Free Standing, Interactive Performance, punch figure on a spring, wooden plinth and soft and hard balls, 2010

独立 互动行为 自由站立的人物、弹簧的木质底座、软的硬的球 2010

In China the piece Free Standing has been created in order for the audience to interact with the work throughout the duration of the exhibition. Free Standing raises issues such as rage, punishment, physical action, independence and the boundaries of audiences’ behaviour in art spaces.

“独立”这件作品的展出就是为了让观众能在持续的展览中与表演有互动。“自由站立”要提出的问题就是愤怒、惩罚、人的生理活动和这些行为发生在艺术领域里的分界线。

Works

Angry Drum， found drum with felt pen drawing， 2007

生气的鼓 毡笔画的鼓 2007

This drum is angry because it is constantly beaten. In the context of Ashery’s general art-practice, the scuffed sticker on the drum saying ‘Made in Syria', is a hint indicating her feelings regarding western attitudes towards the Arab world. Somewhere between the hand-made and the mass- produced. The drum is a low-fi object celebrating a reduced economy of production, evoking a nostalgic yearning for a sense of community and ritual.

这面鼓之所以愤怒是因为它是被不断击打的对象，纵观阿瑟瑞的整个艺术实践，那个磨损了的标签上写着的“叙利亚制造”暗示了她所感觉到的西方对于阿拉伯世界的态度。在手工制造与机械化生产之间，这面鼓是个低档品，但它颂扬了一种落后的经济生产，从而唤起了一种怀旧的情调，渴望着街坊邻里与宗教仪式带来的亲近感。

The performance Raging Balls has been shown at Tate Modern, London, The Brooklyn Museum, NYC, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, amongst other places.

“愤怒之球”这个互动行为表演在伦敦的泰特现代美术馆、纽约的布鲁克林博物馆、柏林的Haus der Kulturen der Welt、洛桑的Musée cantonal des BeauxArts这些中展出。