P006 → CITIZEN K AND SOLDIER
2023
Citizen K and the Soldier explores a dystopian future defined by the outbreak of an airborne virus in an era where global warming and viral threats intertwine. Drawing inspiration from Michel Foucault’s concept of “biopolitics,” the project questions the delicate balance between collective security and individual freedom.
The project introduces two key characters: the Patrol, representing collective security, and Citizen K, symbolizing individual freedom. Together, they embody the tension between safety and personal rights in the face of global warming and viral threats. The project aims to provoke deeper reflection on how to balance collective well-being with personal liberties.
《市民K与士兵》 探讨了全球变暖与病毒威胁交织的时代下，由空气传播病毒爆发所定义的反乌托邦未来。项目借鉴米歇尔·福柯的“生命政治”概念，质疑集体安全与个人自由之间的平衡。
本项目塑造了两个角色：代表集体安全的 「 巡逻者 」，以及象征个人自由的 「 公民K 」，二者体现了在全球变暖和病毒威胁背景下，安全与个体权利之间的紧张关系。项目旨在激发观众对如何平衡集体福祉与个人自由的深入思考。
The project establishes a future worldview in the form of speculative fiction and gives the audience an experience through a conceptual short film.
At the heart of this new world order are the 'Aetherial Sentinels,' air purification entities symbolizing an omnipresent regime of control and surveillance. These Sentinels, more than mere functional guardians, embody the complex dynamics between human governance and technological dominance.
The Sentinels, depicted as cold, unyielding cybernetic doves, patrol the city.
Their interactions with residents range from identity scanning to enforcing strict behavioral norms, underlining the erosion of personal privacy and autonomy.Doves, traditionally symbols of peace and purity, elicited panic during the avian flu crisis, demonstrating how symbolic meanings can transform in specific socio-cultural contexts.
This transformation becomes a powerful visual language in the project, expressing the complexity of beliefs and symbols during a crisis, as well as the evolution of group behavior and collective psychology.