Ora-Ora
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Artists
  • Exhibitions
  • Videos
  • Publications
  • News
  • COLAB
  • About
  • Contact
  • EN
  • 繁體
  • 简体
  • FR
Menu
  • EN
  • 繁體
  • 简体
  • FR
  • Current
  • Past

Art Basel Hong Kong 2016: Cha-Na

Past exhibition
22 - 26 March 2016
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Zhang Yanzi 章燕紫, Curvature 曲率, 2016

Zhang Yanzi 章燕紫

Curvature 曲率, 2016
Ink on paper 紙本水墨
96 x 180.5 cm
Copyright The Artist
Enquire
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EZhang%20Yanzi%20%E7%AB%A0%E7%87%95%E7%B4%AB%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ECurvature%20%E6%9B%B2%E7%8E%87%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2016%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EInk%20on%20paper%20%E7%B4%99%E6%9C%AC%E6%B0%B4%E5%A2%A8%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E96%20x%20180.5%20cm%3C/div%3E
Curvature is the amount by which an object deviates from being flat or straight. In the universe, the nature of spacetime is determined by the distribution of “mass”; when the...
Read more
Curvature is the amount by which an object deviates from being flat or straight. In the universe, the nature of spacetime is determined by the distribution of “mass”; when the distribution of mass is uneven, it alters the nature of spacetime, which is known as “spacetime-curvature”. From my perspective, the shambolic notes in Bach's manuscript of Score of Prelude and Fugue in C major are like stars, producing splendid melodies on collision.

Some say “music serves as an asylum for human beings” as the happiness that music brings is irreplaceable. I still remember the days when my daughter was learning to play the piano, and she kept flipping through the worn-out pages. One day I realised, apart from the notes her teacher highlighted, a flower was drawn, together with a smiley face... In this world, in any era, music is indispensable. The creased music scores are like a natural landscape, standing there silently. In this era, no matter how chaotic society is, as long as there are grand mountains, flowing water, and a harmonised melody in our hearts, everything will be fine. - Zhang Yanzi

曲率,表明曲線在某一點的彎曲程度的數值。宇宙中,時空的性質是由物體的「質量」分布決定的,物體「質量」的分布狀況使時空性質變得不均勻,引起了時空的彎曲,被稱作「時空曲率」。 在我看來,巴赫的手稿《平均律鋼琴曲集》(Score of Prelude and Fugue in C major) 上錯綜復雜的音符,好像宇宙中的繁星,碰撞中,奏響美妙的旋律。 有人說,音樂是人類靈魂的避難所。音樂帶給人類的快樂,是其他任何東西都取代不了的。女兒小時候彈鋼琴,她的琴譜一直翻來翻去,舊舊的。有一次我發現琴譜上除了有老師上課時標注的重點,還畫著一朵小花,一個笑臉……這個世界,無論什麼時代,都不能沒有音樂。 揉皺的樂譜,像山水一樣,靜靜地臥在那裡。這個時代,無論怎樣紛亂,只要心中有一座山水,有一段旋律,都是美好! - 章燕紫

Close full details
Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Previous
|
Next
16 
of  25
Back to Past exhibitions

105-107, Barrack Block, Tai Kwun, Central, Hong Kong

Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Youtube, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
LinkedIn, opens in a new tab.
Send an email
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2025 Ora-Ora
Site by Artlogic

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences