遂古之初，谁传道之？ 上下未形，何由考之？冥昭瞢暗，谁能极之？冯翼惟象，何以识之？
明明暗暗，惟时何为？ 阴阳三合，何本何化？圜则九重，孰营度之？惟兹何功，孰初作之？
——屈原《天问》节选
Cultural Background - Chinese Mythology & Zhuangzi
2000年前，战国时期楚国著名诗人屈原在《天问》中引用大量中国神话传说，以问天的形式对宇宙起源、自然现象、人类归属、社会现实和人生意义等各个方面提出173个问题，直观反映了华夏古人对于未知领域的好奇与思考。中国神话故事的基础来源于古代口头传说,远早于文字的起源，早期《山海经》《淮南子》《楚辞》等典籍记载了大量神话传说，逐渐形成了涵盖哲学、艺术、宗教、文史和科学等意识形态丰富多彩的中国神话体系。神话不仅反映了古代人们对于世界的原始想象和信仰，也为他们追溯宇宙本源和解释生存环境提供了合理的解答，同时在漫长的历史演化中创造出神秘而恢弘的神话世界。
Two thousand years ago, Qu Yuan, a famous poet of the State of Chu during the Warring States Period, quoted a large number of Chinese myths and legends in his book Heavenly Questions, asking 173 questions about the origin of the universe, natural phenomena, human belonging, social reality and the meaning of life in the form of heavenly questions, which directly reflected the curiosity and thinking of the ancient Chinese people about the unknown field. The basis of Chinese mythological stories comes from ancient oral legends, long before the origin of writing. The early Classic of Mountains and Seas, Huainan Zi and Ci of Chu recorded a large number of myths and legends, and gradually formed a colorful Chinese mythological system covering philosophy, art, religion, literature, history and science and other ideologies. Myth not only reflects ancient people's original imagination and belief in the world, but also provides reasonable answers for them to trace the origin of the universe and explain the living environment, and at the same time creates a mysterious and magnificent mythical world in the long historical evolution.
Exhibition Content Selection
展览标题《神话在哪里》说出了现代人们对于古老神话的世代寻找与渴望。本次展览试图追溯中国神话的历史本源,将中国上古神话故事按照时间、空间和生命哲学等思维发展模式进行生动地视觉感官展示。展览分为“神话起源”、“上古诸神”、“爱与永恒”、“未来神话”四大主题,将28个上古神话故事分为7个展区呈现。从宇宙混沌为始,创世神话为开篇,天地、四季、自然气象等诸神各司其职，幻化自然，孕育万物，自此开启中国上古宇宙的奇幻世界。感受第一神山昆仑、无底深渊归墟、山海生灵等神秘境遇，体会神话中的英雄传说、寓言故事和唯美爱情,各种奇异生物、神奇景象和超自然色彩形成中国上古神话独特的沉浸式体验。
The title of the exhibition, "Where Are the Myths?" tells the story of modern people's generational search and desire for ancient myths. This exhibition attempts to trace the historical origin of Chinese mythology and vividly display the ancient Chinese mythology according to the development mode of thinking such as time, space and life philosophy. The exhibition is divided into four themes: "Mythological origin", "Ancient gods", "Love and eternity" and "Future myths", and 28 ancient mythological stories are presented in seven exhibition areas. From the chaos of the universe to the beginning of the creation myth, heaven and earth, four seasons, natural weather and other gods perform their duties, transform nature, breed all things, and then open the fantasy world of China's ancient universe. Experience the mysterious circumstances of the first sacred mountain Kunlun, the bottomless abyss return to the ruins, the mountain and sea creatures, experience the heroic legends, fables and aesthetic love in mythology, and all kinds of strange creatures, magical scenes and supernatural colors form a unique immersive experience of ancient Chinese myths.
A display of integration with technology
展览包含了丰富的媒介展现形式，MR虚拟与现实交互体验、图像、装置、互动影像、雕塑、壁纸、数字镶嵌画和基于人工智能算法的艺术作品。展览重现神秘的上古神话世界,观众将与古神对话，寻觅远古神邸，畅游奇幻的上古宇宙。随着当前科技的发展，神话将如何解释我们当下存在的世界？神话将何去何从？展览邀请观众探讨科技时代的未来主义神话对人类未来的深刻思考,激发人们对当下社会和自身存在的反思。这将是一次中国上古神话的探索之旅,也是古老神话与未来科技之间跨时空的，超现实的浪漫对话。我们将用神话的力量，让观众在诸神世界中发现自我,通过神话重新认识爱、成长和生命的意义。
The exhibition includes a wealth of media forms, including MR Virtual and real interactive experiences, images, installations, interactive videos, sculptures, wallpapers, digital mosaics and art works based on artificial intelligence algorithms. The exhibition recreates the mysterious world of ancient mythology, and the audience will have a dialogue with the ancient gods, find the ancient gods, and enjoy the fantastic ancient universe. With the current development of technology, how will myths explain the world we currently exist in? Where does the myth go from here? The exhibition invites the audience to explore the futurist myth of the age of science and technology and the profound thinking of the future of mankind, and inspires people to reflect on the current society and their own existence. It will be an exploration of ancient Chinese mythology, and a surreal romantic dialogue between ancient mythology and future technology. We will use the power of myth to allow the audience to discover themselves in the world of the gods, and to rediscover the meaning of love, growth, and life through myth.
