即将开展｜宠物总动员 The Pet Show

这不止是一场宠物摄影展

It's more than a “Pet Show”.

在即将到来的12月，Fotografiska 将为喜欢小动物的朋友们，打造一个充满趣味、爱与温馨的影像艺术世界。初冬季节，一起来《宠物总动员》，感谢它们带给我们的温暖与陪伴。

此次展览以宠物为主题，通过24位艺术家的独特视角，细腻地勾勒出宠物与我们之间的情感纽带。它们身披柔软的绒毛，也时常展现灵动之姿；它们是家庭守护者，以无言的温暖治愈人心；它们是个性与地位的象征，彰显着主人的独特风采；它们是生活伴侣，默默陪伴，共度无数平凡而珍贵的瞬间；更有时，它们作为艺术创作的灵感缪斯，激发无限创意与遐想。

In December, Fotografiska Shanghai invite all the animal lovers to step into an art world full of fun, love, and warmth. Join us for The Pet Show, a heartfelt tribute to those affectionate faithful companions in life.

Featuring works by 24 artists who use their unique perspectives to portray pets in different ways, delicately outlined the emotional bond between pets and human. The exhibition explores how humans often place animals on a pedestal and consider them from all perspectives: as life partners, status symbols, friends and family members, and as works of art. Pets, once marginalized, have increasingly become an indispensable part of humans' self-integrity and an integral role in contemporary society and pop culture. This exhibition is a heartfelt tribute to those silent but affectionate faithful companions in life.

杰拉德·格辛斯

Gerrard Gethings

“所有的一切都始于狗。我想创作一组具有普遍吸引力的照片，代表人类和他们的宠物之间的相似性。一组照片要具有普遍吸引力，必须超越语言。这些照片被设计成能够被世界上任何一个人立即理解。我喜欢这种普遍性的概念。微笑就是微笑，无论是用英语、法语、西班牙语、中文、阿拉伯语等表达。同样，阿富汗猎犬可以看起来像一个留着长发的英俊男人，比熊犬也可以看起来像一个老太太。” 英国摄影师杰拉德·格辛斯从小就对鸟类、昆虫和动物着迷。2008年，他带回家一只七周大的边境梗犬小狗巴克斯特，自此便找到了成为他缪斯的摄影主题?动物。

"The whole thing started with the dogs. I wanted to create a definitive set of pho-tographs representing the notion of similarities between humans and their pets. I'd seen this idea touched upon many times, but never in a substantial way. For a series of photographs to have universal appeal, it must transcend language. The photographs were designed to be understood instantly, by anyone, anywhere in the world. I love this idea of universality. A smile is a smile whether it is done in English, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, etc. The same seems to be true of an Afghan Hound who looks like a handsome guy with long hair. Or a Bichon Frise? that looks like an old lady."

From a young age Gerrard Gethings was fascinated by birds, insects, and animals. In 2008 Gethings brought home a seven-week-old border terrier puppy called Baxter and he found the photographic subjects that were to be his muse. Animals.

多莉·法比雪夫 

Dolly Faibyshev

多莉·法比雪夫是一位热爱色彩、构图和人类境况的艺术家。在这个系列 《最佳表演》中，我们看到了在威斯敏斯特犬展上过度打扮的动物的照片。多莉·法比雪夫在电视上第一次看到犬展后，就开始出于自己的兴趣去拍摄犬展，她觉得这是一个作为外来者所体验到的独特世界。多年来，这成了她不断回归的主题。犬展上的情感是显而易见的?从比赛前的焦虑和紧张到比赛结束时的欢乐与悲伤共存。现场能感受到各种期待、人群、情感、 色彩和声音等元素的存在，捕捉它们是一种乐趣。

Dolly Faibyshev is an artist with love for color, composition, and the human condition. In this series Best in Show we see photographs of overly groomed animalsat the Westminster Dog Show.

Dolly Faibyshev started photographing dog shows for her own enjoyment after first seeing them on TV, and they called out to her as a unique world to experience as an outsider. Over the years it became something she kept coming back to. The range of emotions at a dog show is palpable - from anxiety and tension before the competition to elation and sadness coexisting at the end of it all. The anticipation, the crowds, the emotions, colors and sounds - these things exist in abun-dance and are a joy to capture.

索菲·加曼

Sophie Gamand

“我拍摄狗，以便更好地理解人类。”

狗是人工选择最早和最显著的例子。我们如同神祇一般，征服了一个完整的物种。我们创造了狗，并操控它们的基因来满足我们的需求和欲望。我主 要拍摄救助站的狗，它们的生活因人类的缺陷而支离破碎，生活在一种悬而未决的状态中。它们的故事和命运让我能够探索我们的两个物种之间复杂的关系动态。无论好坏，我们对待狗的方式无疑反映了我们的本性。

在我的《湿狗》系列中，我与专业美容师合作，拍摄了在沐浴时最脆弱的狗。对于都市狗来说，洗澡是种“必要之恶”。当这些狗完全被人类支配时，我得以捕捉它们眼神中流露出的深刻情感，绝望、愤怒，甚至是审视。这些狗在几千年间学会了以惊人的方式向人类传达情感?但我们是否也同样努力去理解并有效地与它们沟通呢？这些湿漉漉的狗就像是我们自己孤独的映照。

"I photograph dogs to better understand humans."

