礼拜天 The Sunday

《礼拜天》是专为由策展人鲁明军 2023 年为马刺画廊策划的群展“原创在天上”所创作，它将现代创作的力量与传统宗教仪式的庄严氛围相结合。展览中，一辆装饰精美的推车吸引了观众的目光。推车上摆放着一个电子蜡烛，散发着柔和的光芒，仿佛在照亮一本神圣的经书。然而，当观众走近并凝视其中时，他们发现推车上并非是传统的经书，而是一个置放着视频装置的台座。视频里展示的内容并非是传统的宗教教义，而是我与 ai 探讨关于现代社会、技术发展和人工智能的思考。这段对话以一种引人深思的方式，将工具理性与价值理性进行对比，探讨现代性与传统之间的对立与融合。宗教仪式作为一种传统的仪式性表达，最终被现代社会的理性所取代，人们的宗教信仰和仪式参与度可能逐渐减少，而现代社会的功利主义和快节奏生活方式让宗教仪式显得陌生和不再必要，如今人工智能引发了艺术家担忧人类自身重蹈信仰崩塌的覆辙。算法——一个比资本主义更强大的神，似乎将取代理性重新掌管人类。

在作品中，宗教仪式被重新探索和重新定义。它们与现代社会的技术、创新和人工智能相结合，为观众带来一种全新的体验和思考方式。展览试图挑战观众对于宗教仪式的固有观念，并促使他们思考信仰在当代世界中的作用和意义。作品通过辩证地探索人工智能、现代社会和仪式之间的关系，提出了许多引人思考的问题。它鼓励观众审视人工智能对于创造力和原创性的影响，以及仪式在当代社会中的演变和重塑。这个展览为观众打开了一个思考和讨论的空间，以探索现代技术与传统价值观之间的张力和交互作用。

Created specifically for "in the air," curator Lu Mingjun's 2023 group show for Spurs Gallery, Sunday combines the power of modern creation with the solemnness of traditional religious ceremonies. In the exhibition, a beautifully decorated cart attracts the attention of the audience. An electronic candle was placed on the cart, emitting a soft glow as if it were illuminating a sacred book. However, when the audience gets closer and peers inside, they see that the cart is not a traditional bible, but a pedestal with a video installation.The content shown in the video is not traditional religious eachings, but my thoughts on modern society, technological development and artificial intelligence discussed with ai. In a thought-provoking way, this dialogue contrasts instrumental rationality with value ationality and explores the opposition and fusion between modernity and tradition.

Religious ceremony, as a traditional ritual expression, has finally been replaced by the rationality of modern society. People's religious belief and ritual participation may gradually decrease, while the utilitarian and fast-paced lifestyle of modern society makes religious ceremony seem unfamiliar and
unnecessary. Now, artificial intelligence has caused artists to worry that human beings themselves will repeat the mistake of faith collapse. Algorithms, a god more powerful than capitalism, seem set to replace reason and take back control of humanity.

In the work, religious rituals are reexplored and redefined. They combine with the technology,
innovation and artificial intelligence of modern society to bring audiences a whole new way of experiencing and thinking. The exhibition seeks to challenge viewers' preconceived notions about religious rituals and to prompt them to consider the role and meaning of faith in the contemporary world. By dialectically exploring the relationship between artificial intelligence, modern society and ritual, the work raises many thought-provoking questions. It encourages viewers to examine the impact of AI on creativity and originality, as well as the evolution and reshaping of ritual in contemporary society. The exhibition opens a space for reflection and discussion to explore the tension and interaction between modern technology and traditional values.