“傀儡”再认识——“泛傀儡化”现象引发的思考

Puppetry Revisited: Reflections on the Phenomenon of the “Pan-Puppet”

傀儡艺术是一种借助傀儡为表演媒介的世界性艺术样式。20世纪中后期,傀儡被视作一种独特的艺术语汇,越来越多的新兴现象和现代艺术表现形式被纳入"傀儡"的概念中,"傀儡"的泛用使"泛傀儡化"的现象随之出现。究其原因:一是"傀儡"和"物"产生了混淆,二是"傀儡"和"偶"产生了混淆。解析"傀儡"的特点,可为"傀儡"一词的定义提供参考的坐标,使"傀儡"一词不再被误用,为解决当代傀儡艺术存在的"泛傀儡化"现象问题提供一些思路。

In the middle and late twentieth century, puppets were regarded as a unique medium or vocabulary of art. Since then, the concept of the ＂puppet＂ has grown to accommodate more and more emerging phenomena and modern artistic expressions. The extensive use of puppets has led to the phenomenon of the ＂pan - puppet＂ for two reasons： the confusion between ＂puppets＂ and ＂objects, ＂ and the confusion between ＂puppets＂ and ＂dolls. ＂ An analysis of the characteristics of modern puppets provides a reference for their definition and may help avoid misuse of the term. The analysis may inspire some new approaches to the problem of the ＂pan - puppet＂ in contemporary puppetry.