POSTAL:TA •Q•BIN CON_は、2025年1月31日（金）から2月23日（日）まで、チョウ・ルンドンによる個展「POSTAL:TA •Q•BIN」を開催いたします。 POSTAL — それ自体が命を持っているかのように脈動するシステム。"POSTAL"＝物流は、見えない距離を越えて運ばれる世界の断片であり、送り手と受け手の間の共鳴を内包する。送る行為は決して中立ではなく、それは交換であり、提供であり、物を通じて意図を伝える行為だ。しかし、メッセージは物自体に宿るのではなく、その旅路を通じて展開される接続、再編成、変容の過程に宿る。 注文、梱包、物流——それぞれは障壁であり、招待状でもある。核心を隠しつつ、内に潜むものをほのめかす。それは送り手の痕跡と受け手のささやきを携える。ケーブルのネットワークは目に見えないが、常に存在し、世界を繋ぎ、肉体と機械の境界をぼかし、それらを命で結びつける。すべての荷物は崩壊の可能性を秘め、その通過は世界を再形成する力を持つ。これは単なる取引ではなく、変容の過程だ。 TA-Q-BIN — 接続の間隙を探り、送りと受け取り、肉体と機械の境界が溶ける瞬間に迫る。それは、主人公がシュールで歪んだ現実を歩むカルト映画のように動く——最初は平凡に見えるが、やがて混沌とした欲望と予期しない結果が隠れた世界を解き明かす。貨物はスリラー映画のマクガフィンのような遺物となり、旅路を変える深い秘密を抱えている。 この世界では、荷送人と荷受人はゲームのアバターのようであり、その行動は大きな物語のループを形成し、その結果は決して直線的ではない。カルト映画の登場人物のように、彼らは歪んだデジタル迷路を進む——そこでは現実が曲がり、すべての配達が予測できない賭けを伴った任務となる。ケーブルとワイヤーは単なる物流の道具ではなく、このシステムの命の血潮であり、人間と機械を無限にダンスさせ、プレイヤーを断片化された宇宙と未知の次元の世界に引き込む。 "POSTAL:TA •Q•BIN"は、単なる物の移動ではない。それは過去、現在、未来の境界を壊すものであり、ゲームのバグやカルト映画の夢のようなシーンのように、時間がループし、現実が裂けるようなものだ。物品そのものは単なる輸送される貨物ではなく、隠された現実への鍵であり、その旅路を通じて新しい形、新しい欲望、新しい歴史が明らかにされる。各荷物、各行動には、世界を再形成する力があり、カルトスリラーのプロットのツイストのように、本展では変容を提示する。 CON_ is pleased to present "POSTAL:TA •Q•BIN", a solo exhibition by Zhao Rundong, on view from January 31 (Fri) to February 23 (Sun), 2025. POSTAL — A system that pulsates as if it has a life of its own. "POSTAL" = Logistics is a fragment of the world transported across invisible distances, encompassing the resonance between sender and receiver. The act of sending is never neutral. It is an exchange, an offering, and an act of conveying intent through objects. However, the message does not reside in the object itself but in the process of connection, reorganization, and transformation that unfolds through its journey. Ordering, packing, logistics—each layer is both a barrier and an invitation. It conceals the core while hinting at what lies hidden within. It bears the trace of the sender and the whisper of the receiver. The network of cables is invisible yet always present, connecting the world and blurring the boundaries between flesh and machine, tying them together with life. Every parcel carries the potential for rupture, and its passage holds the power to reshape the world. This is not merely a transaction but a process of transformation. TA-Q-BIN explores the spaces between connections, delving into the moments where sending and receiving, and the boundaries between body and machine, dissolve. It moves like a cult movie where the protagonist navigates a surreal, distorted reality—at first appearing mundane, but soon unraveling a hidden world of chaotic desire and unforeseen consequences. Each parcel becomes an artifact, like the MacGuffins of thriller films, holding deep secrets that change the course of the journey. In this world, the sender and receiver are avatars in a video game, their actions forming part of a larger narrative loop, where the outcome is never linear. Like characters trapped in a cult classic, they move through a distorted, shifting digital labyrinth—a place where reality bends and every delivery is a mission with unpredictable stakes. Cables and wires are not just tools of logistics—they are the lifeblood of this system, connecting human and machine in an endless dance, pulling the players deeper into a world of fragmented universes and unknown dimensions. The logistics of "POSTAL:TA •Q•BIN" are not just about moving objects. They are about breaking down the boundaries between past, present, and future—like a video game glitch or a dreamlike sequence in a cult film, where time loops and reality splinters. The items themselves are not just goods to be transported—they are keys to a hidden reality, slowly revealing new forms, new desires, and new histories that are written through their journey. Each parcel, each action, has the power to reshape the world, offering a transformation that is as intense as the plot twists of a cult thriller. Exhibition Title: POSTAL:TA •Q•BIN Artist: チョウ・ルンドン / Zhao Rundong @rundongchao Dates / 会期: 2025.1.31 (FRI) – 2025.2.23 (SUN) Opening Reception: 2025.1.31 (FRI) 18:00–21:00 at: CON_（4F）@con_tokyo_ maruka 4F, 2-2-14 Nihonbashi Bakurocho, Chuoku, Tokyo Open : Thu–Sun 14:00–19:00 Closed : Mon, Tue, Wed, public holidays, unless announced otherwise
