Heichi Magazine
Co-founding Editor
heichimagazine.org
Heichi is a Chinese-English bilingual online magazine dedicated to the writing and discussion of art criticism, emphasizing the independent and contemplative voices of its contributors. We take inspiration from the term heichi, literally “black tooth” or “black teeth,” in several ways. Heichi was the name of an ancient country first recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas: “Here is Blacktooth Country. The great god Foremost gave birth to Black Tooth. The people of Blacktooth Country took the family name of Fierce. They are millet-eaters, and they control the four birds.” Heichi also refers to an ancient medical practice, the custom of blackening the teeth to prevent cavities and symbolize religious purification.
In this spirit, our magazine illuminates the obscure while venturing into lands unknown. Heichi neither claims an origin nor pursues lost traditions; it considers alternative perspectives on art’s relation to politics and society, spirituality and technology, the beautiful and the grotesque. We invite and commission writers, curators, scholars, and artists to engage with objects, spaces, and people to find the details—the black teeth—hidden within contemporary culture.
《黑齿》是一份中英双语的在线杂志，致力于出版艺术批评的写作与讨论，并强调作者独立自省的发声。“黑齿”的名字在不同层面上给予我们灵感。它是古国名，最早记录在《山海经》——“有黑齿之国。帝俊生黑齿，姜姓，黍食，使四鸟。” 黑齿也提示了不同地区之间流传甚广的古老医学技术。染黑牙齿的习俗有龋齿预防的考量，并有宗教性的净化之意。这则提示让我们得以反观身体和美的标准。
黑齿的晦涩多义是这份杂志用以探索文化空间的灵感来源。《黑齿》并非追本溯源，或寻找失落传统；它关注另类的认识视角，重新将艺术放在理解政治与社会，精神与科技，美与怪的位置上。我们邀请并委任来自不同地域和文化背景的写作者、策展人、学者、艺术家们从局部着手，以鲜明的观点和灵活的分析视角，显露当代文化中隐藏在局部的“黑齿”。
Commonplace
Co-editor and Publisher
Commonplace is a pocket size book dedicated to presenting new artist writing. Its first Issue Disappearance featured writings from Lin Ke, Xiao Hanqiu, Trevor Yeung, Yu Feifei, Wong Ping, Richard Kuan, Song Ta and Cheng Xinyi, with editorial works from Yuan Fuca, Li Bowen and Miao Zijin. Book Design by He Rongkai. Published by Salt Projects.
《Commonplace》是一本口袋杂志，旨在出版艺术家写作。第一期《失踪》刊登了林科、萧涵秋、杨沛铿、于霏霏、黄炳、管钧、宋拓和程心怡的文章，和富源、李博文和缪子衿的编者言。本书由贺荣凯设计，Salt Projects出版。