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Climbing —— Kiwifruit Political Ecology
Huang Songhao Kiwi Planting Base in JunZiPing, Fuling District, Chongqing Report time of the Performance Lecture: 2019.12.28, 3:00 PM From the planting technology to the trade history of kiwifruit, artist Huang Songhao tries to tell us a story of a small-town youngster who returning hometown to start a business of kiwifruit. At the same time, the story envisions genetic improvements of plants according to environmental changes in the coming future. Huang Songhao (b. 1990) was born in Henan Province and currently lives and works in Shanghai. In 2013, he graduated from the School of Intermedia Art at China Academy of Art. 1904 M.L. Fraser, the principal of Wanganui Girl's College in New Zealand, came to China to visit her sister who was a missionary, and brought back a packet of kiwifruit seeds. After breeding and domestication, it is widely planted locally. At first, it was called Yichang gooseberry, however, it is not very popular in the market because of its leftist tendency. Then, it was renamed Mellonette. It is also not ideal because melons are heavily taxed when exported to the United States. Eventually, because it looks like a kiwi bird, it is called a kiwifruit. 2014 On a sultry afternoon, my friend A sat cross-legged on the ground, leaning on the bed, and came up with a book called "What Does Contemporary Art Do?". He held the pen and read it very carefully. However, ten minutes later, friend A began to doodle unconsciously on the book. Coincidentally, friend B intends to go out and sees this scene while passing by his room. He said, "Fuck! Don't doze off and show you what I'm looking at!”. At the same time, he took out "100 Questions About Kiwi Cultivation" from his bag, and threw on A's legs. Then he left. 2114 For a century, because of global warming, this is no longer a problem that the political and economic disputes that have grown out of the bacterial canker of kiwi(Psa). However, kiwi has become an endangered species because of the loss of genetic diversity. And new synthetic fruits have become the mainstream of the market.(Write by Huang Songhao) 蔓生——猕猴桃政治生态学 黄淞浩 重庆市涪陵区君子坪猕猴桃种植基地 表演性讲述报告时间:2019年12月28日,下午3点 从种植技术到猕猴桃的历史,艺术家黄淞浩试图从他身边一位小镇青年回乡创业的故事作为起点。串联猕猴桃的培育和贸易路线,以及环境变化导致即将到来的,对植物的基因改良。 黄淞浩,1990年生于河南郑州,现生活在上海。2013年毕业于中国美院跨媒体艺术学院。创作涉及影像、绘画、装置等多种媒介。 文/黄淞浩 1904年 新西兰旺加努伊女子中学的校长伊莎贝尔(M.L.Fraser)来华探望传教士妹妹,顺便带回了一包猕猴桃种子。后经培育驯化,在当地广泛种植。起初被称为宜昌醋栗(Yichang gooseberry),因名字有左派色彩在市场遇冷。后改名美龙瓜(Mellonette),但出口美国,瓜类需收重税,亦不理想。最终将外貌有相似之处的kiwi鸟的名字给了它,得名奇异果。 2014年 我的好友A在一个闷热的午后,盘腿坐在地上,依靠着床,拿出了《当代艺术做什么?》,右手持笔,满腹野心地看了起来。十分钟后,笔尖开始按照自己的意志在书上画圈。此时,好友B打算出门,路过他的房间,看到后不加思索,走到面前说:“还他妈在打瞌睡,给你看看老子在看什么!”说着,掏出包里的一本《猕猴桃技术100问》,仍在他腿上。就离开了。 2114年 一个世纪以来,围绕着猕猴桃细菌性溃疡病(PSA)而蔓生的政治与经济纷争,随着全球气温升高已不再是问题,与此同时,因为基因多样性的丧失,猕猴桃成为濒危物种,新型的人工合成水果成为市场主流。 |