Zhao Rundong / チョウ・ルンドン @rundongchao 1998年生まれ。中国美術学院インターメディアアート学科を卒業し、2022年にはドイツ・ライプツィヒのPILOTENKUECHEに滞在。中国美術学院の林風眠金賞、Tomorrow Vision Nomination賞、平遥国際写真祭の昆鵬賞などを受賞。作品は、マーティン・ゴヤ・ビジネス、CAFAアートミュージアム廊坊、上海西岸アートセンター、The Wrong Biennale、Lichtspiele des Westens ビデオアートフェスティバル、VINCI'2023、上海K11、浙江美術館、星美術館など、中国国内外の美術館や公共施設で展示されている。現在は杭州と上海を拠点に活動。 彼の作品は、現代社会と若者文化に深く結びついています。デジタル文化に育まれた新世代の存在状態に焦点を当て、3D技術やゲーム技術を駆使して、ポストヒューマニズム、オカルト、グローバリゼーション、コントロール、ネオコロニアリズムといったテーマを探求し、それらをポストオリエンタリズムのロマンティックな視点で表現しています。 Zhao Rundong @rundongchao Born in 1998, Zhao Rundong graduated from the Department of Intermedia Art of the China Academy of Art and resided at PILOTENKUECHE, Leipzig, Germany in 2022. Zhao has received accolades such as the Lin Fengmian Gold Award from the China Academy of Art, the Tomorrow Vision Nomination Award, and the Kunpeng Award at the Pingyao International Photography Festival. His works have been exhibited at notable institutions such as Martin Goya Business, CAFA Art Museum Langfang, Shanghai West Bund Art Center, The Wrong Biennale, Lichtspiele des Westens Video Art Festival, VINCI'2023, Shanghai K11, Zhejiang Art Museum, and Xing Art Museum. He currently lives and works in Hangzhou and Shanghai. Growing up in the vortex of the internet age, Zhao Rundong's artistic practice integrates 3D game technologies, AI algorithms, and fictional narratives to explore how the digital era reshapes cultural identity and individual cognition. His work focuses on the formation and evolution of youth culture in the context of globalization, examining the profound influence of consumerism and technological media on the survival conditions of the younger generation. Through diverse mediums such as video, installation, and painting, Zhao critically responds to the erosion of culture by neo-colonialism and capitalist logic. Within fictional contexts, he metaphorically deconstructs the intricate relationships between faith, symbols, and consumer behaviors, constructing narrative spaces that reflect on digital capitalism and challenge mainstream value systems. Solo Exhibitions / Solo Projects 2024 "PAYDAY: The Heist" SIMULACRA, Beijing, China 2024 "BOLMETEUS at SAI" CON_, Tokyo, Japan 2024 "viedä saunan taakse" GDA PLAZA Residency Project, Hangzhou, China 2024 "Exchange" SOTI MUSIC, Beijing, China Selected Group Exhibitions 2024 "SPLINTER CATALOG" untitle gallery, Berlin, Germany 2024 "Veins of Dreams" ArtSect Gallery x artotel London Hoxton, London, UK 2024 "Lichtspiele des Westens Video Art Festival" Leipzig, Germany 2023 "World Giant Spirit" Xianghu Expo Center, Hangzhou, China 2023 "Fractal Resonance: Meme Sixteen Symbols" NianDai Art Museum, Shanghai, China 2023 "Real Touch, Virtual Future" LIMIT Yìn Art Space, Quanzhou, China 2023 "7th International Transmedia Art Festival" Shanghai Science Hall, Shanghai, China 2022 "Pleasure Seed" ARS AVANTI, Leipzig, Germany 2022 "Pingyao Photography Festival" Pingyao, Shanxi, China 2021 "Golden Crow Hides Beauty" dongx3洞洞洞, Wuhan, China 2021 "Evolution – The Public Future" CAFA Art Museum Langfang, Langfang, China 2021 "Thickening Future Communities" Cang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China 2020 "NEW ERA F.E.S.T" Shanghai K11, Shanghai, China 2020 "Hangzhou Cultural Expo" Baima Lake International Expo Center, Hangzhou, China
