SymBridle

Category: Design*

As an artist who has studied equestrianism, I find that it is easy for the public to misunderstand the relationship between riders and horses as one of control and being controlled or exploitation and being exploited. But in my opinion, in equestrian sports, the relationship between riders and horses is one of mutual influence and mutual achievement. And even when seen as a dominant position, the rider himself may be another animal subject domesticated by the system. So I decided to redesign the harness to show "true equality between man and horse". I chose the bridle because it is a relatively misunderstood piece of horse gear - it connects the bit to the reins and allows you to signal to the horse how to behave. One end of the traditional reins is worn on the horse's face and mouth, and the other end of the reins is in the human hand; I modified it by putting the end that was originally held in the rider's hand in the human face and mouth. Both humans and horses will produce actions in their mouths that will affect each other. I tried to show the equality and mutual influence between humans and horses in this way. 作為一個學習過馬術的藝術創作者，我發現大眾很容易誤會騎手和馬的關係是控制與被控制或剥削與被剥削。 但在我看來，馬術運動中騎手和馬是互相影响、相互成就的关系。且即便在被視為支配者的位置，騎手本身也可能是被制度馴化的另一種動物主體。因此我決定對馬具進行重新設計來展現出“真正的人馬平等”。我選擇了水勒，因為水勒是相對容易被误解的马具——它连接了衔铁和缰绳，人可以通過水勒傳達給馬如何行動的信号。傳統的水勒，一端戴在馬的面部和口腔上，另一端的缰绳在人的手裡；我對此進行了改造，我將原本握在骑手手里的这一端，放到了人的面部和口腔中。人和马都将在口腔中产生动作，对对方进行影响。我试图通過这這種方式來展現人馬平等和相互影響。