居舍系列艺术之旅 | 五行相生，东西相遇 The Art Journey of The House Collective

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居舍不仅仅是旅居的静憩之所，

也是独特的赏艺空间。

与艺术同住，让灵感敲门。

居舍系列2019年艺术项目“异国的相遇：初露蜂芒”

特邀来自瑞士的跨媒体艺术家卡佳·洛尔（Katja Loher），

Katja将中国传统五行观中的

金、木、水、火、土元素融合现代艺术设计，

以其擅长的“影视雕塑”形式打造艺术装置秀，

与旗下四间居舍合作巡回展出，

今年3月起在北京瑜舍首度亮相，

现已登陆成都博舍，奏响最终序曲。

The House Collective’s 2019 Art Programme, ‘Encounters Across Cultures: Seeds of Life’ features Swiss-born multidisciplinary artist Katja Loher. Traveling to each of the four Houses, Katja created installations that were unique to each House, with one unifying concept of the Chinese five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Throughout the art installations, she incorporates different elements of dance, costume, art, design and music into her specially curated video sculptures. The Seeds of Life art journey began earlier this year in March at The Opposite House in Beijing, landing in Hong Kong at The Upper House in May then at The Middle House in Shanghai and has now finally arrived in Chengdu at The Temple House for its grand  finale.

Katja是本次项目的客席艺术家，

在“异国的相遇”的艺术主题下，

她亲身探索每所居舍与他们所在的城市，

邂逅不同文化，与当地艺术家交流合作，

将独特的城市意象融入中国传统五行学。

As this year’s feature artist for ‘Encounters Across Cultures’, Katja immersed herself in each of the cities, exploring the Houses’ distinct character and connecting with locally based artists to bring both local and global cultures into her art.

在北京，

她结识了多位北京艺术家以及舞蹈编导，

打造出漂浮于北京瑜舍大堂的五行“影视星球”。

In Beijing, she connected with local contemporary artists and choreographers to create ‘Videoplanets’ of the Five Elements that floated in the atrium of The Opposite House.

在香港奕居，

摩登与传统，东西方文化间的强烈碰撞，

以及风水设计师Thierry Chow，

都给予了Katja丰富的融汇灵感。

With modernity and tradition present in almost every corner in Hong Kong, Katja collaborated with Feng Shui designer Thierry Chow to create an immersive upward journey through The Upper House where positive energy (qi) flows freely.

在上海，Katja与新街头品牌Dirty Pineapple联袂，

于镛舍创造出一番时尚与艺术碰撞的新体验。

In Shanghai, Katja collaborated with emerging street fashion brand, Dirty Pineapple, to bring the art and fashion world together.

最终，异国的相遇的点睛之秀亮相成都博舍，

将来自四川美术家协会的理事吴浩描绘的水墨画元素、

副秘书长马勇领衔的茶道魅力，

与现代影视手法相融合，

赋予中国传统艺术新的生机。

Currently on display at The Temple House in Chengdu is the final chapter of ‘Encounters Across Cultures: Seeds of Life’. Two Chinese traditional masters, Wu Hao and Ma Yong, partner with Katja to incorporate the art of Chinese ink painting and tea ceremony into her video art.

四间独具个性的居舍以艺术为纽带联结起来，

在文化的交汇中焕发出万花筒般的迷人魅力。

The art celebrates not only the distinctive personality and style of each House, but also the universal connections across different cultures.

Clarissa作为居舍系列的项目发起人，

从策划到落地执行全程跟进，

她认为品牌基因中对艺术的热忱

是促成这个项目的最大原因。

Clarissa Tam, the brain behind The House Collective’s art programme ‘Encounters Across Cultures’, describes art as one of Swire Hotels’ passions and how it contributes to creating inspiring guest experiences.

“艺术是共通的语言，

可以把不同背景，不同看法的人都聚在一起，

突破无形的限制，真切地打动人心。

这就是我们开启居舍系列的艺术之旅的初衷，

创造全新丰富的艺术体验，

让居舍成为美好相遇的起点。”

“Art is fundamentally about human experiences. That’s what I really love about art – that it can connect you with someone you’ve never met before or someone coming from a different background and a different point of view. That’s why we developed an art programme for The House Collective, to create a destination for our guests to connect and immerse in an experiential art experience.”

