THE POLIS (2017)

　　Artist： Sherman Lin

　　Material： concrete components (poison bait house)， video

　　Size： variable

　　The questioning of the meaning of life is the eternal proposition of mankind. The meaning of it lies in exploring the initial state of life and the conjecturing and thinking deeply on the existing social models.

　　In the primitive cave： the chaotic， unfettered natural life pictures breeds the self-perpetuating a common destiny， which presents the opposite of the ideal state； They are seduced， intimidated， and governed.

　　They unconsciously bow for survival， enslaving， confused， selfish， indifferent， hypocritical， fraudulent ， scared ， hatred， fighting with and hurting each other， in the strict planned cities. No one is exempt， the postern leading to their self-destruction is their common graves .

　　The high walls made of reinforced hard concrete are cold and closed. There is no light inside the walls. The modular walls are arranged orderly and extended without limits.

　　Poison bait house is a perfect kingdom of heaven for the mice ， the temptation of unlimited desire make them  lose their inherent instinct to detect ， they numbly  fall  into an unpredictable labyrinth step by step ， finally unable to extricate themselves，throwing their fate at the mercy of the unknown .

　　无名城邦 （2017）

　　艺术家：林学明

　　材料：水泥构件（毒饵屋）、视频

　　尺寸：可变

　　对生命意义的追问是人类永恒的命题。其意义在于探究生命初始的状态以及对不断演变生成的社会模型进行臆测和思考。

　　在原始的洞穴里：混乱的、没有束缚的自然生命图景繁衍出自生自灭的命运共同体，它们所呈现的生命特征与理想城邦完全相反；它们被诱惑、被胁迫、被支配。

　　它们为生存无意识地屈从、奴化、迷茫、自私、冷漠、虚伪、欺诈，进而恐惧、仇恨、暗斗、互害、厮杀、在这个规划森严的城邦里，没有幸免者，自我终结的暗道是它们共同的坟墓。

　　坚硬的钢筋混凝土筑起的高墙，是冷酷的封闭的，墙体里看不见丝毫光线，模数化的管井整齐排列，无限度延伸......

　　毒饵屋对于老鼠来说是完美天国，无限欲望的诱惑使其失去与生俱来的察觉与本能，它们麻木地一步一步陷入无法预测的迷宫，任人摆布终而不能自拔。

　　作品《无名城邦》参加2019年威尼斯艺术双年展，在意大利欧洲文化中心馆展出。