這裡發生了什麼？ ——中國獨立影像文獻及作品展
主辦：平遙國際攝影大展、伊比利亞當代藝術中心
策展人：張亞璇、左靖、董冰峰
展覽時間：2009.09.19-09.25
展覽地點：平遙古城柴油機廠展區K1展廳
此次在平遙舉辦“這裡發生了什麼？ ——中國獨立影像文獻及作品展”，其主體思路和架構都直接來自於今年三至四月北京伊比利亞當代藝術中心舉辦的同主題展覽。
在同樣的主標題之下，當時這個展覽是作為伊比利亞當代藝術中心影像檔案館的開館展呈現。整個展覽包含文獻和放映兩個部分，文獻展邀請了目前國內最為活躍的六個獨立影像推廣平臺——它們是電影節或工作室，以文本，海報，手稿，圖片，現場錄影，聲音文件等形式，展示了他們自創辦以來持續至今，都做了什麼工作以及是如何工作的。
此次平遙展覽，我們對這一部分展示進行了還原；在此基礎上，我們的視野亦觸及自身——伊比利亞當代藝術中心影像檔案館作為平行機構之一，也被納入到文獻展的展示範圍。至此可以説，無論從形式本身還是完整的程度，這次展覽都提供了一個前所未有的視野，令人觀察和了解目前國內獨立影像在民間傳播的途徑和現狀。
鋻於獨立影像的傳播和平面媒體與一些國外電影節的關係，展覽策劃人還在文獻部分增加了“圖書館計劃”。這個計劃由伊比利亞當代藝術中心影像檔案館發起，但並非只在某次展覽中存在。它是一個始終在進行中的項目。作為一個長期的計劃，它意在收集與中國獨立影像有關的各類出版物和印刷品，包括雜誌，海報，對中國獨立電影有持續關注的國外電影節歷年場刊......在我們看來這些載體所傳達的不僅是作者和作品史，亦是獨立影像的傳播史。此次展覽，我們對這個計劃目前的進展也進行了部分呈現。
“這裡發生了什麼？”北京首展，前後持續三個星期，放映部分由年度邀請，DV作品回顧，導演專題，國外電影節北京巡展，實驗電影等六個互相呼應的主題單元構成。整個放映計劃共包括80余部國內外紀錄，劇情和實驗作品，其中三分之二都是長片。
根據平遙展場的情況和週期，我們重新組織了放映單元的內容， 將重點放在最近兩年來的中國獨立影像作品。它們一部分來自於北京首展時的“中國獨立影像年度作品邀請展”——這也將是一個持續性的活動，每年固定時間在伊比利亞當代藝術中心舉辦，我們選擇那些最有銳氣和力度的作品，呈現本年度獨立影像的發展和成就 ——此外為此次平遙展覽，我們還增加了幾部剛剛在剪輯臺上完成的獨立電影新作，如徐童，王利波和衛學奇的作品；我們還特別邀請了兩位村民作者，湖南的賈之坦和山東的王偉。他們在2005年參加了草場地工作站組織的“村民影像計劃”之後，始終沒有停止用手中的錄影機拍攝。他們的作品呈現了自己生活的現場， 通過一種極其內在的視角，帶著一種屬於個人的感情， 這種呈現令我們看到了他們無時無刻不在承擔的具體的中國鄉村社會現實。當代中國獨立紀錄片對這部分現實有著豐富的表現，此次展覽中有不止一部類似主題的作品。我們期望這些作品之間，它們和觀眾之間，能産生有意義的對話。
The concept and the framework of this exhibition taking place in Pingyao, entitled “What Has Been Happening Here?--Chinese Independent Film: Document Exhibition & Screenings”, come directly from the exhibition held at the Iberia Centre for Contemporary Art in March and April of this year.
With the same title, the exhibition was first presented as the inaugural exhibition of CIFA (Chinese Independent Film Archive) of the Iberia Center for Contemporary Art, and was composed of two parts: a document exhibition and film screenings. The document exhibition included the participation of six of the most dynamic independent film promotion platforms in China, including film festivals and work studios. Through texts, posters, manuscripts, pictures, audio and video files, the document exhibition presented what these platforms have been doing, and how they work.
This exhibition in Pingyao is being presented in its original form. On this basis, it has also incorporated the vision and personal touch of CIFA as one of the institutions involved. Therefore, this exhibition provides a fresh and unprecedented form as well as perspective offering people the possibility to better observe and understand the situation of promotion and circulation of Chinese independent film outside official platforms.
In light of the relation between the distribution of Chinese independent film and the printed media as well as international film festivals, we have decided to extend the document exhibition through the Library project. This project was launched by CIFA but is not attached to exhibition form. As a long-term and ongoing project, it is intended to collect publications and printed materials on Chinese independent films, including magazines, posters, catalogues of domestic and international film festivals that have taken a keen interest in Chinese independent film. In our point of view, these materials document the history of not only independent filmmaking and filmmakers, but also that of the circulation of independent film. In Pingyao exhibition we will also partly manifest what we have achieved on this project till now.
The premiere “What Has Been Happening Here” in Beijing lasted for three weeks. The screening part was composed of six thematic sections. Around 80 films were selected for the program, which included not only Chinese films but also the works of young or established filmmakers from other countries. The selection also showed diversity in genre, and ranged from long-feature films to shorts, documentaries to works of fiction, as well as experimental films.
We re-organized the program and placed greater emphasis on works created in the past two years, according to the duration and nature of the festival in Pingyao. Some of them have been selected from the “Chinese Independent Film Invitational 2008-2009 ” from the Beijing premiere exhibition of “What Has Been Happening Here?” This Invitational is an annual project of CIFA, ICCA, which selects some of the most compelling and powerful works of the period in an attempt to showcase the development and achievement of Chinese independent film during the year. Specially for this project in Pingyao, we have added the three latest independent works by Xu Tong , Wang Libo and Wei Xueqi in our lineup. We also have the pleasure of inviting two villager filmmakers--Jia Zhitan from Hunan Province and Wang Wei from Shandong Province. Ever since they took part in the “Villager Documentary Project” organized by Caochangdi Workstation in 2005, they have never stopped filming with their small cameras in hand. Their works represent the scenes of their lives, from an inherent, personal and emotionally charged perspective,which make us be able to glance the consistant presence of the reality in the Chinese rural society in their lives. This representation is a recurring theme in Chinese independent film. Even in this exhibition it’s easy to find more than one work dealing with the similar subject. We would like meaningful dialogues can be stimulated among the works themselves as well as among the films and their audiences.