天津中心宣言展
TIENTSIN CENTRE: A DECLARATIVE SHOW
上回書說到一個天使看上去還沒入活兒就要離去。 他凝視著前方，他的嘴從沒合上，他手裡的快板兒輕輕敲擊。 人們就是這樣描繪天津天使的。 他的臉朝向觀眾。 在我們認為是一連串包袱的地方，他講出來的是深刻的信仰。 這種信仰被編織進故事，將它們拋進歡聲笑語中。 天使想停下來飲個場，把沒講完的貫口繼續下去。 可是從外面湧進來一群人，他們的起哄猛烈地壓制天使的聲音，以至他再也無法想起下一句。 這群人無可抗拒地把天使擠向他背對著的幕布，而他面前的喧鬧聲越來越大，充滿舞臺。 這群人就是我們所稱的砸場子的。
——《天津的天使》
——《天津的天使》
Last time, I wrote about an angel who appeared to be leaving before his time was up. He gazed ahead, his mouth never closing, while lightly tapping his clappers. This is how people depict the Tientsin Angel. He faces the audience. In what we think are just a series of gags, he delivers a profound faith. This faith is woven into stories and thrown into laughter and joy. The angel wants to pause and finish his act, but a group of people rushes in from outside. Their jeers violently suppress the angel’s voice, to the point where he can no longer remember the next line. This group of people is what we call the “smashers” in Tientsin.
—“Tientsin’s Angel”
什麼是天津中心，在哪兒，什麼樣？
What，Where is Tientsin Centre and How does it Look Like？
天津在過去是否曾經成為過中心？ 天津如今算得上是一個中心嗎？ 天津未來還有可能成為中心嗎？ 存在某個“天津中心”嗎？ 如果存在，那麼它在哪裡，長什麼樣子，又都有什麼？ 在天津生活的人能否定位某個天津中心？ 天津之外的人覺得哪裡可能是天津中心？ 此外，有什麼人物、事件和機遇給予了天津以中心之名？ 天津中心的探索之旅，就是透視這個都市的生活和文化實踐，洞察其內外種種結構、機制和邏輯的過程。 或許只有如此，才有可能在天津的真實域、想像域和象徵域之間重構其表意矩陣。 儘管面臨著一個略顯潦草的答案，但關鍵不在於重新回答，而在於重新提問。 通往目的地的指示牌上沒有標示任何方向：對天津中心而言，發現即創造，創造亦發現。 為此，我們誠邀各位朋友蒞臨“天津中心宣言展”，歡迎大家一起來跳跳舞、聊聊天，重新發現/發明天津中心。
Has Tientsin ever been a centre in the past? Is Tientsin currently considered a center? Can Tientsin become a centre in the future? Does a "Tientsin centre" exist? If so, where is it, what does it look like, and what does it entail? Can Tientsin residents locate a Tientsin centre? Where do people outside of Tientsin think the centre might be? In addition, what figures, events, and opportunities have given Tientsin the name “centre”? The exploration of the Tientsin centre is a process of understanding the city’s life and cultural practices, and of exploring its internal and external structures, mechanisms, and logics. Perhaps only in this way can we reconstruct its meaning matrix between reality, imagination, and symbolism. Despite facing a somewhat rough answer, the key is not to answer the question again, but to ask it again. There are no directions on the signpost leading to the destination: for the Tientsin centre, discovery is also creation, and creation is also discovery. Therefore, we sincerely invite all friends to visit the “Tientsin Centre: a Declarative Show” and join us in dancing and chatting to rediscover/invent the Tientsin centre.
參展名單：阿甘果木烤鴨，晨光文具，楚門酒吧plus，大鬍子海鮮燒烤大排檔，東信乾貨，方象咖啡，匠醬將面家，士林西餐，同聚發烟酒商店，五金裝潢電料，秀一會，雪山飛狐零食量販，志華水果
Exhibition List: Agan Fruit Wood Roast Duck, M&G Stationery, Trueman Brewing, Big Beard Seafood BBQ Stall, Dongxin Dried Goods, Direction Coffee, Jiangjiangjiang Noodle House, Shilin Western Foods, Tongjufa Tobacco and Liquor Store, Hardware Decoration Electrical Materials, Xiuyihui, The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain Snack Wholesale, Zhihua Fruit.
策展：高宇，孙晓星，李泊岩，趙坤方，張悅群
Curators: Gao Yu, Sun Xiaoxing, Li Boyan, Zhao Kunfang, Zhang Yuequn
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