HURT
32''x24'’, 2021Photography, Giclée print, Googly eyes,
Hurt seeks to render visible the intangible violence of the internet, with a focus on verbal attacks and abuse on social media. Such forms of aggression, often disregarded due to their lack of physical evidence, can nonetheless be as damaging as bodily injury. The work employs googly eyes as a metaphor for the anonymity of digital platforms, where the absence of identifiable characteristics enables hostile behaviors to proliferate. By invoking our visual and empathetic associations with physical wounds, the project underscores how online violence, despite its immaterial form, can inflict profound psychological and social harm.
《Hurt》旨在将网络空间中无形的暴力加以视觉化,重点关注社交媒体上的语言攻击与谩骂。此类因缺乏物理痕迹而常被忽视的伤害,其破坏性却可与现实中的身体伤害相媲美。作品中使用的玩具眼睛象征匿名化的网络机制,在这种缺乏个体特征的庇护下,网络攻击行为更易滋生与蔓延。通过借用我们对物理创伤的视觉经验与共情能力,作品强调网络暴力虽属无形,却可能导致深刻的心理与社会层面的损害。