媒体带给大众的影响并不总是积极的。有些媒体放纵着狗仔队侵扰他人隐私的行为,甚至还有些媒体会为了提高收视率而做出一些带有煽动性与偏见的报道。因此,在现在的社会中,媒体的质量比以往任何时候都更加重要。

The media, tolerating the intrusive behavior of paparazzi and driven by viewership, and audience encouraging such media attitude, do not sit with me. The audience should be more concerned about the media quality.

舞台与荧幕上最耀眼的明星,在台下也和普通人一样需要正常的生活。而作为普通人,我们有时候想要窥探明星们隐藏一面的心理也是十分正常的。然而,一旦我们设法看到了它,之后我们也可能会失望或后悔。即使我们知道有时候无知是福,但是窥探的欲望依然不会消失。

Even glitzy celebrities we see on stage and screen do have a human side, and it is natural for commoners to develop un urge to get a glimpse of the hidden human face of the stars. Once we manage to get a glimpse, however, we would most likely regret seeing it. Ignorance is bliss. But the urge to peek persists.

▼装置概览,overall of the project © Ikuo Kubota

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▼屏幕背后的蜡烛并没有真正点燃,The candle behind the screen is not actually lit © Ikuo Kubota

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本项目旨在以灯光的形式描述出这种社会中普遍存在的精神冲突和不适感。

I designed the lighting with the theme of psychological conflict and the sense of discomfort pervading the society.

▼正视图,front view © Ikuo Kubota

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▼侧视图,profile © Ikuo Kubota

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