“反对阐释”视野中的《食人生番二重奏》

Against Interpretation: Games and Performances in Duet for Cannibals

《食人生番二重奏》是苏珊·桑塔格进行视觉艺术实践的起点之作,视觉化地阐发了她"反对阐释"的艺术观。这部影片从作为阐释者的托马斯的视角出发,讲述了他和女朋友英格丽德被阐释对象鲍尔夫妇从肉体到精神所"吞噬"的过程。鲍尔夫妇通过各种形式的表演,吸引着阐释者们参与他们的游戏,但又通过模糊现实和梦境的界限,拒绝单一的、明确的阐释。尽管托马斯和英格丽德都一度迷失了自己,不过在阐释的过程中还是得到了教育和成长的机会。阐释对象等待着一批批的阐释者,其自身不会发生变化,而阐释者却会受到不同程度的影响。

Duet for Cannibals is Susan Sontag s first attempt to step into the world of visual arts creation and visualizes her artistic idea of“against interpretation”.From Thomas,the interpreter s point of view,this film shows how he and his girlfriend Ingrid are physically and spiritually“eaten”by Bauer and his wife.The Bauers attract interpreters to join their games through a variety of performances,but they refuse the single and definite interpretation by blurring the line that divides reality and dreams.Lost and confused,Thomas and Ingrid are finally educated and self-developed on their way of interpretation.No matter how different the interpreters are,the subject of interpretation remains the same while influencing the interpreters more or less.