无限之花 Floral Infinity
Paper art installation, 2020
一个方形，一个圆形，一张纸，都是平面。陈粉丸以 “方形”和“圆形”为灵感，以纸为媒介，通过不断重复平面来冲破维度，组成一道无限的层叠空间，创造有限空间里的无限之花。
Chen Fenwan takes “no boundaries” as her inspiration, and a sheet of paper as medium, breaking through the boundaries of time and space through her layered work. She deploys continuous repetition to create an unconstrained artistic statement of boundlessness.
Floral Infinity at YuYuan Department co.,ltd, a popular Integrated retail space and cafe, Shanghai
Chen Fenwan x 卡地亚 Pasha de Cartier
11月，携手卡地亚Pasha de Cartier，粉丸新作《无限之花》在14天内两次闪现于上海展出，又迅速暂别。所有的故事，都有意无意成为了这场限时盛会和这个崭新作品的一部分。
整个展览划分为前后两部分：CITY TAKEOVER城市限时展与“方圆无界”展览及派对之夜。作品《无限之花》作为展览一环，首次在综合体验型咖啡馆愚园百货公司以及上海当代艺术博物馆展出，也将粉丸浓烈风格的颠覆性当代纸艺体验平移至上海的艺术爱好者身边。
In November, together with the luxury brand Pasha de Cartier, Chen Fenwan’s new work Floral Infinity was exhibited twice in Shanghai within 14 days, and then quickly bid farewell. All of these stories, intentionally or not, became part of this time-limited event and the new artwork.
The event is divided into two parts: City Takeover time-limited exhibition and #MakeYourOwnPath Party and Exhibition. As a part, Floral Infinity was exhibited for the first time in YuYuan Department co.,ltd and Power Station of Art inShanghai.
STATION 1
AT YuYuan Department co.,ltd
City Takeover Map
Pasha de Cartier invited 8 groups of new generation Chinese artists to present their own pioneering works in various fashion landmarks in Shanghai for a limited period with the inspiration of # MakeYourownPath.
In addition to Chen Fenwan, the rest of the artist lineup includes graffiti contemporary artist Chen Yingjie, renowned designer and artist Nod Young, Oriental aesthetic photography artist Leslie Zhang, new generation cellist Li La, electronic music producer Anti-General, HipHop group X-Crew, and animation director Zou Siwei.
在这个综合体验型的网红空间之内，由剪纸图腾元素构成的头部花形态、与粉丸创作中的标志性骨架层叠结构，共同延伸为肆意生长的异形花物语。它以方圆之形想象无限，也灵动地讨论时间和空间。
The head of the flower composed of paper-cut totem elements and the representative layered structure in Chen Fenwan’s creation together extend to the arbitrary growth of the special-shaped flower story. It imagines infinity in the form of squares and circles, and nimbly discusses time and space.
《无限之花》采用大量银镜色与红相映，使其区别于粉丸过往作品的一贯印象，在视觉上更加锐利。而标志性的层叠结构也在粉丸手中历经焕変，每个元件都具有可调整搭配的倾斜角度，隐匿在方圆之间，令这支花的生长动势尤为强烈。
Floral Infinity uses a lot of silver mirror colors to contrast with red, making it more visually sharp than the usual impression of Fenwan's previous works. The layered structures, each with adjustable gradients, are set in different directions, making the flower even more dynamic.
作品的结构图腾上，嫁接着无数银红双色的圆形片段，同色的一面朝向同一方。而当观众走近作品，会发现由于镜面纸的反射特性，即使本身是银色的一面，也会将下一片的红吸附入其中。这样的发现略带惊喜感，像是走近某些自然之物时，忽然遇见其中紧密的巧思。
The structural totem of the work is grafted with numerous circular pieces of silver and red, with one side of the same color facing the same direction.
When the audience approaches the work, they will find that due to the reflection of mirror paper, even in the silver side the next piece of red will be absorbed into it.
STATION 2
AT Power Station of Art
11月26日晚的Pasha de Cartier“方圆无界”展览及派对之夜，作为启幕，融汇演出及八组不同领域的艺术作品。除艺术家及作品外，卡地亚亦同时邀请唱作歌手邓紫棋、 音乐人张亚东、乐队Mandarin、演员及歌手宋茜、国际超模奚梦瑶等各界知名艺人出席观展。
On the evening of November 26, Pasha de Cartier #MakeYourOwnPath exhibition and party night will be the opening of a series of performances and eight groups of artworks from crossing fields.
In addition to artists and works, Cartier also invited singer and songwriter G.E.M. Deng Ziqi, musician Zhang Yadong, indie band Mandarin, actress and singer Song Qian, international supermodel Ming Xi and other well-known artists to attend the exhibition party.
在上海当代艺术博物馆，《无限之花》的呈现形态和第一站在愚园百货公司时全然不同。在崭新的展览空间内，作品由能够产生角度变化的元件组合，具有着复杂的随机性与灵活性。因此，在每次与观众相遇时，《无限之花》都会是前所未有的样子，这也是粉丸对于作品最有感触的一点。
At Power Station of Art, Floral Infinity takes on a completely different form from its first exhibition at Yuyuan. In the new space, the work is composed of elements with adjustable angles, with a complex randomness and flexibility. Therefore, in each encounter with the audience, it will be an appearance unprecedented, which touches Fenwan herself most.
生长，折叠，平移，生长。
Grow, fold, move, and grow.
从最初的一张张纸，到成为元件，而后拼接组合成游走的结构，《无限之花》在经历着过程的循环往复。在上海的14天里更是如此—— 丸工作室的小伙伴们在短时间内完成了两次极限布撤展任务。
From pieces of paper to each element, and then stitched together into a wandering structure, Floral Infinity is going through a cycle of the process. This is especially true during the 14 days in Shanghai -- the partners of Fenwan‘s Wonder Studio completed extreme exhibition arrangement twice in a short period of time.
相较平常的展览，它更像是完成了一次行动，处于持续奔波的动态中。这种动态本身恰恰是有趣的。无论是展览形式或空间来决定了作品的形态，还是作品反过来穿梭在不同坐标之上，都使概念上它对于时间和“无限”的诠释更完整。
It feels more like an act of completion than a normal exhibition, in an ongoing motion. This kind of dynamic is interesting in itself. Whether the form of the exhibition or the space determines the form of the work, or the work travels on different coordinates in reverse, it makes its interpretation of time and "infinity" more complete conceptually.