艺术是临近未来的回响，

今日则成为明日的征兆。

艺术的演变绝非仅仅局限于风格上的简单更迭，它深刻揭示了创造过程中一种不可避免的现象。这一现象在偶然与必然的交织中，呈现出“涌现”的独特属性——个体的相互作用汇聚为整体，催生出难以预见的新特性。从跨越漫长历史维度的“深时”视角出发，这一进程持续受到创新的催化，不断拓宽着我们对于概念、材料、技术、社会乃至感官认知的边界。在物质与非物质、内在与外在，以及内在智能（个体的认知与感知能力）与外在智能（文化与技术的外部存储和延展）之间交织的复杂网络中，艺术的视野被前所未有地拓展。在这个仍在动态生成中的广阔世界里，那起伏跌宕的地平线不仅映射出艺术跨越多重时间层次的迹象，更在非线性的时间维度中孕育出全新可能。

《轨边形》，埃维丽娜·多姆尼奇 & 德米特里·盖尔凡德（荷兰），玻璃、木材，多种尺寸，2017年。图片由艺术家提供。Orbihedron, Evelina Domnitch & Dmitry Gelfand (Netherlands), Glass, wood, dimension variabl, 2017. Courtesy of the Artist.

以“征候｜视界”为题的798艺术、科学与科技双年展，借助19位国际艺术家新颖而独特的视角，捕捉了这个时代的变革。这些艺术家的作品将艺术、科学与技术巧妙融合，成为这一变革趋势的直观体现。展览空间成为一个交汇之地，通过物质、机器、人造物与生命的相互作用，展现出各种现象，并提供了多样化的方式去洞察我们身处的这个复杂而互联的世界。

物质作为能动的主体悄然浮现——膨胀的泡沫持续变换形态，扭曲的玻璃彰显出其内在的材料特性，污染物则在时间的流逝下发生微妙的转化。生命力的舒展过程唤醒了我们的感官世界：树木将芬芳的有机化合物释放到空气中，仿生技术营造出人工自然，土壤微生物与树根之间的共生关系通过声音数据传递共鸣。症状机械以各种方式起舞——从气动泵以不规则动态塑造空间时展现的冲动姿态，到隐藏摄像头的灯泡摇摆时产生的有序节奏。难以察觉的现象被转化为可视的形态——地磁风暴化为动态雕塑，激光束在波浪中跃动，宛如旋转黑洞周围发光的事件视界。

《压轴戏》，米歇尔·布拉齐，脚手架、花盆、泡沫液，多种尺寸，2012。 © Nacása & Partners Inc. 由艺术家和爱马仕企业基金会提供。Bouquet final, Michel Blazy, Scaffolding, planters, foaming liquid, Dimension variable. 2012. © Nacása & Partners Inc. Courtesy of the Artist and Fondation d’entreprise Hermès.

这些作品超越了单纯作为艺术展品的传统角色，转而成为积极创造意义的主体，而非仅仅被动地传达信息。这一现象揭示了当代艺术中具有征兆性的视界，在这里，物质与非物质的界限变得日益模糊，预示着艺术、科学与技术之间正在探索着全新关系的可能性。

展览呈现了这些领域的当代特性，并探讨了构成其相互关联的复杂过程。同时，展览暗示着艺术正超越常规的视觉再现，迈向一个多层次、体验式的领域。参观者将经历从“观看”艺术作品到“感知、诊断与体验”艺术作品的感知转变。“征候｜视界”是一场实验，它在延展的艺术视域中捕捉了我们这个时代的征象，并通过充满症状的当下，预示着艺术世界中尚未被探索的区域。

《守护者》，玛丽亚·科申科娃，吹制雕塑玻璃、铸造玻璃、粉末喷涂金属，多种尺寸，2022—2023年。图片由艺术家提供。The Caretakers, Maria Koshenkova. Blown sculpted glass, cast glass, powder-coated metal, Dimension variable, 2022-2023. Courtesy of the Artist.

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798艺术、科学与科技双年展 2025

798 Art, Science and Technology Biennale 2025

（798ASTB 2025）

798艺术、科学与科技双年展（798ASTB）是国内首个以艺术、科学与科技纬度展开探索的双年展。798艺术、科学与科技双年展为跨学科者们提供了一个探索这两个领域之间相互作用的平台，致力于展现诸多艺术家、科学家等跨学科工作者的思考过程，聚焦科技智能时代下的突出症候，通过多重瞬间性并存，挑战时间和感知观念时代。798艺术、科学与科技双年展凝聚了艺术与科技的变革力量，彰显了这两个领域不仅可以共存，而且可以协同发展的潜力，从而拓展人类创造力和理解力的边界。它不仅提倡创想，更希望激励大众批判性地思考技术进步对人类和社会的深刻影响。

798艺术、科学与科技双年展2025以“征候｜视界”（SYMPTOMATICA | HORIZON）为题，以媒介哲学为立足点，回应当下互联网时代背景下的突出征候，通过多重时间并存交汇的复杂拓扑结构，挑战时间、艺术、认知的传统边界。

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Vestige

Vestige 是一个专注于艺术实践的策展团队，灵活应对当代艺术不断演变的格局。我们的名字象征着在时间与学科间发现的创造性痕迹，并将其编织进未来的艺术对话中。我们的使命是揭示时间、学科和文化之间隐藏的联系，探索艺术表达的全景视野。团队立足于过去、现在与未来的交汇点，采用跨学科的方法，将艺术、媒介考古、科技、哲学与社会学融为一体。这种方法使我们能够突破传统界限，发掘被遗忘的故事与新兴思想之间的全新联系。

《一棵树的ID — 如何为一棵树化身另一棵树》，艾格尼丝·迈耶·布兰迪斯，树木、木头、香水，多种尺寸，2010年至今。图片由艺术家提供。One Tree ID - How to Become a Tree for Another Tree, Agnes Meyer-Brandis. Tree, measuring instruments, wood, perfume, Dimension variable, 2010-ongoing. Courtesy of the Artist.

