The One Minutes started out in 1998 as a show on local television in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Sandberg Instituut, Masters of Art and Design was invited to fill an hour of airtime once a month, between midnight and one A.M. Then two students asked their friends and family to make one-minute films. A brilliant new format was born. Within the inexorable limit of 60 seconds, it turned out, anything was possible, whether it's a formal investigation, a statement, an experiment, a short narrative or a documentary.
一分鐘影像于1998年在荷蘭阿姆斯特丹以一個當?shù)氐碾娨暪?jié)目起步。桑德伯格學院，藝術與設計的研究學院曾被邀請每個月為藝術時間頻道制作一小時節(jié)目，時間就在午夜到凌晨1點之間。有兩名學生隨后邀請他們的朋友和家人來制作時長僅為1分鐘的影像，一個很好的藝術形式就這樣開創(chuàng)了出來。然而在嚴格的60秒時間內(nèi)，事實證明任何事都是可能的，無論是一場嚴肅的調(diào)查，一則聲明，一次實驗，一場簡短的敘事又或是一個紀錄片。
For the spectator The One Minutes offers a provocative experience, a challenging way of viewing moving image. The strength of the format comes from the films’ diversity on every imaginable level. Making watching them in sequence an overwhelming experience. It opens you up to the diversity of the work and makes you long for even more variation, more surprises, more amazement. That is what makes The One Minutes so compelling.
對于觀眾來說一分鐘影像為他們提供了刺激的體驗，一個具有挑戰(zhàn)性的方式來觀看移動影像。這種形式的力量來自于影像本身在各層面的多樣性，這就讓逐一觀看它們成為了一場拙力的體驗，它向你打開了作品的多樣性并讓你渴望能看到作品更多的變化，更多驚喜，更多驚訝。一分鐘影像也因此能夠如此引人注目。
The One Minutes Foundation’s core activity is it’s monthly series, that enables the creation of new films. Other important activities include the workshops we initiate locally and abroad. In this respect The One Minutes Jr., our division for youth, is also notable. We aim to be an organisation that creators and curators recognise and embrace as a place where they can experiment, produce and show film to a broad audience in an authentic way.
一分鐘影像基金會的核心項目是其每月一次的影像系列，它實現(xiàn)了新影像的誕生。其他一些重要的項目包括了我們在當?shù)睾蛧獍l(fā)起的工作坊，在這方面一分鐘影像Jr.作為我們的青年項目部門也同樣值得關注。我們致力于成為能夠被創(chuàng)作人和策展人共同認可的一個組織，成為一個使他們能夠進行實驗，制作以及用最本真的方式向國外觀眾展示影像的平臺。
In terms of content The One Minutes exists at the intersection of art and film. For artists this can mean an opportunity to experiment and to present their work outside the bounderies of their oevre. A democratic platform where art functions also outside the context of the art world. Established artists are encouraged to forge alliances with up and coming artists, amateurs, art and film students and even youth, opening up new territories for makers and audience.
在內(nèi)容方面一分鐘影像則處于藝術與影像的交點上，這對于藝術家來說是一個機會，能讓他們進行實驗并在常規(guī)界限之外呈現(xiàn)他們的作品。它又是一個民主的平臺，在這里藝術功能體現(xiàn)于藝術世界的語境之外。已成名的藝術家會被鼓勵去和新興藝術家，業(yè)余愛好者，藝術和影像專業(yè)的學生甚至青少年等建立合作聯(lián)盟，為創(chuàng)作人和觀眾開拓新的領域。
The one hour at midnight on local tv grew into a worldwide platform. As a result sister organizations emerged, while television channels, arts institutions and film festivals all adopted segments of The One Minutes, each introducing it’s own interpretation.
午夜一分鐘影像在當?shù)仉娨暪?jié)目里逐漸成長為一個世界的平臺。結果之一則是電視節(jié)目頻道，藝術空間和電影節(jié)都曾采用一分鐘影像的片段且每一個都用自己的方式闡述著這些片段。
In 2000, the first The One Minutes Workshop in Xiamen University was held. Since then we have witnessed the development of The One Minutes in China. In 2008, Chinese artists participated in the Venice Biennale as part of The One Minutes. In 2009, the first The One Minutes Awards ceremony took place in Shanghai. In 2010, City One Minutes were presented at EXPO Shanghai. Since 2011, The One Minutes is a returning section in the annual Shanghai International TV Festival.
In time, The One Minutes became a bridge of cultural exchange between Chinese and international artists, filmmakers and students.
2000年，中國的第一個一分鐘影像工作坊在廈門大學舉辦。從那時到現(xiàn)在我們目睹了一分鐘影像在中國的發(fā)展，2008年，曾有中國藝術家的作品作為一分鐘影像的一部分參加了威尼斯雙年展。2009年，中國第一屆一分鐘頒獎慶典在上海舉行。2010年，城市一分鐘在上海世博會展出，自2011年起，一分鐘影像在一年一度的上海國際電視劇節(jié)作為回播展出。
介時，一分鐘影像已成為一個中國與國外藝術家，電影人和學生進行文化交流的橋梁。
This catalogue celebrates the new and fruitful collaboration of The One Minutes Foundation and the Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts. The museum co-curated and designed a show that is in a sense a truly Chinese remake of the realm of The One Minutes. For this, I would very much like to thank Professor Qin for introducing us to the museum, Chen Rui for curating the exhibition, and The One Minutes team for all their efforts. It is their commitment and hard work that made this special exhibition
possible.
現(xiàn)以這段文字來慶祝一分鐘影像基金和南京藝術學院美術館之間全新成功的合作，和美術館聯(lián)合設計策劃的這場展覽，在某種意義上可以說是一分鐘影像在中國真實的再現(xiàn)，為此，我非常感謝將我們介紹給美術館的秦教授，策展人陳瑞和一分鐘影像團隊工作人員以及他們?yōu)榇烁冻龅呐?。正因為大家的付出才使這場特別的展覽成為可能。
We look forward to the future. To exploring, together with all our partners, the great potential that moving images have for art and for the world.
我們期待未來能夠和我們的合作伙伴一同在藝術和世界里探索移動影像所具有的無限潛力。