“我们邀请了一位艺术家

与分布在不同城市的四间居舍进行合作，

结识了很多有趣的新朋友，

在交流碰撞中激发新想法，新灵感。

艺术本身就是礼物，

更何况我们还一同参与了这份“礼物”的创造。”

“We invited an artist to collaborate with the four Houses to meet new people and be inspired. Art itself is a gift, so being able to develop the art programme has been an experience of creating that ‘gift’.”

一路见证艺术家们的创作，

走进他们的视界，

让Clarissa多了一些新鲜体验。

她印象最深刻的就是舞者们穿着银色的连体服

在长城上拍摄素材，

充满未来感的银色闪耀在古朴的长城中，

实在是难得一见的有趣景象。

From seeing firsthand the artists’ creative process unfold and become something entirely new, Clarissa gained a valuable experience through her involvement with the programme. Her most memorable moment was when she saw the dancers dressed in silver onesies dancing on the Great Wall for Katja’s video art. 

这是一趟居舍的艺术之旅，也是Katja独一无二的旅程。

Katja是跨媒介艺术的创新者，

她将影视创作由平常的长方形平面屏幕释放出来，

给它立体动人的新姿态，创造出独有的“影视雕塑”。

她很享受这次的合作，游览了四座风格各异的城市，

遇到不同的艺术家，迸发出源源不断的灵感。

Seeds of Life is not only an art journey for the Houses but also a unique journey for Katja. As an innovative multidisciplinary artist who has brought 2D video art to life through her development of “video sculptures”, she has not only enjoyed her collaboration with The House Collection, but has been inspired by her encounters with the local artists, creating pieces that reflect the distinct environment of each city.

Katja坦言将她的艺术作品

融入不同风格的居舍非常具有挑战性，

尤其是那些用来投影的玻璃球，每一个都像是微型宇宙，

需要非常细腻的设计编排，才能融入环境，

完成安静而引人入胜的陈述。

小精灵般的表演者模仿着蚁群、

蜂巢、鱼群里的声纳通信系统，

排列出美轮美奂的舞蹈队形。

Katja states that it was challenging at times to create her video projections as she needed to adapt each installation to the physical environment and design of each House.

在上海镛舍站的创作中，她做出了大胆的突破。

第一次和服装品牌跨界合作，

将艺术影像作品印于服饰上，呈现独具一格的时装魅力。

For The Middle House’s installation in Shanghai, she collaborated with a fashion brand and brought her art to clothing fabric for the first time. Together with street fashion brand, Dirty Pineapple, Katja created a limited-edition capsule collection featuring her art printed onto fashion pieces of the brand’s signature styles.

在镛舍正门，她首次在玻璃上绘画，

再将“木”元素影像投射其上，

投影与绘画层叠相映，意趣横生，

与两旁的翠竹交相辉映，带来满目生机。

She also experimented with glass drawings and had the wood element projected onto the front door of The Middle House, bringing the layered effect to life.

值此契机，

Katja还实现了初次“水中艺术”创作，

这是她期待已久的尝试，

最终呈现的效果十分令人惊喜。

泳池的底部投射着舞者灵动的舞姿  

和色彩斑斓的海洋生物， 

组成柔美浪漫的“水”景象。 

Bringing a refreshing aspect to the art experience, Katja used the swimming pool as her canvas, projecting her video art onto the bottom of the pool and creating “floating art”.

而在最后一站成都博舍，

她第一次使用了水晶元素，

创造出星点烁烁的效果，

简单而梦幻。

For Seeds of Life’s last stop at The Temple House in Chengdu, Katja features crystals for the first time to create a simple yet dreamy and sparkly effect.

居舍的艺术之旅依旧在路上。

明年，“异国的相遇”居舍系列艺术项目还将继续，

更多的艺美惊喜，

期待与你邂逅。

Although Seeds of Life is coming to a close, it is not the end of ‘Encounters Across Cultures’. Stay tuned as we introduce a new series of ‘Encounters Across Cultures’ next year. Art lives on at The House Collective.

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