台北當代藝術館 官方網站 Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei

【席時斌．記憶之宮】選集了席時斌近年的三十件代表作，除了呈現藝術家對造形語彙的獨特見解及對不同空間氛圍的營造應用，整個展覽的內容，也鋪陳了席時斌自身記憶、個人想像與外在現實生活之間，時而重疊、時而錯置、時而相互拆解的不同狀態。在當代館二樓的五個空間中，他以華麗的基調和多樣的創作風貌，開展了各自獨立又隱隱相關的五個主題：《記憶影像》、《宇宙》、《家》、《想像：身體與動物的開始》、以及《大競技場》。其中，《記憶影像》透過非敘事性的內容和三頻道的影像，引導觀者自行串連閱讀藝術家提供的記憶元素。《宇宙》以低調的黑色空間結合多件幾何抽象性的作品，呈現了藝術家對於城市、宇宙的想像，以及未來、不確定的徬徨。《家》則以紅色為空間主調，展出作品源自於藝術家童年的奇想和生活場景的延伸；《想像：身體與動物的開始》，呼應了藝術家從空間設計轉向自由創作的背景和經歷，刻意以指涉理性計畫、關連到設計應用的藍圖材料，描摹席時斌天馬行空的藝術想像和個人的情感記憶。201展間挑高空間中的《大競技場》，呈現席時斌近年來對於馬的形象，以及馬所代表的理想典型的反覆探索與追求，七隻不同材料、不同造型、不同主題概念的馬，包括〈知識之馬〉、〈愛情之馬〉、〈星座與躍動之馬〉…等，除了呈現藝術家在形式語言與內容主題的表現上，發展出多樣的思維模式和表現手法，並各有其藝術質感和審美趣味，也某種程度反映了席時斌透過這種創作的演繹和延伸來挑戰自我、突破自我、建構自我的一種雄心和大志。 The Memory Palace includes thirty artworks that present Hsi’s unique interpretation of art formation and the idiosyncratic application of diverse space and atmosphere. The entire exhibition has enumerated different states of the overlapping, misplacement, and disassembly of Hsi’s private memories, personal imagination and real life. In the five exhibition rooms on the museum’s second floor, Hsi’s splendid and diversified creations have been categorized into five implicitly related themes: “Image in Memory,” “Universe,” “Home,” “Imagination: Beginning of the Body and the Animal,” and “Circus Maximus.” Among them, the "Image in Memory" leads the viewers to read and connect the memory elements provided by the artist with non-narrative contents and a three-channel video. “Universe” combines several abstract geometric shapes in an understated dark space. This design presents the artist’s imagination of the city and the universe as well as his hesitation for the uncertain future. “Home,” with red as its key color, is originated from the artist’s childhood fantasy and extension of scenes in ordinary life. “Imagination: Beginning of the Body and the Animal” echoes the artist’s change of career from spatial design to artistic creation. The artist deliberately uses blueprints often seen in spatial designs, which remind the viewers of rational planning, to delineate his free-willing imagination and personal memory. “Circus Maximus,” installed in the high-ceiling space of Room 201, presents the artist’s persistent pursuit of an ideal horse image in recent years. Seven horses of different materials, forms and themes, such as Horse of Knowledge, Horse of Love, Gallop of the Zodiac Steed, reveal the development of the artist’s diverse thinking and skills in art expressions. In addition, the artistic texture and aesthetic taste shown in the works also reflect the artist’s ambition to challenge, break through, and construct his self.