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《岩壁之间：观照与物》罗马尼亚艺术家Mara Cucu大足驻地作品展
《岩壁之间：观照与物》
Between Rock and Mind: Contemplation with Objects
罗马尼亚艺术家Mara Cucu大足驻地作品展
Exhibition of Works by Romanian Artist Mara Cucu at Dazu Residency
展览开幕 Opening：
2026.4.29（周三｜Wed.） 15:00
展览时间 Duration：
2026.4.29-5.5 10:00-20:30
展览地点 Venue：
重庆·渝中区·鹅岭贰厂文创公园·31号楼1F-T2国际当代艺术中心
TESTBED2 International Contemporary Art Center, Yuzhong District, Chongqing
艺术家：玛拉·库库
项目顾问：曾途、刘国强、陈灿、谢运
策展人：何京、杜映萱
执行策展人：肖童心
执行统筹：刘畅
展览协助：刘春利、胡克、卞尹希
Artist: Mara Cucu
Project Advisors: Tu Zeng, Guoqiang Liu, Can Chen, Yun Xie
Curator: Jing He, Yingxuan Du
Executive Curator: Tongxin Xiao
Executive Coordinator: Chang Liu
Exhibition Assistants: Chunli Liu, Ke Hu, Yinxi Bian
在传统绘画的肌理与设计构成的秩序之间，罗马尼亚视觉艺术家Mara Cucu拥有属于自己的观察方式。她的创作始终围绕“绘画”这一基本语言展开——色彩、笔触、肌理、厚涂，这些经典绘画元素在她的作品中重新被激活。与此同时，从设计思维中延伸出的几何与结构意识，如同一把隐形的尺，规整地丈量着画面内部的呼吸与节奏。
更重要的是，Mara的创作围绕着“物”展开。既探讨其形而上属性，也关注附着其上的情感记忆。她感兴趣于人对物的迷恋如何在时间中悄然消逝，以及那些被日常所遮蔽的意义如何被重新唤醒。当一块石头被时间雕刻，当一块岩壁被人心凝视——物不再是沉默的客体，而是承载着生活、记忆与精神寄托的容器。
这次展览的作品，诞生于大足驻留的一个月。在重庆这座历史文化与现代化并存的国际都市中，Mara Cucu把目光投向了散落在乡间的石刻。她从岩壁窥见形象，从形象窥见意义。这些被赋予形象的岩壁，承载着千年以来的生活寄托与精神祈愿。她用绘画的方式，重新观照那些被时间磨蚀的印记；用色彩与肌理，映射出隐晦的日常与生活意蕴。
罗马尼亚的土地上同样流淌着文明的延续。当艺术家Mara以小幅作品与大足的岩壁相遇，这是一场跨越时间与空间的对话。
在这里，物被观照。石头的静默，被画布的笔触唤醒；东方的意境，在西方的观看中显影。
——何京
It is between the texture of traditional painting and the order of design composition that Mara Cucu–a Romanian visual artist–has developed a way of seeing entirely her own. Revolving around the fundamental language of painting–colour, brushstroke, texture, and impasto–her practice breathes new life into these classic elements. At the same time, derived as they are from design thinking, the geometric and structural sensibilities act like an invisible ruler, quietly measuring the breath and rhythm within the picture plane.
More importantly, hovering around “objects” as her work does, Mara explores not only their metaphysical qualities but also the emotional memories attached to them. Interested as she is in how human attachment to objects quietly fades over time, and in how the meanings obscured by everyday life can be reawakened, she invites us to reconsider these silent things. When a stone is shaped by time, or when a rock face is gazed upon by the human heart–then the object ceases to be a mere thing, becoming instead a vessel that carries life, memory, and spiritual aspiration.
Born out of a one-month residency in Dazu, the works in this exhibition turn Mara Cucu’s gaze toward the rock carvings scattered across the countryside–this against the backdrop of Chongqing, an international metropolis where history, culture, and modernity coexist. Seeing forms in the cliff faces and meaning in those forms, she encounters sculpted rock faces endowed with imagery that have, for over a thousand years, carried the aspirations and spiritual wishes of generations. Through painting, she re-examines the marks worn by time; through colour and texture, she evokes the subtle poetry of daily life.
On the land of Romania, too, the continuity of civilisation flows. So when the artist, with her small-scale works, encounters the rock faces of Dazu, what unfolds is a dialogue across both time and space.
Here, then, are objects contemplated. The silence of stone, awakened by the brushstroke on canvas. And Eastern imagery, emerging through Western eyes.
