《豆腐》
Tofu
Installation, 2023
《豆腐》增订版（朱赢椿/主编）
Tofu (Expanded Edition) – Editor: Zhu Yingchun
一块豆腐 包罗万象
豆腐面前 人人平等
A Simple Slice of Tofu, A Universal Metaphor
In Face of Tofu, All Stand Equal
陈粉丸受邀参与朱赢椿老师主编的概念主题书《豆腐》增订版的艺术内容创作，向我们呈现这件名为“豆腐”的艺术装置作品。粉丸将传统美食“豆腐”与传统民艺“剪纸”结合，当你切开这块紧实的老豆腐，你将惊喜地发现其内里蕴藏的剪纸花纹。
Chen Fenwan was invited to contribute to the expanded edition of Tofu, a concept-themed book edited by Zhu Yingchun, with an artistic creation bearing the same name. Chen creates this unique art installation by blending the culinary tradition of tofu with the folk art of paper cutting. Slice into the firm, compact block of tofu, and you’ll uncover delicate paper-cut motifs hidden within—an interplay of texture and craft.
豆腐是中国人餐桌上一道稀松平常的菜肴，但其背后的制作工艺并不简单，包括选豆、浸泡、磨浆、除渣、煮沸、点制、挤压成型等多个环节。
就如同粉丸所钟情的媒介“纸”一般，从最初的植物纤维，到成为信纸、票根、书籍等这类承载着人类情感、记忆与想象的载体，需要历经许多道工序。
Tofu, a staple on Chinese dining tables, belies the intricate craftsmanship behind its making: selecting soybeans, soaking, grinding, filtering, boiling, coagulating, and pressing.
Similarly, Chen’s favored art medium—paper—transforms from raw plant fibers into letters, ticket stubs, and books, all carriers of human emotion, memory, and imagination. Like tofu, paper undergoes a meticulous journey of transformation.
艺术是在曲折中获得的，
豆腐也是。
Art is born from complexity, and tofu shares the same narrative.
Though seemingly disparate, tofu and paper cutting share profound commonalities that Chen sensitively captures. Tofu’s soft yet resilient nature holds a quiet strength within its gentle touch. Slicing through its surface reveals an unbroken integrity and a vivid structure. Paper cutting, the art of shaping paper with scissors or knives, maintains coherence and order through every intricate cut and stroke, striking a delicate balance between fragility and resilience.
Both tofu and paper cutting embody this harmony of softness and strength—a shared essence that makes them ideal counterparts in Chen’s Tofu experiment, where she delves into tofu’s visual and tactile possibilities.
Only by cutting through the pristine tofu can one uncover the paper-cut imagery within. Art seldom speaks in absolutes; it requires navigating its intricacies to grasp its depth.
豆腐和剪纸好似没有关联，粉丸却凭借着她对日常生活的细微感知捕捉到了二者之间的共通之处。豆腐柔软却富有韧性，温柔的触感中蕴含着坚韧的力量，即使用刀切开也保持着完整，不会散碎成渣，截面的肌理清晰可见。剪纸是一门使用剪刀或刻刀在纸张表面绘制造型的技艺，千刻不落、万剪不断，自始至终都保持着内在的秩序与整体的连贯，展现了柔软与韧劲之间的微妙平衡。
它们柔中带刚，既有脆弱的美感，又有不可轻易摧毁的韧性，正是这种共性让粉丸认为剪纸适合这场名为“豆腐”的实验，进一步探索豆腐在视觉和触觉上的可能性。
切开白嫩的豆腐，才有机会欣赏到内里的剪纸图像，艺术不是直白的诉说，只有透过曲折才能体会作品的情绪。
请好好享用粉丸为我们“烹饪”的这道豆腐吧！
Bon appétit—enjoy the Tofu dish that Chen has lovingly prepared!
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艺术家团队：丸工作室
艺术家/ 陈粉丸
制作统筹/ 泽凡
制作助理/ 小玲
摄影/ 关关 西瓜
文本、翻译及编辑/ 碳酸盐
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Artist Team: Wonder Studio
Artist/ Chen Fenwan
Production Coordinator/ Zefan
Assistant/ Xiaoling
Photo/ Pigeon, Xigua
Copywriter & Translator/ Shiyi
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