LIJIN ZHU | 朱栎瑾

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       There is a kind of moving forward that is
       constantly becoming an outsider.
       There is a kind of going back that is leaving.
       有一种前行是出走
       有一种回去是离开

       Time Forgotten by Speed - Speed Animal
       被速度遗忘的时间——速度动物

       The Direction Between Directions
       方向之间的方向

       The Desire  for  Correction Will  Keep  the
       Dialogue Going
       矫正欲会让对话延续的

       Sunken
       匿名者凹陷

       A Screw that Never Rusts
       永不生锈的螺丝钉

       Three, Two, One
       三，二，一

       We need imaginary enemies
       我们需要假想敌

       The Sketch
       写生

       Not Lit – Lit Point
       点不着点着点
       
       The Other Side, Same Side
       另一边，同一边

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A Screw that Never Rusts
永不生锈的螺丝钉

Screwdriver, mirror reflective paint, nuts, screws / 螺丝刀、镜面反光漆、螺母、螺丝,  22×1.8×2.4cm, 2020

                


 


   
















I used a screwdriver to make a hand-cranked prayer wheel. On its surface are cut-out characters imitating Tibetan script, “Never Rust.”

A screw is the most basic unit that connects industrial components. In China, the “screw” is a positively charged metaphor, often symbolising dedication and sacrifice for national construction.

A screwdriver, in turn, is the tool used to tighten screws; turning it becomes a way of tightening the order to which these screws are bound.

Turning a prayer wheel is a simple religious practice. In the era of serfdom, many Tibetan people were illiterate, so scriptures were placed inside prayer wheels; one full rotation was considered equivalent to reciting the sutra once. The prayer wheel is believed to purify negative karma and accumulate merit. Those who have faith turn it with devotion, again and again.

I found a correspondence between these two kinds of “rotation.” A similar structure of belief allows each subject, unconsciously, to use its own small force to tighten a certain order, with each minor subject automatically revolving within a larger social body.


我用螺丝刀做了一个手摇转经轮，上面印有模仿藏文书写的镂空字“永不生锈”。

螺丝钉是将工业零部件连接在一起的最基本单元。在中国“螺丝钉”是一种积极正面的精神，通常象征着希望为国家建设奉献和牺牲。 而螺丝刀则是拧紧螺丝钉的工具，拧动螺丝刀是拧紧螺丝钉所粘连的秩序的途径。

转动经轮是一种质朴的宗教习俗，在农奴制时代，藏民大多不认字，于是就把经文放在经筒里，转动一圈就相当于念经一遍。转经轮有清净恶业、积聚功德的作用。对其有信念的人才会虔诚地一圈一圈地转动它。

我发现这两种“旋转”之间存在共通之处。类似的信仰结构让每个主体都在无意识地用自己渺小的力量去拧紧某种秩序，每个小主体在社会大主体之内自动运转。