“Lost & Found” presents photographic works from five different series: Meng Jin’s “Every Room is Illuminated” (2006-07), “A Room With a View” (2000-02), “Will You Come? Or Shall I Go?” (2003), and Fang Er’s “The Zoo” (2006-07) and “The Sweetest Thing” (2004). Fang Er’s “The Hidden Depth” and Meng Jin’s “14 Rooms” video works also illustrate both artists’ unique approach to addressing ideas of confusion, chaos, memory and consequence. Fang Er’s work engages the viewer with a playful yet conscientious dialogue often blending chaotic elements of human constructs with elements in the natural world. Meng Jin’s exploration of the confines of interior space and objects act as a historical reflection of the passage of time and a reminder of consequence in relation to human industry and habitation with allusions to a collective psyche often resonating with political undertones. Belonging to an emerging generation of younger artists, Meng Jin and Fang Er’s works embody the freedom of their generation having grown up without the confines of direct political repression or hardship.
“In China during this era of enormous change, from the clear, worldly dividing lines of East and West, to the extensive globalization of free trade today, all these changes bring about in us a deeper interest and a new understanding for topics such as growth, life, responsibility, identity, city, history, country and so on. Our works are a record of these times of various change that we witness … To lose, to find, to gain … just like an endless journey, bringing a sense of mystery to all that we know and feel in the world, filling us with a deep sense of respect for all these things.” – Meng Jin + Fang Er
Fang Er was born in Taipei and Meng Jin in Chongqing; they are currently based in Beijing and this is their first joint solo exhibition in Shanghai.
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m97荣幸地宣布新展览《失去 + 寻获 》即将开幕, 这是一场由孟瑾和方二这一对年轻而才华横溢的艺术情侣带来的与众不同的艺术展，他们虽然在风格和手法上迥然不同，但是却同样在作品中展示出一种蒙盖在个人情感和社会事件之上的朦胧神秘。《失去 + 寻获 》将于2007年11月3日开展，而开幕酒会定于11月3日，星期六晚5点至7点。
《失去 + 寻获》会展出5不同系列的摄影作品：孟瑾的 “每个房间都被点亮” (2006-07)， “有风景的房间”（2000-02），“你来吗，或是我离开?”(2003)，以及方二的作品“动物园”（2006-07）和“浮动的甜美”（2004）。方二的“隐藏的深度”和孟瑾的“14个房间”的录像作品也将由艺术家用独一无二的手法来表达那些关于困惑、混乱、记忆和后果的思想。方二的作品运用了一种类似于玩笑的手法引发观者对于城市混沌和瞬间愁绪的良知对话。孟瑾对于室内空间的边界和物体的探索似乎是一种对于过去时光历史性的反思，是一种与人类工业和群居相关后果的提示，暗指和政治联系的集体心理共鸣。作为正在兴盛的一代年轻艺术家的代表，孟瑾和方二的作品蕴含了这一个代际成长中特有的自由，一种没有受到直接政治压抑和困苦的自由。
“在中国这变动的大时代，从东西方壁垒分明分割世界，到如今彻底全球化的自由经济产业链。这些变化在驱动着我们对成长，生活，责任，以及身份，城市，历史，国家等的看法，这些作品记录了我们所看到的各种变化的瞬间 。。。 失去、找寻与获取，就像一个没有终点的旅程，它让我们所感知到的世界是神秘的，我们也因此而深怀敬意。” —孟瑾+方二
出生在台北的方二和出生在重庆的孟瑾，两人目前在北京发展，即将第一次携手他们在上海的双个展。
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