克勞斯‧林克 Klaus Rinke 1971, 03:43mins

簡介/Synopsis

水和身體是克勞斯．林克70年代作品中的核心元素。1971年他與蓋瑞‧蘇姆共同在游泳池裡製作了一部錄影片。我們從上方看到林克一再地探出頭到水面上來呼吸空氣，接著沉入水中，摒住呼吸，到最後一秒再次浮出水面。來來回回18次之多，每次潛入水中的時間越來越短，游泳者也越來越疲憊，最後他離開了水道。這是影片中的第一部份「吸氣」的結局。
第二部分則顛倒過來。我們看到林克頭部的側影，他抓起一個水杯，一口氣喝了1公升水。於是，水這種危險的元素又成為了維持生存不可或缺的東西。

In the 1970’s, water and bodies are the central elements in Klaus Rinke’s work. He, therefore, stays in that vein to also produce a video tape in a swimming bath together with Gerry Schum in 1971. We see Rinke from above as he repeatedly takes deep breaths, dives down into the water, holds his breath and surfaces at the last moment. This is repeated 18 times as the dives become shorter and shorter and the artist more and more exhausted until he swims out of the lane. That closes the first part of“Inhalation”.
The second part shows a reversal. We see Rinke’s head in profile; he takes up a glass of water and drinks a litre at one go. The dangerous element has become one vital to life.