Where Did Macy Go? 美西去了哪里？ Original

”Where Did Macy Go?“ is an 11-episode animated video told through a series of reports of Macy’s encounter with the epidemic, life during the quarantine, search for his grandfather’s farm and his revival. The video discusses the collapse of old community structures, the emergence of a new community after decollectivization, Confucian obedience vs. social obedience, as well as the new tele-republic of home, “mask politics” and social justice under the pandemic. Originally posted on TikTok to challenge the possibility of online exhibitions, the work is a response to this era of volatility, complexity and confusion. This video is an excerpt from "Where Did Macy Go?", to protect the copyright of the original work. 《美西去了哪里?》是一部11集的视频作品。通过对主人公“美西”在疫情中的境遇，其被隔离的生活、死而复生以及寻找祖父农庄的迷离报道，作品讨论了疫情之下旧有社群结构的瓦解，去集体化后以新共同体的产生，儒家服从vs.社会性服从，以及有关远程居家共同体、口罩政治、疫情下的社会公平等问题。最初发布在社交媒体“Tik Tok”上以挑战线上展览的可能性，作品是对这个易变、复杂和迷茫的时代的一种回应和叩问。 此视频为《美西去了哪里?》的节选，以保护原作品的版权。