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Nobody knows exactly how the sound was made or why it stopped
沒人知道聲音如何發(fā)出又為何停止
because the statue is completely silent now.
因?yàn)槭瘳F(xiàn)在已經(jīng)徹底沉寂下來
But one thing I think is clear--
但有一件事我想是很明白的
the story of Memnon's statue is a great example
門農(nóng)雕像的故事是個(gè)很好的例子
of how images of the human body operate in the world.
表現(xiàn)了人像雕塑在當(dāng)時(shí)的世界有何作用
Not just as passive objects to be admired or wondered at,
它們不止是被動(dòng)接受贊嘆的物件
but as players, as part of an interactive, two-way relationship.
還是雙向關(guān)系中互動(dòng)的一方
Singing might be a rarity, but images often do something.
會(huì)唱歌也許是個(gè)特例 但它們總有其作用
Even more, the story is a reminder
除此之外 這個(gè)故事還提醒我們
that the history of art isn't just the history of artists,
藝術(shù)史不僅僅是藝術(shù)家的歷史
of the men and women who painted and sculpted--
不僅僅是男男女女繪畫雕刻的歷史
it's also the history of the men and women like Julia Balbilla
還是茱莉亞·巴爾比亞這些人
who looked, who interpreted what they saw,
觀賞并解讀所見所聞的歷史
and of the changing ways in which they did so.
是藝術(shù)觀察與解讀方式的變遷史
If we want to understand images of the body,
如果我們想理解人像
I think we've really got to put those viewers
我認(rèn)為我們必須把這些參觀者
back into the picture of art.
放回藝術(shù)的圖景中去