Dogs are the first and most striking example of artificial selection. Acting like gods, we subdued an entire species. We created dogs and manipulated their genetics to fulfill our own needs and desires. I mostly work with shelter dogs, whose lives have been shattered because of humans’ shortcomings. They live in a state of limbo. Their stories and their fateallow me to explore the complex dynamics governing the relationship between our two species. Through the good and bad, the way we treat dogs speaks volume about our humanity.

For my series Wet Dog, I worked with professional groomers, and photographed their clients at their most vulnerable: bath time. Bath time is a "necessary evil' for urban dogs. Exposing these dogs when they are at the completemercy of humans, enabled me to capture their wide range of expressions. Poignant looks, despair, anger and even judgment can be read into their eyes. Overthousands of years, dogs have learned spectacular ways to communicate emo-tions to humans - but have we made the same effort to understand and commu-nicate efficiently with them? The Wet Dogs mirror our own solitude.

罗宾·施瓦茨

Robin Schwartz

“《艾米莉亚与动物》系列照片源于我和女儿一起踏入人与动物共存的世界，展开的一场长达十九年的真实旅程。在这场旅程中，我们与动物分享同一个世界，创造了触及梦想的摄影作品，探索了非凡的体验。我们走进一个模糊人类与动物界限的世界，动物是我们生活的一部分，人类亦是它们生活的一部分。我渴望描绘人类与动物的关系，希望这些瞬间能展现出人与动物的共通之处。艾米莉亚拥有非凡的勇气和与每只动物互动的智慧，她不仅是美丽的灵感缪斯，她聪慧、坚韧、勇敢，总能平静地说服动物与她互动。回顾过去，这个系列代表了我人生中最重要的时期，它成为我与孩子之间的生命纽带。” ? 罗宾·施瓦茨，艾米莉亚的母亲

阿瑞卡·罗

Areca Roe

“我使用多种媒介进行创作，主要是摄影、视频、雕塑和装置艺术。我的艺术实践探讨了我们的文化与自然世界之间的关系。这种关系是复杂的?我们既依赖和敬畏自然，同时也在摧毁它。我尤其关注人类与动物之间的关系?我们试图以多种方式在动物与自身之间建立联系。 

在系列作品《家养》中，我拍摄了在家中环境中的一些非传统意义上的宠物。这些动物无疑是非常迷人的，但它们与主人之间的关系却带有某种模糊性?这种关系不像狗和猫所提供的陪伴与安慰那样清晰和确定。我探索这些关系的不同层面，以及动物的表面野性与家庭环境中柔软质感和杂乱氛围之间所产生的张力。相反地，有些动物几乎融入了家庭环境，就好像它们的伪装已经适应了新的生活环境。” —— 阿瑞卡·罗

“I work in many media, primarily photography as well as video, sculpture, and installation. My art practice engages with our culture’s relationship with the natural world. This relationship is a complex one - we require and revere it, but we simultaneously destroy it. I am specifically interested in the relationship between humans and animals - in a myriad of ways, we try to create connections between animals and ourselves.

In this series, Housebroken, I photographed unusual pets in their domestic environments. The pets are fascinating animals, to be sure, but their relationship with the owners has an element of ambiguity - it is not as clear and established as the companionship and comfort offered by dogs and cats. I explore the elements of these relationships, and the tensions that occur between the apparent wildness of the creature and its tame, domestic surroundings of soft textures and clutter. Conversely, some of the animals almost blend into their domestic surroundings, as if their camouflage has adapted to the new environment. I collaborated with the owners in choosing the photo locations, backgrounds, and scenarios within the home.” - Areca Roe

在即将开幕的《宠物总动员》展览现场，共有六个主题区域、超过100件作品。通过聚焦于宠物的艺术画面，呈现它们带来的治愈与温暖，同时也邀请观众重新思考宠物与我们之间的关系。

宠物作为很多人生活中重要且不可缺少的一部分，以独特的方式陪伴着我们度过许多重要时刻。此次展览不仅仅只是一次艺术的欢宴，更是一次对宠物在人类文化中地位与影响的探讨。同时，Fotografiska 影像艺术中心也希望通过这些展览作品，激发人们对宠物的关爱和保护。

Through over 100 pieces of works in 6 different themed sections, the exhibition will allow the audience to re-examine the important role of pets in our lives while experiencing the artworks up close. Pets, as an indispensable part of many people's lives, accompany us through many important moments in unique ways. This exhibition is not just an artistic feast but also a discussion on the status and impact of pets in human culture. In the meanwhile, Fotografiska aims to foster greater awareness and advocacy for the care and protection of pets through the exhibition.

宠物总动员

The Pet Show

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2024.12.7- 2025.3.9

Fotografiska 影像艺术中心

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