空中之眼:无人机镜头的美学特征与视觉政治

Eyes in the Sky:The Aesthetic and Visual Politics of Drone Shots

无人机镜头是自上而下的"空中之眼",其观看之道可以从"俯瞰"与"游荡"两个方面予以理解。就前者而言,高空视角"压扁"了立体纵深的景观,同时允许观看者从繁复无序的周遭环境中抽离出来;就后者而言,无人机视觉是腾空而起的"幽灵之旅",自由无碍地四处游荡。无人机依靠遥在俯瞰的统摄性、游荡追踪的机动性,以及机器视觉的自动化,几乎无所不至、无所不察,同时它又是匿名的监控力量,实际上与不平等的权力关系脉络相连。

The drone shots are regarded as the"eyes in the sky".The way one drone watches could be understood from two aspects:"seeing from above"and"wandering".As for the former,the high angle"squashes"the three-dimensional landscape,and allows the viewer to pull away from his/her chaotic surroundings.As for the latter,the drone vision is analogous to a new kind of"Phantom Ride"that can fly and wander freely.Taking the advantage of the dominance of seeing from above,the mobility of wandering and tracking,and the automation of machine vision,drones are almost omnipotent and omnipresent.At the same time,they are anonymous surveillance force,which secretly relate to unequal power relations.