— He Jing
展览《岩壁之间：观照与物》呈现了一系列取自当地人耳熟能详之地、却经由异乡人目光凝视而得的细节。我的作品核心，是一组受到佛教意象与精神深深启发的有机形体的雕塑式绘画。
在研究大足石刻之初，我曾以为会遇见与自己文化根基截然不同的东西——中世纪艺术与信仰中那些不寻常的表达方式。出乎意料的是，我发现彼此之间竟有如此多的共通之处。然而，那些独特的地域风貌对我这样的外来者而言，依然令人屏息：佛陀圆润而亲切的面庞，带着宁静的微笑，细腻的眼眸，以及那些标志性的、悠长垂下的耳垂。
最打动我的是，这古老的艺术竟如此“人性化”，并且在今天这个飞速运转的世界中依然富有生命力。我看到了大量对日常生活与朴素之美的描绘。
通过这些作品，我想捕捉石刻原作中那份凝神静气的氛围与灵性的音调。那神圣的光辉与它们散发出的静谧感，正是我作品真正的精髓所在。这是一份邀请：让我们安静下来，沉思，步入与神圣的对话——那是一种盛大，却首先让人感到温暖的拥抱。
—— 玛拉·库库
The exhibition Between Rock and Mind: Contemplation with Objects brings to light a series of details from places well-known to locals, now seen through the eyes of a foreigner. At the heart of my work lies a collection of organic sculptures, deeply inspired by the imagery and spirit of Buddhism.
While researching the Dazu Rock Carvings, I expected to find something completely different from my own roots, unusual approaches of medieval art and faith. To my surprise, I discovered just how much we actually have in common. Still, the unique local features are breathtaking for an outsider like me: the Buddha’s round, friendly face with its peaceful smile, the delicate eyes, and those iconic, elongated earlobes.
What struck me most was how “human” this ancient art feels, and how relevant it remains even in today’s fast-paced world. I found so many depictions of everyday life and the simple beauty of routine.
Through these works, I wanted to capture the contemplative air and the spiritual note of the original carvings. That divine light and the sense of stillness they radiate are the true essence of my pieces. It is an invitation to quiet down, to reflect, and to step into a dialogue with the divine, a grandeur that feels, above all, like a warm welcome.
——Mara Cucu
Mara Cucu（Romania）
玛拉·库库（Mara Cucu）是一位活跃于视觉艺术领域的当代艺术家，创作以绘画为主要方向。
Mara Cucu is a contemporary artist working in the field of visual arts, with a particular focus on painting.
教育背景：玛拉目前正在克卢日·纳波卡艺术与设计大学攻读视觉艺术博士学位（2025年入学）。此前，她先后在该校获得绘画专业文学硕士学位（2022—2024年）与文学学士学位（2019—2022年）。
群展：玛拉拥有丰富的展览履历，近期参与的重要群展包括：
·在蒂米什瓦拉Himera画廊举办的Uncommon Denominations（不寻常的命名）（2025—2026年）
·在克卢日-纳波卡 Meron 画廊举办的Layers of Wholeness（完整的层层叠叠）（2025年）
·在意大利阿斯科利皮切诺Officine Brandimarte艺术空间举办的RUE（小巷）（2025年）
·在布加勒斯特Art Safari艺术博览会举办的Young Blood 3.0. The New Wave of Contemporary Women Artists（新鲜血液3.0——当代女性艺术家新浪潮）（2024年）
·在克卢日·纳波卡Unirea Open Studios @ Rubik空间举办的Platforma Betonată（混凝土平台）（2024年）
·此外，她的作品还曾由Sector 1画廊在2024年5月在布加勒斯特的RAD艺术博览会上展出。
个展及其他项目：
玛拉曾于2022年10月至11月在克卢日·纳波卡Paul Sima画廊（隶属于巴比什·博雅伊大学）举办个展REFRESH。在工作室创作之外，她还参与了国际出版项目，曾为Cinzia Pierantonelli在罗马出版的书籍Pipistrelli e Gabbiani创作封面及内页插图（2021年）。
Regarding her academic background, Mara is currently a PhD student in Visual Arts at the University of Art and Design (UAD) in Cluj-Napoca, a program she began in 2025. She previously earned both her Master of Arts in Painting (2022–2024) and her Bachelor of Arts in Painting (2019–2022) from the same institution.
Her exhibition record is extensive, featuring numerous recent group shows, such as:
• “Uncommon Denominations” at Himera in Timișoara (2025–2026).
• “Layers of Wholeness” at Meron Gallery in Cluj-Napoca (2025).
• “RUE” at Officine Brandimarte in Ascoli Piceno, Italy (2025).
• “Young Blood 3.0. The New Wave of Contemporary Women Artists” at Art Safari in Bucharest (2024).
• “Platforma Betonată” at Unirea Open Studios @ Rubik in Cluj-Napoca (2024).
• Additionally, her works were presented by Sector 1 Gallery at the RAD Art Fair in Bucharest in May 2024.
On an individual level, Mara held a solo exhibition titled “REFRESH” at the “Paul Sima” Gallery (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca between October and November 2022. Beyond her studio practice, she has collaborated on international editorial projects, serving as the cover and interior illustrator for the book Pipistrelli e Gabbiani by Cinzia Pierantonelli, published in Rome in 2021.