Art is the echo of an approaching future, where today becomes the symptoms of tomorrow.

The evolution of art goes beyond a simple stylistic shift, revealing a creative process propelled by dynamic inevitability. It manifests emergent characteristics at the intersection of chance and necessity, where the deep time of art is constantly catalyzed by innovations that expand our perception of concepts, materials, technology, society and even our senses. Through their ceaseless interplay, material and immaterial, intrinsic and extrinsic elements, along with intelligence and extelligence - the external technical memory of culture - have broadened  the horizons of art. The undulating horizon of this worlding world uncovers symptoms that traverse the stratified temporality of art, bringing forth new potentials in non-linear time.

SYMPTOMATICA | HORIZON, presented the theme of the 798 Art, Science and Technology Biennale 2025, captures the changes of this era through the lens of 19  international artists. Their works creatively and innovatively converge art, science, and technology as a symptom of this transition. The exhibition space becomes a site of encounter with phenomena arising from the interplay of matter, machines, artifacts, and life, offering diverse perspectives on our complex yet interconnected world.

Matters emerge as active agents—swelling foam morphs continuously, deformed glass reveals its intrinsic material properties, and pollutants undergo subtle transformations over time. Vital processes awaken sensory perceptions, as trees emit fragrant organic compounds into the air, artificial nature takes shape through biomimicry, and the symbiotic relationship between soil microorganisms and roots resonates as sonificated data. Symptomatic machines are choreographed in varied ways, ranging from the impulsive gestures of pneumatic pumps sculpting space with nonlinear motions to the orderly rhythm of light bulbs, each concealing a camera, swinging on pendulums. Imperceptible phenomena transform into visible forms—geomagnetic storms materialize as dynamic sculptural forms, while a laser beam ripples across waves, evoking the luminous event horizon of a spinning black hole.

《随机存取记忆》，拉尔夫·贝克尔，铝型材、亚克力玻璃、定制XYZ机械装置、显微镜摄像头、定制电子设备、追踪机制、拾放机制、定制控制软件、真空泵、笔记本电脑、显示器，多种尺寸，2016年。图片由艺术家提供。Random Access Memory, Ralf Baecker. Aluminum profiles, acrylic glass, custom XYZ-mechanism, microscope camera, custom electronics, tracking mechanism, pick-and-place mechanism, custom control software, vacuum pump, laptop, monitor, dimension variable, 2016. Courtesy of the Artist.

All transcend their role as mere artistic objects, becoming subjects that generate meaning rather than passively mediating it. This phenomenon reveals the symptomatic horizon of contemporary art, where the boundaries between the material and the immaterial blur, suggesting new possibilities for the relationship between art, science, and technology.

The exhibition presents the contemporaneity of these fields while exploring the complex processes that form their interconnectedness. It also suggests the expansion of art beyond visual reproduction into a multi-layered, experiential realm. Visitors will encounter a shift in perception, moving from 'seeing' to 'sensing, diagnosing, and experiencing' artworks. SYMPTOMATICA | HORIZON exists as an experiment that captures the defining symptoms of our time on this expanded horizon of art, where the symptomatic present foreshadows unexplored artistic territories.

《20赫兹》，“半导体”艺术组，单道高清视频，5’00’’，2011年。图片由艺术家提供。20 Hz, Semiconductor, Single channel HD, 5’00’’, 2011. Courtesy of the Artist.

About

798 Art, Science and Technology Biennale 2025

（798ASTB 2025）

The 798 Art, Science and Technology Biennale (798ASTB) is the first biennale in China to explore the dimensions of art, science, and technology. It provides a platform for interdisciplinary practitioners to delve into the interplay between these fields, showcasing the thought processes of numerous artists, scientists, and other interdisciplinary professionals. The event focuses on the prominent symptoms of the intelligent technological era, challenging conventional notions of time and perception through the coexistence of multiple temporalities. The 798 Art, Science and Technology Biennale harnesses the transformative power of art and technology, demonstrating not only their compatibility but also their potential for collaborative development. This synergy seeks to expand the boundaries of human creativity and understanding. The biennale advocates for innovation while encouraging critical reflection on the profound impact of technological advancements on humanity and society.

The 798 Art Science and Technology Biennale 2025 adopts the theme "SYMPTOMATICA | HORIZON", grounded in media philosophy. It responds to the prominent symptoms of the contemporary internet era, addressing the complexities of intersecting temporalities and topological structures. By doing so, it challenges traditional boundaries of time, art, and cognition.

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Vestige

Vestige is a curatorial team specialized in artistic practice that flexibly adapts to the evolving landscape of contemporary art. Our name refers to the traces of creativity we find across time and disciplines, weaving them into the dialogue of future artistic discourse. Our mission is to explore the landscape of artistic expression by uncovering hidden connections across time, disciplines, and cultures. We stand at the intersection of past, present, and future, using a transdisciplinary approach that weaves art, media archaeology, technology, philosophy, and sociology. This methodology allows us to break down traditional barriers and discover new connections between forgotten stories and emerging ideas.