden, a linden from an ash, an ash from a maple...

18.

想像陰影彷彿立體物件一般從樹梢裡散發出來。

Picture shadows as 3D objects radiating from inside the treetop.

19.

將搖曳的樹椏看成晃動的乳房。

In the movement of branches, recognize the sway of breasts.

20.

將多汁的樹椏看成勃然的挺立。

In the hydraulics of branches, recognize an unflagging erection.

21.

用心細查木質與空氣在分子甚至原子的層次上彼此的流動變化。

See in the mind's eye a fluid tra sition between air and wood at the molecular or even atomic level.

22.

樹木是向陽的，並非向人。試著從太陽的角度來觀想樹。

A tree orients itself to the sun, not to humans. Try to visualize it from the sun's perspective.

23.

隨著太陽持續轉動，不斷重複繞著樹梢，恣意激發更多意象。

Repeatedly walking around the treetop yields further images. Additional images come from the sun repeatedly circling around it.

24.

儘管樹梢看來非常緊密，仍有多處間隙夾於其中，如同針孔相機一般，將周遭的一切，特別是太陽本身，投射到間隙的另一邊。

While the treetop may be compact, there are also many gaps. There act like pinhole cameras, projecting the surroundings - most notably the sun itself - to the other side.

25.

如果頁面是光滑明亮的，注意他如何映照彼此，映照天空與景物......有些甚至映照到你自己。

If the leaves are glossy, then notice how they mirror one another, the sky, the landscape......

A few might even show your own reflection.

26.

專注凝觀樹梢內部，享受其細微層次的多層次色調。

Focus your gaze on the interior of the treetop and enjoy its unique microclimate of hues.

27.

試著想像想像樹梢的另一邊。

Try to visualize the other side of the treetop.

28.

同時盯著樹梢與太陽，就好像觀看電影時，直視放映機的強光，而不是螢幕一樣。

When you look into the treetop while looking into the sun, it's like trying to watch a film in the glare of the projector instead of on a screen.

29.

如果凝望樹梢的時間夠久，你會看到一個殘像，彷彿有火舌環繞著樹梢。特別是在自然微光的狀況下，的到的效果最好。

If you stare through the treetop long enough you will get an afterimage that makes the treetop look as if encircled in flames. This works best in low natural light.

藝術家本人

網路上的照片好糊啊～必須看實體

弗拉基米爾・可可利亞，《樹梢裡的微風》，2019，油彩、畫布，99.8 x 74.3 公分。

私人收藏。藝術家與臺北市立美術館提供。

 Vladimír Kokolia, Breeze in the Treetop, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 99.8 x 74.3 cm. 

Private Collection. Courtesy of the artist and Taipei Fine Arts Museum.

後記：Key完所有文字的隔日剛好打算來場菜園寫生，看來得用超高規格的寫生狀態，來觀察印尼姊姊種的七株辣椒樹了～

再補：認真看完文字，再進入左邊展場看畫會感動加倍呢～