李勇志 Lee Yung-Chih

「過期霓虹」系列  Neo N' Old series
投影裝置、多頻道錄像裝置、全透玻璃貼圖、壓克力燈箱
Projection Installation,Multi-channel Video Installation, Transparent Glass Stickers, Acrylic Light Box

Neo n’ Old is a series of works begun in 2021 by artist Yung-Chih Lee. Using both video projection and transparent glass stickers as medium, these works replicate and recreate the patterns and textures of iconic neon advertising boards, with references gathered from a variety of historical sources. By copying these once ubiquitous images, the artist brings into the present moment an atmosphere of an old industrial era that has now faded into the past. At the same time, this act reproduces the craze for neon signage that was so popular in Asia during the 1980s.




《過期霓虹》重現了森永、富士影像、精工錶等等知名的圖像，搭配展場中高掛的透明輸出影像、錄像投影，讓觀眾抬頭感受這些招牌獨有的時代氛圍。《過期霓虹_National招牌》則為李勇志的系列新作，以曾經矗立在台北車站與中華商場前的地標──「國際牌National」紅色霓虹招牌為本，再製成一燈箱裝置，及一透過大型投影呈現的動態錄像，復刻出如同電影膠捲的視覺效果。

藉由蒐集和拼貼這些不復存在的霓虹招牌，不僅表達了藝術家個人的記憶與經驗，同時也呈現出一個特定時代的城市風貌，形成一介於虛與實、過往與當代之間的交錯詰問和再現。

Neo n’ Old reproduced famous images of well-known brands such as Morinaga, Fujifilm and Seiko, as well as many others. With transparent glass stickers and video projections placed high above the exhibition space, visitors were able to look up and find themselves drawn into the unique atmosphere created by these unique signs of their times. Neo n’ Old_National, a new work in the series, is based on a red neon advertising board once located outside Taipei Main Station and Zhonghua Shopping Yard. The work itself consists of a lightbox installation and a large-scale motion video projection, one that creates a movie reel-like effect.

By collecting and collaging these now defunct neon signs, the artist not only manages to convey his personal memories and experiences, but also presents to the audience an urban landscape of a specific era, representing and forming an interrogation between the real and the virtual, the past and the contemporary.






感謝贊助 洪健全紀金會 覓計畫 : 官網
Supporting by Panasonic Taiwan, Hong Foundation ,Project Seek : Official Website