邀请函 Invitation | 8FACES 八面脸孔 I AM MICA 米卡个展

开幕时间: 2022年9月10日周六，下午三点到五点

Opening: September 10th, 2022, Saturday, 3 - 5 pm

为了创作“八面脸孔”项目，米卡访谈了来自各行各业的人士，询问了他们8个关于记忆的问题，以激起他们强烈的情感。然后将这些汇集成一副图像。

有时候，当我们通过最上镜的角度和滤镜来美化我们的公开形象照，我们展示的是一个扭曲的自己。

但这将我们原始且真实的自己推到了幕后。那就是我们喜悦的泪水，伤感的苦笑和惊讶的思虑，即我们所经历的这一切。正是这种反乌托邦式的体验、这些纯粹而原始的强烈情感造就了真实的我们。

“八面脸孔”项目就是对此真实的写照。其目的不是为了展示“美”，而是作为一种视觉的提醒：人类的情感是无法被滤镜过滤的。

For 8FACES, I AM MICA sat down with people from all walks of life and asked 8 questions about memories, evoking intense emotions. And then compiled these into one image.

In times when we beautify our public image through flattering angles and filters, we present a distorted version of ourselves.

But this pushes the raw and real “us” into background. The tears of joy, the ironic laughter of sadness and the thoughtfulness of surprise, we experience. It’s a dystopian experience deriving us from the intensity of pure and raw emotion.

8FACES is a commentary on this. It does not aim to show “beauty” but serves as a visual reminder that human emotion cannot be filtered.

展览日期：2022年9月10日 – 9月25日 

Exhibition Dates：September 10^th -  25^th, 2022

地点：红门画廊, 798 艺术区, 北京

Venue: Red Gate Gallery, 798 Art Zone, Beijing

I AM MICA 米卡

米卡1972年出生于德国图林根州，他19岁是创立了东德最早的设计机构之一。

他到26岁是就已经在自己家乡举办了个展，然后搬到了柏林。在那里他策展和布展了“Sin-Berlin” ——改展览展出了50对位艺术家的作品，其中也包括他自己的作品。

之后他移居纽约，担任创意修图师，与菲尔·托莱达诺（Phil Toledano）和斯蒂芬·威尔克斯（Stephen Wilkes）等知名摄影艺术家合作。

回到德国后，他开始专注于用大型相机进行摄影创作，同时通过德国最具创意的机构之一“Jung von Matt”专门为梅赛德斯-奔驰进行创意修图工作。

米卡自2016年起旅居中国北京。他捕捉中国及周边地区的日常生活、文化和风景，这些都是他在艺术项目中使用的元素。

2020年，MICA成为首位获得中国当代领域“大艺术家奖”的外国艺术家，这是一个在中国令人羡慕的奖项。

米卡在成都域上和美艺术馆参加“2021成都双年展特别邀请展——尚在（Still On）”

Born 1972 in Thuringia, Mica founded one of East Germany's first design agencies at the age of 19.

By 26 he already exhibited personal artworks in his hometown and then moved to Berlin, where he launched and curated “Sin-Berlin” - an exhibition which featured more than 50 artists including his own work.

After that he moved to New York as a creative retoucher, worked with well known photo artists such as Phil Toledano and Stephen Wilkes.

Moving back to Germany he started to shoot images himself, exclusively using large scale cameras while further pursuing creative image retouching working exclusively for Mercedes-Benz via one of Germany's most creative agency “Jung von Matt.”

Since 2016 Mica resides in Beijing/China, where he captures everyday life, culture and landscapes in and around the country while working on his art projects.

In 2020, MICA was the first foreign artist to receive the locally coveted “Big Artist Award” for contemporary art in China.

In 2021, MICA participated the "Chengdu Biennale Special Invitation Exhibitions - Still On" in the Hemei Art Museum, Chengdu.