Seeds of impurity
Ai Weiwei’s art installation Kui Hua Zi [Sunflower Seeds] took place between 2010 and 2011 in the gigantic Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern Gallery, in London. It consisted of 100 millions hand-crafted porcelain seeds made in Jingdezhen, China.1 An uneven surface to dive into, a haptic space of undul...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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professionaldreamers
2015-06-01
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Series: | lo Squaderno |
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Online Access: | http://www.losquaderno.professionaldreamers.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/losquaderno36.pdf#page=31 |
Summary: | Ai Weiwei’s art installation Kui Hua Zi [Sunflower Seeds] took place between 2010 and 2011 in the gigantic Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern Gallery, in London. It consisted of 100 millions hand-crafted porcelain seeds made in Jingdezhen, China.1 An uneven surface to dive into, a haptic space of undulating vision, rustling steps, unusual horizontality, a meaningless quicksand where the separation between artwork and spectator is engulfed, the immunity of distant contemplation denied. |
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ISSN: | 1973-9141 |