It is such a "pyramid-shaped ocean" that has become a classic in China's contemporary art history. It is said that after this work became famous, 10 artists even had an argument about it, because some people thought it was their own idea and should belong to one person.
At that time, how did everything happen?
Ma Liuming said: "At that time, the artists in the East Village were all friends, and they often got together to eat or chat and discuss art. At one time, everyone wanted to be a performance art, and we slowly talked about this idea in your words. Finally, after discussion, everyone will take action, which is very simple. "
10 Each artist collects 200 yuan's contribution fee as the material fee. "That is, the cost of hiring a photographer and renting a car," said Ma Liuming. "Later, my friend contacted a car for me. We went to Miaofeng Mountain in Mentougou, the western suburb of Beijing, because there are many mountains in the west, so it is easy to find mountains. "
In this way, on an afternoon in late spring and early summer (Ma said he couldn't remember the exact date), 65,438+00 artists and photographers climbed the Unknown Mountain and began to create this work. Many people may be curious: after all, there are men and women. Do artists of different sexes feel embarrassed when they take off their clothes? Ma Liuming said with a smile: "No, because we have done a lot of behaviors before, and the artists themselves will not feel uncomfortable."
They all weighed themselves before taking off their clothes. The heaviest one is placed at the bottom, the lighter one is placed at the top, and so on. Ma said that before, they also thought about whether they could get up one by one. "But then I felt that the people at the bottom would bear too much weight and could not stand it. In this way, it is relatively stable. " At the same time, the artists' aim is to make this "human flesh tower" as high and effective as possible, so they don't use the more stable four-layer addition of "4, 3, 2, 1", but stack five layers. The horse is on the middle floor. "I'm wearing a bracelet. You can look carefully. There are two girls above me, and the top person is Zhu Ming. "
It was windy at the top of the mountain, but it was not cold. After lying down, photographer Lv Nan pressed the shutter and took more than a dozen shots in a row.
In this way, this nameless mountain "increased" by one meter.
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Everyone has different negatives about copyright.
Nowadays, when it comes to this work, most online introductions use this explanation: it discusses the original existence relationship between man, man and nature, man and woman in the dimension of care and pity, and gives an unprecedented "China experience" in human body art.
This statement is quite professional and may not be understood by many people. Generally speaking, these artists are naked in contact with nature and people of the same sex; The human body, the "spirit of all things", unites and helps each other, adding a small spire to this mountain composed of stones, soil and vegetation, expressing the artist's feelings and exploration of nature, as well as his love and trust in the same kind. Again, you won't be surprised to see them do this, but you can't think of it yourself.
All first innovations are always worthy of respect.
Ma Liuming told reporters: "This work was first published in a magazine and later introduced by other art publications." The nameless mountain is one meter high, but it has gradually attracted attention. Of course, the most famous one for them is 1999, the 48th Venice International Biennale, which won a full house of applause for contemporary art in China. These 65,438+00 young artists have become famous heavyweights, including photographer and photographer Lv Nan.
However, after becoming famous, several artists argued endlessly about the ownership of copyright-whose copyright is it? At that time, there was no concept of copyright. Ma Liuming insists that everyone should have it. There are three reasons: "First, everyone paid 200 yuan for this work, which shows that everyone participated. If someone calls, the cost should be paid by him; Second, when the photo was first published, the joint organization signed the name of 10; Third, we also had videos. When editing the video work, the name of 10 was also marked. "
Speaking of it, photographer Lv Nan's approach is far-sighted-shortly after the work was completed, 65,438+00 artists invited Lv Nan to dinner. "He took out 10 negatives at the dinner table, and each negative was shot separately, with slight differences, such as someone's feet raised a little, someone's head turned a little, and so on. In other words, although they look similar, each negative is unique, and no two are the same. " Ma recalled. "He mixed 10 negatives together, so let's pick whatever we want. After picking it, he cut all the other negatives in front of us. In this case, everyone is out of print, and we can develop a limited number of photos ourselves. "