Flow
如流
Flow
In a constantly changing world, normalcy is non-existent.
The flow of water, under the influence of light, exhibits a unique and unrepeatable visual effect. It's fleeting and cannot persist forever. Just as it was about to vanish, I captured these moments through freeze-frame photography, yet they exist solely within the image.
In these works, we cannot directly perceive the influence of the objective environment, yet it indeed serves as the natural condition that initiates the movement of water and shapes the contours of the waves. The boundaries of the quadrilateral image seemingly delineate this invisible environment. If we consider the water flow as a state of mind and the environment as the space for this state of mind, then this boundary becomes intangible.
The visible water, indispensable light, and the invisible objective environment collectively form the three primary elements of the artwork. Flow represents the core theme expressed in the artwork and also embodies an objective law.
Assuming that under varying environments, even with identical water flow and lighting conditions, replication is impossible. Furthermore, even within the same environment, due to the influence of linear variables, they cannot be duplicated. In essence, each present moment is unique. Objectively, we exist in a state of constant change and non-normal movement.
We cannot transform a moment into eternity; eternity is merely the continuation of a moment.
Zhong Qi, 2024
---The Text in Chinese below---
在不断变化的世界中，常态并不存在。
水的流动，在光的作用下，呈现出独特且不可复制的视觉效果。它是瞬间的，无法永恒存在。在它即将消失之际，我通过定格影像捕捉了这些瞬间，但它们也只能存在于影像之中。
这些作品中，我们无法直接看到客观环境的影响，但它确实是引发水流运动，塑造水波形态的自然条件。四边形影像的边界，仿佛成为了这个无形环境的界限。如果将水流视作心流，将环境视作心流的空间，那么这种边界是无法具象化的。
显而易见的水、不可或缺的光线，以及看不见的客观环境，共同构成了作品的三大要素。 流动，是作品表达的核心主题，也是一种客观规律。
假设在不同的环境下，即使具备相同的水流和光照条件，也无法重现和复制。再者，即便在相同环境下，随着线性变量的影响，它们同样无法被复制。也就是说，当下是独一无二的。换言之，我们客观上处于一个不断变化、无常态的运动状态之中。
——我们不能将瞬间变为永恒，永恒只是瞬间的延续。
钟麒，2024
Location:
23.11.06 - Qixia Temple, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
23.06.28 - Hupao-Dinghui Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
23.06.26 - Hupao-Dinghui Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
23.06.29 - Hupao-Dinghui Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
23.10.20 - Yongfu Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
23.10.19 - Yongfu Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
24.07.11 - Near Fangguang Temple, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China
24.07.22 - Dafo Temple, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China
23.10.22 - Hupao-Dinghui Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
23.09.25 - Huiyin-Korean Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
24.07.25 - Faxi Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
24.07.21 - Near Fangguang Temple, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China
24.07.24 - Hupao-Dinghui Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
24.07.10 - Guoqing Temple, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China