Sculpture：《04. Echoes of Persia • 波斯的回声》
Title: Echoes of Persia (Color-Changing Sculpture)
Dimensions: Height: 55 cm, Width: 42 cm, Depth: 30 cm
Main Materials: Plaster, thermochromic pigments, wire mesh, aluminum foil, electric heating mesh, relays, timing devices, etc.
Description:
“Echoes of Persia” is a color-changing sculpture. Its distinction from typical sculptures lies in its ability to introduce the dimension of time into the artwork through changes in color. It has demonstrated that a color-changing sculpture can serve as a bridge connecting the modern with the ancient, the East with the West.
“Echoes of Persia” features a modern girl in deep thoughts. Her thoughts gently flow out along her hair, reaching back to a distant past, to former glories. This is revealed through a change in color.
The artwork has two color schemes. When the heating device inside the sculpture keeps the temperature below 25°C, the artwork is in the blueish grey of stones; when the heating device raises the temperature above 45°C, the artwork turns into the earthy white of pebbles. When the artwork is in blueish grey, there are no line patterns in the hair. As it partly turns to earthy white, line patterns previously hidden behind the blueish-grey backdrop become visible (as demonstrated by the differences between Photo — 01 and Photo — 03).
In this sculpture, a girl’s contemplation invites viewers to probe the early evolution of human civilization. Her hair flows like thoughts and memory, paying homage to glorious past cultures, starting from ancient cuneiform symbols. These cuneiform symbols, possibly unfamiliar to modern individuals, record knowledge and histories of ancient civilizations.
This work incorporates thermochromic pigments, an electric heating mechanism, and a timing device into the sculpture, allowing it to present different visual effects at various times. This transformation, facilitated by the emergence and disappearance of line patterns, provokes deep reflections on ancient human history.
At the top of the line pattern is the word “Persia” in Persian script. Scattered around the perimeter are several numbers written in cuneiform script, which originated in ancient Mesopotamia and is the earliest human script. In the lower right corner is the silhouette of Cyrus the Great. In the center is the epitome of the Persepolis Palace — a lion pouncing on a goat.
Cyrus the Great is renowned as a wise leader and the founder of the ancient Persian (Achaemenid) Empire. When his silhouette, cuneiform script, and the pattern of the Persepolis Palace ruins emerge faintly from the girl’s thoughts (hair), not just memories of ancient Persia are evoked; the great historical achievements of human civilization are also marveled at. They invite us to deeply contemplate the rise and fall of civilizations.
This piece attempts to invite profound insight into human history and culture and showcase an aesthetic pursuit that transcends time and space. It hopes viewers can sense the millennia-spanning thoughts and emotions contained within, as well as the boundless imaginings of the future.
名称：波斯的回声(变色雕塑)。
尺寸：高度: 55 cm, 宽度: 42 cm, 厚度: 30 cm。
主要材质：石膏、热致变色颜料、金属网、铝膜、电热网、继电器、时控装置等。
简介：
作品“波斯的回声”是一件变色雕塑。它与一般雕塑作品不同之处在于：它可以通过颜色变化将时间的维度引进作品。进而使一件变色雕塑可以像一座桥梁，连接起现代与古代，东方与西方。
作品正面是一位托颌沉思的现代少女头像。她的思绪则顺着她的秀发缓缓流出，流向遥远的过去、曾经的辉煌。这是由变色来显现的。作品有二套颜色。当雕塑内的加热装置将温度控制在25°C以下时，作品呈青石板的深灰色；当加热装置将温度控制在45°C以上时，作品呈鹅卵石的土白色。在作品呈深灰色时，头发中没有图案。当其部分转为土白色时，原本隐藏在青石板的深灰色背景中的图案便显现出来(如照片- 01和照片- 03的差异所示)。
在这件雕塑中，少女的沉思，仿佛是在探询着人类文明的起源与发展，她的秀发中隐约流露出的古老的楔形文字符号，是对过去辉煌文化的一种致敬。这些楔形文字，对于现代人来说可能显得陌生，但它们却记载了古代文明的知识和历史。
这件作品利用了变色颜料、电热网和时控装置等，使其能够在不同的时间点呈现出不同的视觉效果。这种变化借助颜色的转换、图案的显现与隐藏，引发观众进入对于历史更迭和文明发展的深层次思考。
图案的顶部是用波斯文书写的“波斯”。散落在周边的是用楔型文字书写的几个数字。楔型文字发源于古代美索不达米亚地区，是人类最早的文字。图案的右下角是文韬武略的居鲁士大帝的侧影。图案的中间是波斯波利斯王宫残垣的缩影 — — 一只雄狮扑在一只山羊的后腿上。
当居鲁士大帝的侧影、楔型文字、以及波斯波利斯王宫的缩影，顺着少女的沉思(秀发)中隐约流露出来时，这座雕塑所唤起的不仅仅是对波斯古国追忆，更对人类文明的伟大成就与辉煌历史的敬意。居鲁士大帝是历史上著名的智者和古波斯(阿契美尼德)王朝的缔造者者，他的形象、楔型文字、以及波斯波利斯王宫的残垣，召唤我们对于文明的兴衰与更迭进行深刻的反思。
这件作品，不仅致力于反映艺术对于人类历史与文化的特殊洞察，也致力于展示一种跨越时空的美学追求。愿观众能够感受到其中穿越千年的情怀与思考，以及对未来的无限遐想。
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