First in Chinese, then in English and 250 words for media
关于丝绸∙和平∙艺术之路
我的名字叫杨∙欧贝里（Jan Oberg）, 是一位来自丹麦的和平研究学者，也是一名摄影师。
2018年秋至2019年春，我将沿着中国的古丝绸之路和新丝绸之路（ “一带一路”）旅行， 目的在于:
• 了解中国的人民、文化、以及中国以“新丝绸之路”塑造世界和平的理念
• 旅途中的摄影创作将成为大型多媒体展示的一部分，于明年五月在威尼斯国际艺术展上亮相。
这个艺术展由欧洲艺术中心（European Cultural Center）举办，是全球知名的（第58届）威尼斯国际艺术双年展的一部分。
威尼斯的双年展被行家誉为世界上最重大的实验性现代艺术活动。 在每次的双年展中， 来自中国的作品在数量和质量上都引人注目。
在中国期间，我希望拍摄很多不同的人和地方， 用照片来传达多样化、有魅力和振奋人心的中国印象和”一带一路”的思想。 我的参展作品同时包含其他一些丝绸之路国家的印象——缅甸，、哈萨克斯坦、 伊朗、叙利亚、索马里和威尼斯市，但中国印象将会是一个独立的至关重要的篇章。
我曾作为丹麦高级友好代表团成员于1983年访问中国，对中国留下极深的印象。
我这次重访侧重于把中国的新视野和“一带一路”的理念介绍给西方观众——这不仅限在威尼斯国际艺术展中，也会延续到艺术展之后。在中国期间，我将与艺术家、画廊、艺术院校等互动, 寻求对话与合作。
中国从八十年代以来的发展是一个世界奇迹。 但西方对此有很多的怀疑，偏见和不知情。我相信个人力量对社会的积极作用。所以我用我的文章和摄影作品来纠正这些错误看法。
请关注我的几项活动:
和平研究与教育——我是这个基金会的董事 https://transnational.live
艺术摄影——我的作品 https://obergphotographics.com
新项目: 丝绸∙和平∙艺术之路 Silk Peace Art Road–SPAR
https://obergphotographics.com/spar-project
您的协助对“丝绸∙和平∙艺术之路”项目的成功具有重要作用。正如”一带一路”理念，它建立在积极的视野和集成的文化基础上，以合作互利为原则，推动艺术、和平和人类的共同利益。由衷感谢！
Jan Oberg 简介
1951年出生于丹麦，丹麦籍，长期定居瑞典隆德, 博士。发表过1500多篇文章。从事和平工作，在12个冲突和战争地区分析调节冲突。被日本，澳大利亚，西班牙，瑞士，意大利聘为客座教授。为包括联合国和联合国维和行动在内的多个国际性组织担任顾问与合作伙伴。
BizCard CV https://janoberg.me/bizcard
电子信箱 janoberg@mac.com
微信 ID janoberg (Oberg PhotoGraphics)
住址 Vegagatan 25, 22457 Lund, Sweden
电话 +46 738 525200
English
In 2017 Jan Oberg, Oberg PhotoGraphics, was invited by the Global Art Affairs (GAA) Foundation and the European Cultural Center to exhibit at Palazzo Mora in Venice in the context of the Biennale 2019, from May 11 to November 24, 2019.
This exciting opportunity stimulated the development of a bigger idea that combines Oberg’s work for peace and art photography with a focus on the Chinese-initiated Silk Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the largest and most visionary in today’s world in terms of linking people and cultures into cooperation rather than confrontation.
In various ways the project – with the Road as metaphor – stretches from China over Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Iran and Syria to Venice and seeks to promote cooperation and peace in the process.
We hope this intro will stimulate you to share co-operative ideas, contacts you may have in China and along the Silk Road or to potential partners, artists, sponsors, art institutions, etc.
Summary in 7 elements
1. To stay at one place and travel around China for some time and then travel along the Silk Road.
2. Make use of selected existing archived materials such as photos I’ve taken in China 1983, Myanmar, Somalia and Somaliland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Aleppo in Syria and Venice which are all situated on the:
3. Old Silk Road and on the new Silk Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that China initiated and which my work will evolve around, and:
4. Combining some of the old photos with new ones and various other materials and artefacts into a completely new multimedia creation (one big or several smaller related to each other), and:
5. Exhibiting it all at Palazzo Mora, Venice, in 2019 in the context of the Biennale (May 11-Nov 24) and documenting the process on Instagram, my blog and perhaps also, later, in a book.
6. The project seeks to explore relations between art, the emerging new world order, and history in the future as well as the interactions of cultures, people and expressions, and finally:
7. It will build synergy between my two ‘lives’ as academic peace & future researcher and art photographer.
For media – short [250 words]
SPAR – Silk Peace Art Road – is a peace and art photography project conducted by Jan Oberg in 2018-19 and beyond. It involves the use of his old and new photos from China 1983, Myanmar, Somalia and Somaliland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Aleppo in Syria and Venice as well as new ones that will be shot in China and along the new China-initiated Silk Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
During the process and travels, Oberg will interact with local artists as well as art and other institutions and systematically promote mutual understanding and peace through art production, dialogues and cooperation. In addition he will collect artefacts along the Silk Road which will combine with the photos into a large three dimensional installation.
The results of this endeavour will be exhibited in Venice in the context of the world’s probably still most important art venue, the Venice Biennale in 2019. Oberg has been invited by the Global Art Affairs (GAA) Foundation and the European Cultural Centre which arrange the huge multi-dimensional and multi-national exhibition “Personal Structures – Open Borders” at Palazzo Mora and Palazzo Bembo during the Biennale’s duration. It opens on May 11 and closes on November 24. The exhibition is likely to have at least 300.000 visitors from all over the world.
It is our hope that Oberg’s installation and elements of it will be shown at other places and spark off new processes and events around the world beyond Venice.
Contact: Jan Oberg, jan@obergphotograhics.com
+46 738 52 52 00