伊朗導演阿巴斯——因伊斯蘭革命開始攝影，捕捉雪景的美好

上環Rossi & Rossi畫廊正舉辦 《From The Mountains》展覽，展出包括已故伊朗導演阿巴斯（Abbas Kiarostami，1940－2016）的攝影作品《Snow》系列。這系列作品誕生於2002年，2013年曾在香港展出，不僅捕捉伊朗的冬日景觀，寧靜、治癒的畫面也有一種令人逃離煩囂的效果。

阿巴斯是伊朗新浪潮的重要推手之一，他善於以質樸的鏡頭關切伊朗人的生活面貌，1997年執導的《櫻桃的滋味》更榮獲康城影展金棕櫚獎。只是，他的導演生涯並非一帆風順。1979年，伊朗發生伊斯蘭革命，當地社會動盪不安，大受衝擊的電影業甚至一度停產。無奈放下導演身份的阿巴斯，買來一部相機拍攝照片，那時正值冬天，他從城市逃離到鄉間，開始拍攝雪地。

阿巴斯喜歡大自然，既拍攝樹木、烏鴉，也拍攝雨和雪，當他開始操刀一個題材時，就會很專注地拍攝。他曾說，雪景的好處是它隱藏大自然中不太美好的一面，在一片茫茫白雪中，所有事物均變得純樸而美好。他喜歡在剛停雪的時候拍攝，令雪地看起來很純粹、平滑。他的電影探索人的本性，不過他的攝影卻絲毫沒有人的痕跡，有的只是樹木在冬日下留下的影子，如此黑白景色恍如水墨畫。

The Rossi & Rossi Gallery in Sheung Wan is exhibiting "From The Mountains," which includes the late Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s photographic artworks, titled Snow(2002). It captures Iran’s wintry landscape, and these tranquil and therapeutic images somehow make people escape the hustle and bustle of city life.

Abbas is one of the greatest filmmakers of the Iranian New Wave. He is good at allegorical storytelling through his unadorned lens. In 1997, his film "Taste of Cherry" was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. However, his career was not always smooth sailing. Back in 1979, the film industry becomes stagnant after the Iranian Revolution. Abbas fled the city to the countryside in winter. He bought a camera and started taking pictures.

Abbas loves nature, photographing trees, crows, rain, and snow. He was attracted to snow by its uniquely untouched environment. He said, “the good thing about the snow is that it will hide the bad things of nature, and everything will look pristine and nice under the snow.” He likes to take pictures when the snow had just stopped, and the snow land looks flawless. 

Abbas tried to explore people’s true nature in his movie, yet his photography has no trace of human beings, only the shadows left by trees in the winter sun. The black and white landscape looks like an ink wash painting.

From The Mountains

Date: Now Till August 27.

Time: 11am-7m (Mon-Sat)

Site: Rossi & Rossi Gallery, G/F, 195 Hollywood Rd, Sheung Wan

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