Tooth Impaction
2019
单视频录像，彩色，有声，4分45秒
Single channel video, color, sound, 4:45
4分30秒的影像短片作品《阻生智齿》纪录了一颗智齿从初现到疼痛发炎、到被拔除、直到创口又愈合的全过程。与智齿的相处 过程是漫长的，创作者将这其中的感念与自己表演的特定场景编辑成音频影像。整个视频的旁白由艺术家本人以第一人 称展开关于智齿的陈述，镜头不断切换场景 (便利店、游乐场、马路、卧室、工作室)， 不变的元素是不同场景下的表演行为，均为艺术家在不同的场合食用橘子。
在视频的结尾，独白说道，“这个大洞愈合得很快，我每天都可以感觉到它在变小。 然后突然有一天，我发现洞不见了，我都不知道它是哪一天长好的。一点痕迹也没有留下。一点也没有。有的时候我都会怀疑自己， 我真的长过智齿吗?就像现在，我絮絮叨叨的跟你说了这一大堆，你怎么知道我说的是 真话，还是假话呢?” 经由此番脚本，艺术家讨论着熟悉与陌生的边界，并且对记忆的真实性进行提问。
The short film, titled Tooth Impaction, serves as a documentation of the journey of a wisdom tooth. It captures its initial emergence, accompanied by pain and inflammation, followed by the extraction process and subsequent healing of the wound. The creator of the film has meticulously edited her personal reflections, specific scenes, and performances into a cohesive video.
Throughout the narration, which is presented in the first person, the artist reflects on her experience with wisdom teeth. The camera constantly shifts between various scenes, including a convenience store, playground, road, bedroom, and studio. The common thread in all these scenes is the artist’s performance, consistently portraying her consumption of oranges on different occasions.
Towards the conclusion of the video, the monologue expresses, “This big hole was healing so fast that I could feel it getting smaller every day. Then suddenly, one day, I noticed that the hole was gone, and I don’t even know what day it healed. There was no trace of it left, not one bit. There were times when I wondered to myself, did I really have this wisdom tooth? Like now, I’m rambling on and on about this, how do you know if I’m telling the truth or not?”
Through this, the artist discusses the boundaries between the familiar and the unfamiliar, and questions the authenticity of memory.
舒楚天 