他者南方

The Other South

"他者南方"是2017深港建筑\城市双城双年展的一个展览单元。作者从策展人的角度解释了"他者南方"这一概念的含义,以及如何围绕这个主题对展览架构进行组织策划。"他者南方"作为一个文化地理的身份不同于自然地理的划分。在历史上,它时常与"北方/中心"建立一种对照关系。在当代,空间政治学意义上的"中心/边缘"结构从地域划分向更复杂和动态的空间网络转化,而另一方面,地域特征逐渐丧失而呈现出一种"无地方性"。在这一背景下,"南方"在建筑学中的意义成为一个需要反思的问题。

The exhibition of ＂The Other South＂ is a unit in the 2017 UABB. In this essay,the author, as the curator of the exhibition, explains the concept of ＂The Other South＂,and introduces how the exhibition is organized around the concept. ＂The Other South＂ is referred to as the cultural identity different with the ＂South＂ in natural geography. In Chinese history,it is often addressed by the ＂North＂ which has been a political center in a very long period. In contemporary situations, the spatial structure of ＂center＂ and ＂edge＂ is transferring from geographical division to complicated and dynamic space networks. On the other hand, the character of place is often displaced by a sense of placelessness. In this context, the meaning of the ＂South＂ should be reflected for architecture.