Perspective of Distortion 《失真的視點》

皇后大道中。同一地點的不同瞬間在此處交織、重疊。 

Different moments in the same location (Queen's Road Central) intertwine and overlap here. 

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攝影是光的懸停，影像是意圖的重現。讓流光觸發再現剎那的渴望，回歸純粹影像的期許。影像噪點的粉紫色調塗滿展場，如連綿的畫布環繞整個空間。透澈的《剖面》如帷幔在大門作序幕；《失真的視點》宛如一扇形狀奇特的視窗於牆角而生；四周伴隨著一群浮游天地的殘存影像 《流光》。影像點狀顆粒構成的源頭是它對外來物的反應、外顯的雜訊。《流光再現》是為期48天捕光換影的暗房計劃，鄭氏將駐留空間轉化為暗箱和暗房，從空間的內外觀之，以感光化學乳劑顯影一系列銀鹽影像，重現以光書寫的靈光。「流光」指如水流般連續不斷的閃爍光彩，亦指如流水般逝去的時光。「再現」是展覽創作的重心— 專注攝影上與光的互動、於駐留空間的觀察，以及物料形態轉化的影像重現。黑白與彩度、流動與平整、內裡與外在。《流光再現》拋開影像語言結構與具象指涉物，進行零度攝影的實驗，解構影像本質組成的元件。感光銀鹽乳劑塗抹於紙基，影像在化學相互作用下徐徐顯影。乍看之下出現的影像大致相同，但仔細觀察其中的細噪、質地和紋理，便能發掘各自獨特的位置，呈現一種以符號為載體實現的溝通。除了攝影史進程追求的高解像度、低失真率和銳利清晰而真實的影像外，影像的紋理、顆粒狀意象、瑕疵錯體，在整體人類書寫發展譜系中同樣舉足輕重。光石之間定影，微細塵埃從死亡中定格，膜拜也伴隨觀者與被攝物之間的凝視。空符號的觀看方式、主體的空缺，也開啟符號載體感知的維度。

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《失真的視點》是一組黑白沖曬的針孔影像，記錄外在景觀。如同一扇坐落展場角落、形狀奇特的窗。旁晚時分，幾點光芒在天花板上如「流星」劃過，那正是緩緩駛過皇后大道中的車輛燈。這正是暗箱、原始相機的簡單原理——黑暗的暗箱透過小孔投影外界景象。鄭氏每天在相同位置捕捉影像，共進行十二次試驗。橫跨日夜，由物件變為點，再化為一條線，融匯成《失真的視點》。

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Photography is light held in suspension, image a resurrection of intent. The cascade of light ignites a yearning to recapture the ephemeral, a return to the purity of the image.A dusty mauve, reminiscent of image noise, saturates the exhibition space, enveloping the environment in a continuous canvas. Deposits and Dissect, a diaphanous veil, serves as a prologue at the entrance. Perspective of Distortion emerges from a corner like a uniquely shaped aperture, while a constellation of floating images, Etched in Cascading Light, populate the surrounding area.The granular texture of the images originates from the material's reaction to external stimuli, manifesting as visual noise. Etched in Cascading Light is the culmination of a 48-day residency, a process of capturing and transforming light within a darkened chamber. Cheng transforms the exhibition space into both camera obscura and darkroom, observing the space from within and without. Using photosensitive emulsion, she develops a series of silver gelatin prints, inscribing ephemerality with light. "Cascading Light" alludes to the continuous, fluid shimmer of light and the passage of time. "Etched" emphasizes the exhibition’s core focus: the interplay of light and photography, observation of the site-specific space, and the material transformation inherent in the photographic process.Monochrome and chroma, fluidity and flatness, interiority and exteriority converge within the works.Etched in Cascading Light transcends representational imagery and the constructs of photographic language, engaging in a "zero degree" photographic experiment that deconstructs the essential components of the image. Photosensitive silver gelatin emulsion is applied to paper, the images slowly materialising through chemical interaction. While appearing similar at first glance, close observation reveals subtle nuances of noise, texture, and grain, each print a unique communication realised through the symbolic nature of the medium.Beyond the pursuit of high resolution, low distortion, and sharp, clear verisimilitude that has characterized the history of photography, the texture, grain, and imperfections of the image hold equal significance within the broader lineage of human visual expression. Light fixes itself between crystals, minute dust motes frozen in time, bearing witness to the silent exchange between viewer and subject. This engagement with the empty signifier, the very absence of a fixed subject, unlocks a new dimension of perception where the symbolic medium transcends its materiality, a poignant echo of time and memory

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"Perspective of Distortion" is a series of black-and-white pinhole images documenting the external landscapes. It is displayed in the corner of the exhibition space as a uniquely shaped window. "falling stars" streaked across the ceiling, created by vehicle headlights since the room is turned into a camera obscura and projects external scenes through a small aperture. Cheng captures images from the same location each day, conducting twelve experiments. Spanning between day and night, objects transform into points and lines, merging into "Perspective of Distortion". 

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.Exhibition Review: https://vocus.cc/article/64e2ebfbfd89780001907111

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