现已被列入国家一级文物的泥塑《收租院》,作为对老百姓的教材来说从来都是正面的。将这一著名作品从背后拍摄的想法让我十分兴奋,因为背后的视角总是被遮蔽的。
向宣传部、博物馆反复申请和漫长等待之后,我被告知不能进入一百多米长的玻璃幕墙内拍摄。后来通过许多特别的私下沟通和努力,我终于在深夜里见到了《收租院》背后那些未曾呈现的身影。
Photographing the back of the Rent Collection Courtyard
Listed in the national 1st class heritage, the Rent Collection Courtyard clay collection of sculptures has been always presented to the audience from the front as a revolutionary educational showcase. Photographing this well-known sculpture art collection from the back excites me since the rear view has been obscured in the contexts of the physical position and the political consideration.
With repeated applications to the museum and the propaganda department and long waiting for the permission, I was informed the shooting plan behind the glass wall was not permitted. I didn't give up my hope. Eventually through some strategic negotiations, I got a chance to walk into the back of the collection at a mid-night. I witnessed and documented those hidden shadows.