李爽的新书 《我不是》(I’m Not) 伴随着她在纽约瑞士学院的首个同名机构个展而诞生。在她的展览中，李爽以自己作为粉丝的经历为切入点，思考技术如何影响群体联结和物质文化，以及建立在对遥远事物的热爱之上的世界的复杂性。这些概念在书中被延伸，继续探索了数字亲密性、流离失所和媒介化身份在高度互联世界中的表现。她通过录像、装置和表演，捕捉个人经验与全球基础设施的交汇点。通过碎片化叙事和诗意表达，《我不是》 探讨技术如何塑造自我、欲望和社交互动。通过层叠文本与图像，本书延续了李爽对虚拟与现实边界模糊性的研究，呈现当代数字存在的细腻画像。
这次对谈，李爽将与上海外滩美术馆馆长及首席策展人朱筱蕤和纽约瑞士学院馆长斯蒂芬妮·赫斯勒一起，聊聊她的艺术实践、与机构合作的感受和她在这本蝴蝶结包裹下的出版物中掩藏的心。
Shuang Li’s new book, I’m Not, was born alongside her first institutional solo exhibition of the same name at the Swiss Institute in New York. In her exhibition, Li draws from her own experience as a fan to reflect on how technology shapes social bonds, material culture, and the complexities of building a world based on fervent love for something distant. These ideas extend into the book, further exploring digital intimacy, displacement, and mediated identity in a hyperconnected world. Through video, installation, and performance, she captures the intersections of personal experience and global infrastructure. Using fragmented storytelling and poetic expression, I’m Not examines how technology shapes selfhood, desire, and social interaction. Layering text and imagery, the book continues Li’s exploration of the blurred boundaries between the virtual and the real, offering a nuanced portrait of contemporary digital existence.
In this conversation, X Zhu-Nowell, Director and Chief Curator of the Rockbund Art Museum, and Stefanie Hessler, Director of the Swiss Institute, will join Shuang Li, to talk about her artistic practice, her relationships with institutes, and the heart she has hidden within this bow-knot-wrapped publication.
