Alone, Together
如影随形
《随机漫步者-如影随形》
交互影像装置，双屏，定制软件
“闪烁的存在”系列，2018
空间中，两块屏幕背对而立。当观众站在其中一面屏幕前，另一面的影像便会逐渐浮现——那是另一侧观众的肖像，正被算法一笔一笔描绘出来。同样地，当那人望向屏幕，他也将看见你。
这是一场不期而遇的对视。你看见的，是正在看你的人。你们彼此陌生，却在这一刻被并置于同一个画布之上。这种意外的相遇，仿佛我们与陌生人的目光偶然交错的瞬间，也像是一个不经意的微笑，在人来人往中轻轻传递。
展览
2018年11月24日至2019年2月24日，作品于北京今日美术馆2号馆参展“LOVELOVELOVE爱的艺术：亲密”全球影像艺术大展。展览由云图映画策划、邹馨仪担任策展人，是当时国内首个聚焦“亲密关系”主题的大型影像艺术展。
展览汇集了世界当代艺术史上四位重要女性艺术家的珍贵影像——Marina Abramovic、Yoko Ono、Yayoi Kusama与Tracey Emin，这是她们的作品首次在中国同一展览中呈现。展览同时邀请多位中国艺术家共同探讨“爱”的当代样貌，刘唱便是其中之一。
《随机漫步者-相伴》被纳入展览的“未来剧场”单元。该单元旨在反思网络、科技、跨文化交流等现象对亲密关系的形塑作用——在科技飞速发展的当代，满足情感需求的方式不断升级，背后却是无法消解的阶级与性别差异，“爱”似乎正成为包裹商品的糖衣，牵引人们进入不可逆转的消费洪流。
完整参展艺术家名单：
Marina Abramovic, Ulay, Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Yayoi Kusama, Tracey Emin, Cheng Ran, Guo Chuxi, Hou Zichao, Jiang Zhi, Liu Chang, Liu Shiyuan, Wong Ping, aaajiao
现场回响
在展览现场，艺术家Yu Hong与Jiang Jie曾在《随机漫步者-相伴》前驻足。当两名观众分别站在装置两侧，会从屏幕中看到对方的肖像——也许是携伴同游的好友，也许是展览上不期而遇的陌生人；当装置对面无人驻足时，便是空荡荡的屏幕，暗喻着爱中的飘忽不定与若即若离。
作品自述
在展览中，《随机漫步者-相伴》让观众在观看作品的同时，也与陌生的他人相遇。这种偶发的连接，恰如亲密关系中那些不确定的、闪烁的存在——你以为你看见的是对方，其实你也看见了自己。
展览：“LOVELOVELOVE爱的艺术：亲密”全球影像艺术大展
地点：北京今日美术馆2号馆
展期：2018.11.24 – 2019.2.24
策展人：邹馨仪
出品：云图映画
Random Walker – Alone Together
Interactive Video Installation, Dual Screens, Custom Software
Flickering Existence Series, 2018
Two screens stand back-to-back at the center of the exhibition space. When a viewer stands before one screen, the image of the person on the opposite side gradually emerges—drawn stroke by stroke by an algorithm. And when that person looks into their screen, they will see you in return.
This is an encounter without expectation. You see the one who is seeing you. Strangers to one another, yet momentarily brought together on the same canvas. The work mirrors those fleeting moments when our gaze accidentally meets a passerby—a simple, unspoken smile exchanged across the distance.
Exhibition：
From November 24, 2018, to February 24, 2019, the work was exhibited in the global video art exhibition "LOVELOVELOVE: Intimacy" at Today Art Museum No.2, Beijing. The exhibition was curated by Zou Xinyi and produced by YT Pictures, marking the first major exhibition in China focusing on the theme of "intimacy".
The exhibition brought together珍贵影像 by four important女性 artists in contemporary art history—Marina Abramovic, Yoko Ono, Yayoi Kusama, and Tracey Emin—marking the first time their works were presented together in China. Alongside these international artists, the exhibition featured eight Chinese artists exploring contemporary expressions of love, with Liu Chang among them.
Random Walker – Alone Together was included in the "Future Theater" section, which examined how the internet, technology, and cross-cultural exchange are reshaping intimacy—the evolving means of emotional connection in a technologically advanced era, and the underlying class and gender differences that remain unresolved.
Complete Artist List:
Marina Abramovic, Ulay, Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Yayoi Kusama, Tracey Emin, Cheng Ran, Guo Chuxi, Hou Zichao, Jiang Zhi, Liu Chang, Liu Shiyuan, Wong Ping, aaajiao
On-Site Response
At the exhibition, artists Yu Hong and Jiang Jie were seen pausing before Random Walker – Alone Together. When two viewers stood on opposite sides of the installation, each would see the other's portrait on screen—perhaps friends visiting together, or strangers encountering each other by chance. When no one stood on the opposite side, the screen remained empty—a quiet metaphor for the uncertainty and elusiveness of love.
Artist Statement
Within the exhibition, Random Walker – Alone Together invites viewers to encounter not only the work, but also one another. In these coincidental meetings, the work echoes the uncertain, flickering nature of connection itself—where to see the other is also, somehow, to see oneself.
Exhibition: "LOVELOVELOVE: Intimacy" Global Video Art Exhibition
Location: Today Art Museum No.2, Beijing
Duration: 2018.11.24 – 2019.2.24
Curator: Zou Xinyi
Producer: YT Pictures