So Close And Beautiful
这么近，那么美
2023
So Close And Beautiful
Special thanks to the SOUND MUSEUM
17 minutes 23 seconds
在这个剧场表演中，一名表演者坐在两米高的台子上，不断打喷嚏并吹爆气球。每次喷嚏或爆炸都会引发黑匣中象征洪水和欲望的气球的震颤，令另一名淹没在气球中的表演者窒息。这种激烈的互动贯穿全场17分钟，直至黑匣中的表演者筋疲力竭。
2023年8月，浦潇月父母的房子因台风引发的洪水被淹没。官方救援迟缓，导致作者的母亲险些丧命。此外，周边城市、乡村和社区损失惨重，并造成人员伤亡。洪水持续近两周未退，官方报道对负面信息含糊其辞。创作者以家庭遭遇为基础，设计了一个剧场表演，揭示此次自然灾害中暴露的社会权力结构的延迟、张力、矛盾、冲突及其脆弱性。
The performance features an actor sitting on a two-meter-high platform, sneezing repeatedly and inflating balloons until they burst. Each sneeze causes a pool of balloons in a black box—symbolizing the desires unleashed by the flood—to tremble, suffocating another performer submerged in the pool. This intense interaction continues for 17 minutes, culminating in the exhaustion of the actor above.
In August 2023, Pu Xiaoyue’s parents’ house was submerged due to flooding caused by a northern typhoon. The delayed rescue efforts led to severe losses in nearby areas and numerous casualties, with floodwaters persisting for nearly two weeks. Official reports vaguely addressed the disaster’s negative impacts. Inspired by these events, the artist created an experimental theater piece to reveal the delays, contradictions, conflicts, and fragility of societal power structures exposed by the disaster.