《土地治癒》
文|宋陳
「萬物源於泥土，並最終將再次化為泥土「，這喚醒了我們對泥土的無限敬意。今天，我們的生活痕跡正以驚人的速度重構著腳下這片土地；而無聲的土壤，萬物生命的母親，她默默地承載了這種萬物的變化；可以說這片「土地」她很勇敢，勇敢的承受了，我們所帶來的一切正面的或是負面的能量……如今我們對待土壤的態度，決定了土地對待我們的方式；歷來，人類文明有賴於充足的肥沃泥土的支撐。回溯，讓我們穿越遠古，濫用土壤的文明，其命運在今天又是怎樣的呢？土地之上文明生滅交替著，相信今天我們對土地的敬意對未來的後人會有更重要的意義吧。
藝術不是耳目之娛，藝術是一種靈魂的救贖。土地之上，看到萬物的呼吸。希望我們能像這土地一樣勇敢地承受，放下及時行樂本性所帶來的詛咒，臣服於腳下這片土地。
《 土宇系列手稿 局部 》宋陳
歷時六年的一個展覽計劃，感恩今天終於得以實現，並在2019年 「世界土壤日」 12月5日開幕。創作前期，我為作品《殤土》行走各地，去尋找全方位的「受傷的土壤」標本。然後，把收集回來的「病態土壤」標本製作成大型泥土裝置藝術作品——「土壤嬰孩」。對於「受傷害的土壤」收集工作全過程的拍攝，最終也成全了一部記錄片，在《土地治癒》展覽空間內循環播放。
這次展覽最為核心的泥土裝置作品《殤土》，是為了加深人們紀念這個日子——「世界土壤日「——所創作的。那些被人類的物質主義所傷害和汙染的土壤，就像一個垂死狀的嬰孩兒一樣，迫切需要我們對它進行呵護給予土壤以治癒。生命的初創，土地子宮《殤土》在「土壤嬰孩」的底部呈現一片巨大的龜裂的土地，寓意著「土壤胎盤」，暗示那些受傷的土壤——死寂的子宮……
被汙染過的土壤生態同時也會帶來人類身、心、靈的染汙，其實我們的痛苦內在是相關聯的；一塊虛弱的土地，那其實是人類共同的痛、共同的虛弱。
泥土的卑微，
人類的踐踏，
大地在哭泣，
土壤的淚水，
大地在開裂，
如何讓我們回到鮮活 ? ……
《 土宇系列手稿 局部 》宋陳
——土地覺醒, 覺醒我們過度膨脹的物質主義對於地球土壤生態的傷害, 看到我們共同的虛弱，有限的人類與自身有限的意識；彼此共天地，通過一系列的泥土藝術創作，共同感受土地有愛，實踐土地正義……以藝術的方式與土地聯接，渴望恢復人們原有的自然心靈，喚醒心靈深處的愛。
我們將為未來的子孫留下些什麼？展覽在於呼喚更多的人們來關注土壤生態，從內在情緒和情感上啟動更多的人們關心「土壤 」。其中，《殤土》作品整個創作過程以紀錄片的方式出現在2019年「世界土壤日「，呼籲土地正義的覺醒，期盼我們共同的擁抱和呵護大地，生長出我們共同對於「反哺土地」的意識。我們該如何保護生命之源的土壤？穿越命運的大地體悟生與死。重新開啟生命對天地的覺知。讓我們成為土地母性能量本身，感受土地溫良；以愛回饋與呵護
——「土地關懷」。
《 土地治癒 》展覽海報
Land as Cure
tex|Song Chen
「All of the creatures originate from the earth and will eventually turn to it.」 This sentence arouses our infinite respect for earth. Today, our life is reconstructing the land underfoot at an alarming speed; the voiceless soil, mother of all lives, witnesses the changes in silence; how brave the 「land」 is no matter how positive or negative energy we bring……At present, the way we treat soil determines the way we are treated by soil; since the ancient time, the human civilization is relying on the fertile and abundant soil. Take a glimpse at the old day when people used soil without restraint, and we might fail to imagine what we are today. The civilizations nurtured by the land take place by turn. It is hoped that our respect for land can benefit our offsprings.
Art is not the entertainment of ears or eyes but the redemption of our souls. The breaths of all creatures can be sensed above the land. It is hoped we could embrace our life as brave as the land, get rid of the curse brought by the nature of enjoying pleasure in good time and be subservient to the land beneath our feet.
《 土上水墨 局部 》宋陳
《 行走的山水》 手稿 宋陳
Today, the exhibition plan has been implemented after six year’s preparation. The exhibition was opened on December 5th, the World Soil Day in 2019. In the early days of production, I visited many places to seek the samples of 「wounded soil」 for my work Wounded Soil. Then I produced the collected wounded soil samples into the large soil art work—「soil baby」. During the collection, we photograghed the 「wounded soil」 and made a documentary in the end which was played in a continuous loop inside the exhibition hall of the Wouded Soil.
The key soil installation work is Wounded Soil., which is produced to celebrate the day—World Soil Day. The soil harmed and polluted by humankind’s materialism, like a dying child, urgently needs our care and healing. At the beginning of life, the womb of soil—Wounded Soil—presents a huge cracked land at the bottom of the 「soil baby」, signifying the wounded soil—dying womb……
The polluted soil ecology brings the pollution of human body, heart and mind also. In fact, our pain is interconnected; a weak land is actually humanbeing’s shared pain and weakness.
The humbleness of the earth,
The trampling of man，
The land is crying with
The tears of the soil
The land is cracking. So,
How can we get refreshed again?……
《土宇系列手稿 局部》宋陳
《土宇系列 局部》宋陳
—The land is awakening. It lets us awaken to the damage of materialism to the soil ecology on Earth and human’s common weakness, as well as the limited consciousness of ourselves; by using a series soil art work, we can link the heaven with the land and experience the love of soil with justice……We aspire for recovering people’s original mind by connecting with the land in an artistic fashion, so as to arouse the love deep inside our hearts.
What can we leave for our offspring in future? The exhibition calls for more people to pay attention to soil ecology and also to care about 「soil」 from inner emotion and feeling. As we can notice, the work of the Wounded Soil was showcased on the World Soil Day in documentary. It makes an appeal for the awakening of the soil justice in hope of our embracing and caring of the land and also our awareness of 「supporting land」. How can we protect the soil which is home to lives? Let’s experience life and death by traversing the land of destiny. We may rethink about the heaven and land. Let’s become the motherly energy of land to feel the warmness of land, and harbour the
——「care for land」 as the payback.
《 土地治癒 》
HEALING LAND
宋陳個展
Song Chen Solo Exhibition
策展人：杜曦雲
Curator: Du Xiyun
開幕時間:
2019.12.05（「世界土壤日」）
Opening:
2019.12.05（World Soil Day）
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支持單位：《環境與生活》雜誌
Supported by: Green Living Magazine
顧 問：
任官平（中國環境科學學會副理事長）
周永峰（土壤專家）
Consultant:
Ren Guanping（Deputy chairman
of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences）
Zhou Yongfeng （Soil Expert）
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Suzhou True Color Museum
蘇州市通達路219號本色美術館（二樓展廳）
No. 219, Tongda Road, Suzhou Natural Art Museum (exhibition hall on the second floor)