用鏡頭探祕大學裏面的"百慕大": 女生宿舍

On university campuses, the female dormitory is one of the most mysterious and private places, at least for male students. Every day, female students walk out of the building with adorable makeup and different styles of outfits. What’s behind the “women only” sign?

大學校園裏，女生宿舍是最具神祕色彩的私人領地之一，至少對男生來講是如此。每天，從宿舍樓走出來的女生都化着靚麗妝容，身着各式服飾。“男生止步”的標識牌背後又有哪些故事呢？

Huang Yan, a 24-year-old graduate student from Guangxi University, shot a series of photos, revealing the everyday life of college girls in their dormitories. Her work won the bronze prize in the China 15th International Photographic Art Exhibition female category.

廣西大學研究生、24歲的黃燕用一組照片揭開大學女生宿舍日常生活的神祕面紗。她憑藉這組作品摘得中國第十五屆國際攝影藝術展覽“女性”主題類銅獎。

Fun photoshoots

樂在其中的攝影迷

Huang Yan has been interested in photography ever since she started university. Majoring in journalism, she has photography assignments every now and then. But in contrast to her peers, who think the photoshoots are boring and tiring, she finds them interesting and rewarding.

升入大學後，黃燕便對攝影產生了興趣。主修新聞的她常常會有攝影作業。雖然身邊的同伴們都覺得攝影無聊且累人，黃燕卻不這樣想。在她眼中，攝影是件趣味非凡且收穫頗豐的事情。

“I like to photograph ordinary things and see how they are transformed into something extraordinary through my lens,” she says. Therefore, she sometimes works for hours on just one photo to get it the way she wants.

“我喜歡拍攝日常點滴，看着平凡的事物在鏡頭下變得不再平凡。”她說。因此，有時候她會花上數小時來拍攝一張照片，直到自己滿意爲止。

Her mother remembers one time when she was taking a photo of a wild flower. She squatted there for an entire afternoon, trying different angles and waiting for the right light to get the perfect shot.

她母親說，有一次她爲了拍一朵野花，整個下午都蹲在那裏，嘗試不同角度，等待最佳光線，只爲拍一張完美照片。

Inspired by peers

受同伴的啓發

Huang participated in the China 15th International Photographic Art Exhibition when she was in the second year of her postgraduate degree. “I’ve spent six years on campus, so I wanted to embody college girls and dormitory life in my female themed photoshoot,” she says.

研二時，黃燕參加了中國第十五屆國際攝影藝術展覽。“在這裏度過了六年的校園生活，我想借這組女性主題的攝影作品來展現大學女生以及她們的宿舍生活。”她說道。

In her eyes, college girls are feminine, glamorous and unique, especially those who were born in the 1990s. “They’re willing to show themselves, therefore during the photoshoot, they seldom feel uncomfortable or restrained,” she says.

在她眼中，大學女生，尤其是90後女生，渾身散發着女性魅力、非凡而迷人。“她們樂於展現自我，所以在拍攝過程中，她們很少感到不自在或者放不開。”她說。

Such cooperative “models” encouraged Huang. In two months time, she took 1,600 photos. Her favorite photo is of a girl reading a novel on her cell phone. “She was curled up in a chair, the soft light shining on her smooth skin. I was drawn to the tranquil atmosphere and feminine character,” Huang says. So she started taking photos, from the right, the left, standing on a chair, trying to find the right angle. Finally, she captured the scene the way she wanted it.

“入鏡模特”的高度配合讓黃燕士氣大振。在兩個月的時間內，她一共拍攝了1600張照片。其中，她最喜歡的是一張某女孩用手機看小說的照片。“她蜷在椅子上，柔和的光線灑落在她光滑的皮膚上。安靜的氛圍以及女性的柔美都深深吸引着我。”黃燕說。爲拍下這一鏡頭，她嘗試從左側、右側、俯視（站在椅子上）等不同方位拍攝，力圖找到最佳角度。最後才拍到了最理想的效果。

Making a statement

面對非議她如是說

Huang Yan’s work unexpectedly became an Internet hit after she won the bronze prize in the exhibition. Some criticized her for privacy invasion, but more praised her for capturing the essence of female dormitories.

在攝影展上贏得銅獎之後，黃燕的作品意外躥紅網絡。有人指責她侵犯他人隱私，但更多的人稱讚她拍出了女生宿舍最真實的一面。

“I’m glad they see my work this way,” Huang says. “My goal was to record the hallmarks of our time. In 20 years or even a century, people will be able to see what college life was like in our age through my photos.”

“她們這樣看待我的作品讓我感到很欣慰，”黃燕說。“我的目標是記錄我們這個時代的印記。20年甚至100年後，人們能通過我的照片瞭解我們這個時代的大學生活是什麼樣的。”