我第一次表演是我19歲的時候，到今天快要十年了。這些日子裡因為表演我穿上了很多不同的服裝，扮演過各種角色。我從最初的裸體表演至今，我一件一件地將衣服穿上，可是穿得越多我反倒覺得越赤裸。這些表演過後的服裝就這樣擱在家裡的角落。有的高掛牆面，有的佈滿灰塵。我越看越覺得他們就是屬於我—「國王的新衣」。

這次的個展我希望透過檔案，文件等關於過去歲月的斷簡殘篇，我試圖咀嚼他們並嘗試談論那些我穿著「衣服」的時刻。那些被角色包裹卻表露無遺的時刻。2020年我的朋友向我提議他想拍攝以我為主題的紀錄片，拍攝至今快要5年了，這些日子裡導演的鏡頭將我人生的各種時刻記錄了下來。在這次個展我向導演索取了所有未剪輯的影像素材，試著用自己的角度將自己過去的碎片一一拼湊。我發現在這段面對自我的過程中，我就像是一位裁縫師。替自己不斷地編織著那一件屬於我的「國王的新衣」。

那是一件一旦穿上去就赤裸無比的衣服。這樣的赤裸似乎回應著我這些年對行為藝術的理解。那便是—「讓自己處於一個赤裸無比且無所遁形的（表演）位置。」正如同英文展名：Exhibitionist一樣，這次的展覽也意味著展示一種赤裸的樣貌。

在日常時刻中我的模樣–相較於行為藝術家陳俊宇，那個陳俊宇似乎沒有那麼多憤怒，似乎更加的溫柔。我想透過編織這件國王的新衣，將不同的我融入這件衣服中。那便是我這次個展的目標與想法，也是我在碩士畢業之前給自己的最後一道習題。

My journey in performance art began when I was 19 years old. Almost ten years have passed since then. Over the course of this decade, I have worn countless costumes and taken on various roles through my performances. Starting with nude performances, I gradually layered more and more clothing over time. Yet, paradoxically, the more I wore, the more naked I felt. These costumes, remnants of past performances, now sit scattered in corners of my home—some hanging prominently on walls, others gathering dust. The more I look at them, the more I see myself in them—my very own "Emperor's New Clothes."

In this solo exhibition, I aim to revisit and explore fragments of my past through archives, documents, and ephemeral moments. I attempt to process and articulate the times when I wore these "clothes"—moments where roles concealed yet simultaneously exposed me.

In 2020, a friend proposed creating a documentary centered on me. Nearly five years have passed since filming began, during which the director's lens has captured a spectrum of my life's moments. For this exhibition, I requested all the raw, unedited footage from the director and began piecing together fragments of my past from my own perspective. In this process of confronting myself, I found that I resembled a tailor—constantly weaving my own "Emperor's New Clothes."

This is a garment that, once worn, reveals utter nakedness. This sense of exposure echoes my understanding of performance art over the years—“to place oneself in a position of complete vulnerability, where nothing can be hidden.” True to the English title, Exhibitionist, this exhibition seeks to present an unvarnished, bare essence.

In my daily life, I seem different from the performance artist Chen Jun-Yu. The Chen Jun-Yu outside of art appears less angry, more gentle. Through weaving this "Emperor's New Clothes," I hope to merge the different facets of myself into one garment. This, then, is the goal and vision of my solo exhibition, as well as the final challenge I have set for myself before completing my master's degree.

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國王的新衣/Exhibitionist — 陳俊宇個展

藝術家 Artist｜陳俊宇 Chen Jun-Yu
展覽日期 Duration｜2025.01.08(Wed.)-02.23(Sun.)

開幕 Opening｜2025.01.12(Sun.) 15:00
座談 Forum｜2025.01.12(Sun.) 15:30
與談人 Guest｜沈伯丞 Shen Bo-Cheng

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主辦單位 Organizer｜絕對空間
展覽補助 Sponsor｜臺南市政府文化局
空間營運補助 Sponsor｜國藝會