隐形的雕塑

江苏 朱 红

曾经，一根用胶带粘在白墙上的香蕉，被拍出12 万美元的高价。 类似这样疯狂的艺术品还有很多，让我们一起来见识一下谁也看不见的“隐形雕塑”吧！

An invisible sculpture created by Italian artist Salvatore Garau recently was acquired by a private collector who paid 15,000 euros for it.Titled I Am, the immaterial （非物质的） work of art basically represents a technically empty space that is actually occupied by the energy of the sculpture.

Too far amazing and interesting? Well, it's too late anyway, as someone has already snatched it up by paying 12,000 euros (15,000 with auction rights) earlier then.

Wondering what the new owner of this invisible sculpture will be getting for his money?Well, if we're talking visible and tangible （可感知的） things, he will receive a certificate of authenticity （真实性） that proves I Am belongs to the buyer.

So how does one keep an invisible sculpture? Well, the artist suggests storing the artwork in a special room, and in a space free from obstructions （障碍物）. Since I Am is invisible,special lighting and climate control are optional.

“The successful outcome of the auction turns out to be an undeniable fact: the void （真空；空间） is nothing but a space full of energy,and even if we empty it and nothing remains,according to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle that nothingness has a weight,” Salvatore Garau said. “It therefore has energy that transforms itself into particles, in short, in us! When I decide to ‘exhibit’ an immaterial sculpture in a given space, that space will concentrate a certain quantity and density of thoughts in a precise point, creating a sculpture that from my title alone will take the most varied forms.”

Garau considers his invisible sculpture to be a perfect hidden evidence of our time. Besides, it has zero environmental impact.

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