系列作品：“KENOPSIA：被遗弃之地的幽寂”（部分）
Selection of works belonging to the project
“KENOPSIA The eeriness of places left behind”
小幅作品：木板油画，13×14 厘米，2024–2025
The Miniatures: Oil on woord 13×14 cm
2024-2025
“KENOPSIA：被遗弃之地的幽寂”——一个与多人共通的不安与神秘感产生共鸣的个人宇宙。这种异质现象不仅触动了人类经验中敏感的弦，更在个体间创造出深层的联结，赋予人们共同探索与分享此一维度的可能。
本项目关注那些存在于非物质、无时间性空间中的熟悉物件。这种空间无深度、无体积、无上下文，唯独聚焦于一件事：被遗弃的物。
此研究同时探究物体及其所处的异质空间。在这段学术旅程中，我研读了一系列理论著作，以深化关于“物—空间”关系及相关哲学思想的探讨。其中包括：加斯东·巴什拉的《空间的诗学》、亨利·列斐伏尔的《空间的生产》以及格拉汉姆·哈曼的《物导向本体论：一种新的万物理论》。
The name of the project “KENOPSIA, The eeriness of places left behind” – a personal universe that corroborates the feelings of unease and mystery of several people. This bizarre phenomenon not only touches sensitive chords of human experience, but also creates a deep connection between individuals, giving them the opportunity to explore and share this dimension.
The project refers to familiar objects located in immaterial and timeless spaces. The space without depth, without volume, without context focuses on one thing: the abandoned object.
This project explores both the object and the bizarre space it is located in. During this academic journey, I have studied a series of theoretical works, in order to deepen the object-space relationship, as well as other related philosophical ideas. Among them we mention: “The Poetics of Space” by Gaston Bachelard, “The Production of Space” by Henri Lefebvre and “Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything” by Graham Harman.
2024
系列作品：“巨大的空寂”（部分）
Selection of works belonging to the project “The Big Empty”
《巨大的空寂》艺术项目呈现一系列以单一物体在不可触及空间中的表现为核心的作品，这些空间超越了我们感官所能感知的范畴。通过这个项目，我意图营造一种压抑、冰冷的氛围，以唤起一种被遗弃、孤独与被遗忘的感受。
痛苦与失落始终存在于我们的生活之中，它们是人们熟悉的情感状态。然而，当这些情感被转移到一个未知、无形且不可控的空间中时，它们会变成什么？正是这个问题推动了本项目的展开，它驱使我寻找答案——或至少是那种似乎找到了答案的感知。
The Big Empty is an art project that presents a series of works featuring singular objects in an impalpable space, beyond the reach of our senses. Through this project, I want to create an oppressive, cold atmosphere that evokes a sense of abandonment, loneliness, and oblivion.
Anguish and abandonment are ever-present in our lives; they are familiar states. But what becomes of these feelings when they are transposed into an unknown, intangible, and uncontrollable space? This question was the catalyst for the project, driving the search for an answer—or at least the sensation of having found one.
本艺术项目完成于学士学位第二学年，是2020-2021学年在意大利罗马通过Erasmus+交换项目期间完成的。
我在该项目中的职责是围绕2020年特定主题——新型冠状病毒（SARS-CoV-2）引发的疫情——进行插画创作，这些作品后续收录于作者辛齐亚·皮尔安东尼利出版的《蝙蝠与海鸥》一书中。
系列作品以多维视角探索这场我们都亲历的疫情：人满为患的医院、仅在线上举办的重要活动、人际疏离与精神孤独等层面。
Artistic project carried out in the second year of the Bachelor’s degree, within an Erasmus+ mobility in Rome, Italy (2020-2021).
My role in this project consisted of creating illustrations on specific themes of 2020 – the pandemic caused by the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – which were later published in the book by the author Cinzia Pierantonelli, “Pipistrelli e Gabbiani”.
The works explore various dimensions of the pandemic, which we have all experienced: overcrowded hospitals, important events held exclusively online, alienation and loneliness.
Digital illustration in “Pipistrelli e Gabbiani” by Cinzia Pierantonelli Autodesk SketchBook Pro
2020
艺术家Mara Cucu的作品展出于多个展览：
Mara Cucu’s works have been exhibited in multiple exhibitions:
我们致力于搭建连接中国与世界的艺术对话平台，推动以重庆独特地域特征和在地深度体验为核心的跨文化创作，促进国际创作者与重庆的城市景观、自然生态、大足石刻及社区文化之间的互动交融。
This year, we are launching the project “Chongqing Art Residency”, and welcome artists, writers, video content creators, cultural practitioners, and other creative individuals from around the world who have a strong interest in Chongqing city and in Chinese culture to join us. The residency duration ranges from half a month to several months. Participants will be provided with comfortable living quarters, creative workspaces, opportunities for cultural exchange, and platforms for showcasing their work.
We aim to build a platform for artistic dialogue connecting China and the world, promote cross-cultural creation with Chongqing’s distinctive characteristics and deep in-situ experience, and facilitate interaction between international creators and Chongqing’s urban landscape, natural ecology, Dazu Rock Carvings, and community culture.
2026OpenCall：http://chongqingdac.org/?page_id=11919
Collaborating Organization 联合发起机构：
Website : chongqingdac.org