"Negrant Reproduction"
Personal struggle and redemption under the trauma of the times
Over the years of working as P4 Theater, I have come into contact with many young people, most of whom have just graduated from school or are still in school. Shi Jia Ting is a particularly special one. Listening to his story makes me feel uncomfortable from the bottom of my heart. An invisible oppression is spreading wantonly around him. He is sensitive but can't find the direction at all.
Shi Jiating's new exhibition "Non-Birth and Reproduction" is a profound analysis of personal experience and the dilemma of the times. He used the metaphor of "shitty family" to express the confusion, anxiety and struggle of a generation of young people in an era of rapid change. This struggle is personal, but it also reflects the trauma of an entire era.
Shi Jiating once experienced a stage of isolation and depression, filled with confusion and denial. This state is like the suffocation and powerlessness of many young people under the weight of reality. The "shit family" arises from the indifference of the outside world and personal loss. When society lacks tolerance and guidance, it is difficult for individuals to find their own identity and sense of value, and they are more likely to fall into self-exile.
As an art student about to graduate, Shi Jiating should have been looking forward to the future, but the difficulty of reality made dreams become a luxury. His painting talent could have taken him further on his artistic path, but he had to worry about his livelihood. This dilemma is not unique. Many young people have dreams but feel confused in the face of cruel reality.
We need to see each other with more understanding, tolerance and love. To break the dilemma faced by young people, we need to create an environment that encourages dreams and tolerates failure, rather than blaming individuals for stress and anxiety. Young artists like Shi Jiating need to be given special attention and help so that they can regain their confidence and continue to explore their artistic path.
"Reproduction" has a strong meaning of reflection, causing us to rethink our personal situation in the times and explore the way out for human nature and society. This is a cry from the heart and a gift to this era.
PS: Shi Jiating once wrote four articles about his growing experience from childhood to adulthood and published them on P4 Theater and your official accounts. Click on the text below to jump.
"History of Youth Violence in Tangshan 1-4"
Fleas play no role in maintaining the stability of the entire ecological chain. If all the shit families are wiped out, there will only be benefits to the biosphere where they are located, but no harm. The reproduction method of the shit family is called nirvana reproduction, that is, finding a nirvana place with rich water sources, giving birth to their own nigiri in the water, and hatching and growing.
Short film documenting the reproduction of evil (simultaneously displayed)
Finding the breeding ground is an effective way to get rid of fleas. If the birthplace of the shit family is found, his sins will no longer spread.
The shit family never really gives their personality to others, never helps others with a sincere face, but always begs for others' mercy. Once the shit family finds someone who can protect a weak individual like him, they will jump on him and catch him.
Immediately after this, the shit family began to reproduce. The faces of countless shit families swarmed in all directions, and countless shit families began to jump mechanically. More than one beam of light can produce more than one shadow, and the shit family is layered on top of each other, walking in files, relying on the butyric acid emitted by the skin to find people, and relying on the temperature generated by the human body to determine the location of the jump. Once it succeeds, it will complete its mission of absorbing nutrients. Shit families formed a colony and began to wreak havoc.
We can no longer be manipulated and harmed by this kind of fleas. We have found the birthplace of shit families and caught these disgusting shit families. We can solemnly declare that the breeding of shit families is being eliminated. Through such a ritual, the problem can be solved from the source, have an impact on the real world, and truly eliminate the shit family. This is the beginning of the end of long suffering.
The Shit Family said: "The so-called kind-hearted me has never harmed others with my own will, and I have never done anything that is far beyond my own principles. I am content with the swaddling bag called "identity" that I have knitted for myself."
Shit family introduction
Shit family, liars, gangsters, real idiots, bedbugs, fleas, lice. Shit families are garbage, a pile of garbage that should have been burned to generate electricity, but the staff forgot to throw it into the incinerator. A shit family is a poison. Any place contaminated by a shit family will rot and become stinky, making people feel nauseous. Shit families like to go underground in places with little light, such as underground garages, underground passages, basements, and basements. Shit families like to lower themselves as low as possible and lie shamelessly in the dark. He claimed that only in the dark underground, "can I feel comfortable breathing the air here."
Exhibition information
Time: 2024.05.10-2024.06.01
Location: Building 1, Dongli, Wanghua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Exhibition reservation: Scan the artist's personal WeChat account below
PS: There will be impromptu activities and individual performance art performances by artists at the opening of this exhibition. If you want to participate in close communication and interaction with Shi Jiating or want to talk about yourself together, please add the captain on WeChat and we will send you an invitation letter.
Opening Salon of "Breeding and Reproducing"
Event: Improvisational performance at the opening ceremony of Shi Jiating's solo exhibition "Reproduction of Evil"
Time: 2024.5.10 (Friday) 19:00-21:30
Location: Room 510, Building 1, Dongli, Wanghua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Cost: 10 yuan
Number of recruits: 15 people
Registration: Add Captain (p4theater03)