He had a few hundred employees help in the production of those seeds.
I believe they had to rope off the installation because of the cloud of dust it created when people walked on the seeds and apparently the dust is toxic. I love the irony of this installation.
Hi there! Thank you for that post. Brilliant just brilliant.
I am actually curating a project in London for Ai Weiwei’s capture-awareness and release. It is called The Chinese Whisper Project (Chinesewhisperproject.worpress), and I am looking to do an exhibition using art as a symbol of unique interpretation and freedom of expression. Hopefully I’ll have 25 peices of art to exhibit from 5 unique artists. You’d be so welcome to come! I guess it’s about pulling together and standing for our rights. Especially in an age of social media power. I’ve put a project video plan up on the blog and on youtube too – it would be great if you could find an outlet to let readers know.
Many thanks! Keep up the good work.
p.s. i’m on twitter: ChineseTwhisper
p.p.s. I’ve added your blog to my links on the site
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But what does it all mean….?
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Indeed
It’s supposed to represent the oppressed and the downtrodden.
My only concern with that is how did he create all the sunflower seeds if by hand as quoted?
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He had a few hundred employees help in the production of those seeds.
I believe they had to rope off the installation because of the cloud of dust it created when people walked on the seeds and apparently the dust is toxic. I love the irony of this installation.
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Hi there! Thank you for that post. Brilliant just brilliant.
I am actually curating a project in London for Ai Weiwei’s capture-awareness and release. It is called The Chinese Whisper Project (Chinesewhisperproject.worpress), and I am looking to do an exhibition using art as a symbol of unique interpretation and freedom of expression. Hopefully I’ll have 25 peices of art to exhibit from 5 unique artists. You’d be so welcome to come! I guess it’s about pulling together and standing for our rights. Especially in an age of social media power. I’ve put a project video plan up on the blog and on youtube too – it would be great if you could find an outlet to let readers know.
Many thanks! Keep up the good work.
p.s. i’m on twitter: ChineseTwhisper
p.p.s. I’ve added your blog to my links on the site
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Many thanks for your kind comments and invite. That’s very nice of you.
I have limited Internet access currently but will check out the details more thoroughly when I am back at my desk!
Thanks for adding my blog link too.
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