展览前言
2020年伊始，一场突如其来的疫情造成多个地区封锁，也扩大了人们在空间和心理上的距离。
这个名为“隔绝”的展览，是中国传媒大学和芝加哥哥伦比亚学院于2019年之后的二度合作，由10名学生的作品组成。它推出一系列作品，以回应疫情对于学生的个体生活和摄影创作带来的冲击。这次展览将促成两所院校的进一步合作，令双方了解彼此的教学方法，并建立中美两国新兴摄影师之间的文化理解。
我们发现，无论是中方学生关注的环保、家庭、乡愁，还是美方学生关注的身份、身体、精神性等话题，都聚焦于特定的社会情境和个人感受，又具有各自的文化特色和民族特点。
我们看到，无论由疫情还是其他因素造成，我们生命中存在着各种类型的“隔绝”与裂痕。但通过这些心灵独白式的影像，我们可以破除隔阂，弥合分歧，治愈创伤，并保持心灵的联络。
中国传媒大学戏剧影视学院摄影系
芝加哥哥伦比亚学院摄影系
芝加哥哥伦比亚学院摄影系
Preface
At the beginning of 2020, due to the pandemic, many pathways of natural collaboration have been reimagined. People’s understanding of distance has expanded in physical and psychological space as a response to the isolating effects of the pandemic.
This exhibition titled “ISOLATED” is the second collaboration between Communication University of China and Columbia College Chicago since 2019. This exhibition presents a collection of works created in response to the word isolated and the impact COVID-19 has had on the creative philosophies and lives of 10 photography students. This exhibition is a key element in both institutions’ collaborative efforts to learn more about each other’s pedagogical approaches and to build cultural understanding between the emerging photographers of China and the USA. It is an effort to remain connected through the process of creativity even in these times of global isolation.
We found that both the environmental protection, family relations and nostalgia that Chinese students pay attention to, and the identity, body and spirituality that American students explore, all focus on specific social situations and personal feelings, influenced by their own cultural and national experiences.
We can see that there are various types of “isolation” and cracks in our lives, whether caused by the pandemic or other factors. Through the personal monologues shared in this exhibition, we can begin to break down barriers, bridge differences, heal wounds, advance cultural understanding, and maintain spiritual contact.
Communication University of China
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago
