The Weak Force

Research background: There has been a significant rise in group-based and collective art practice that challenges conventional methodologies and ideas of individual authorship in art. These enterprises approach art as an expanded form of intellectual activity by capitalizing on group dynamics and collective research. Research contribution: The Weak Force was conceived through several months of video conference calls between the participating artists in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK. The collaborative research process was premised upon the construction and exhibition of a 'universal gravitational field', which affects the sculptural dimensions of distance, place and time. The artists produced a mixed media installation at Anna Leonowens Gallery, which included a specially programed LED sign, a revolving sculptural platform, DNA information about some of the participating artists and site-specific interventions throughout the gallery space. Research significance: The significance of this research is that group-based practice and networking technology was used to extend and combine the practices of five artists working across four different continents. This resulted in a mixed media installation that explored the unifying force of gravity as a metaphor for interconnectedness.

研究背景：近年来，基于群体的集体艺术实践显著兴起，这类实践对艺术领域中传统方法论及个体作者权观念提出了挑战。这些实践通过利用群体动态与集体研究，将艺术视为一种拓展形式的智力活动。

研究贡献：《弱力》（The Weak Force）是由澳大利亚、新西兰、加拿大及英国的参与艺术家经过数月视频会议研讨后构思而成。该协作研究过程以构建并展出一个“普适引力场”为前提，此引力场影响着距离、空间与时间的雕塑维度。艺术家们在安娜·莱昂欧文斯画廊（Anna Leonowens Gallery）创作了一件混合媒介装置作品，其中包含一块特别编程的LED显示屏、一个旋转雕塑平台、部分参与艺术家的DNA信息，以及贯穿整个画廊空间的场域特定干预措施。

研究意义：本研究的意义在于，借助基于群体的实践与网络技术，延伸并融合了四大洲五位艺术家的创作实践。其成果为一件混合媒介装置作品，该作品以引力作为互联性的隐喻展开探索。