Sidian Liu, Company Map, 2026. Site specific intstallation. Séance of the Underground, curated by Samuel Kim. Project Space at MA Curatorial Pracice, School of Visual Arts. 


Company Map
2026
Site specific installation
Laser-cut double sided adhesive with text based on School of Visual Arts’ Physical Security Policies

Company Map is a series of laser-cut text arrows installed throughout the exhibition Séance of the Underground, at the MA Curatorial Practice Program on the 10th floor of School of Visual Arts, 132 West 21st Street, New York MY. Curated by Samuel Moussan Kim, the exhibition was on view from February 12 to March 1, 2026.

The text draws from SVA’s Physical Security Policy, which begins: “School of Visual Art is hereinafter referred to as ‘the company.’” By adopting this corporate language, the work reveals the exhibition space as a regulated zone governed by approval, “trust,” and access control.

Cut from transparent double-sided adhesive and applied directly to the floor, the arrows initially appear almost invisible. Viewers may first encounter them not visually but physically through the stickiness. The language becomes clearer through collective contact, accumulating dust and debris, and eventually degrades and deforms.

Forming a map within an exhibition that designates a clear moving path, the arrows questions the ambiguity of the publicness and inclusiveness of the exhibition, and the terms of entry and compliance that struct the visit.
“公司”地图
2026

激光切割过的双面胶、改编自纽约视觉艺术学校《实体安全政策》的文本。

《“公司”地图》是一组由激光切割过的双面胶构成的箭头装置,呈现于展览《Séance of the Underground》中。该展览由 Samuel Moussan Kim 策展,于2026年2月12日至3月1日在纽约西21街132号纽约视觉艺术学院十楼的策展实践硕士(MA Curatorial Practice)项目空间展出。

作品文本取材于纽约视觉艺术学院的《实体安全政策》,该政策开篇第一句是:“纽约视觉艺术学院在下文中将被称为 ‘the company’(公司)。” 作品用这种企业化的语言揭示了该展览空间是一个受到审批、“信任”筛选,并控制访问的管理区域。

这些箭头由双面胶材料激光切割而成,直接粘贴在地面上。起初它们几乎透明,观众往往不会先看到,而是踩到时通过脚下的黏性感知到它们。随着观众的不断踩踏,灰尘与碎屑逐渐积聚在胶面上,文字才慢慢显现出来,并且在最后逐渐磨损、变形。

该展览为观众规划了清晰的观展动线,这些箭头为这条观展动线标注了一张“地图”,为观众规定了清晰的行进方向,同时也质疑了艺术展览模糊的公共性与包容性,以及观众进入展览现场时所需遵守的进入条件与行为规范。



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