Li Xiaofei
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Texts
- A Bar of Chocolate
- A King Crab
- About Assembly Line
- About Li Xiaofei’s “New York in Spring,” series
- Assembly Line – No. 11
- Assembly Line Foreign Boss, Video, 09”46′, 2010
- Assembly Line, 2012
- Assembly Line—No.30
- Li Xiaofei 2
- “A Packet of Salt,” audio, color, HD, PAL, 07’23”, Chinese, English subtitles, 2013
Exhibitions
- Crabs and Chocolate : Li Xiaofei Solo ShowFebruary 22nd, 2014 - March 26th, 2014
- Follies of a Species
November 9th, 2013 - December 21st, 2013 - Learning from the Literati 4
September 14th, 2013 - October 29th, 2013 - Learning from the Literati 3
September 5th, 2012 - October 10th, 2012 - Assembly Line : Li Xiaofei Solo ExhibitionJuly 28th, 2012 - September 3rd, 2012
- Forgotten PlacesNovember 26th, 2011 - January 7th, 2012
- Collective Consciousness August 6th, 2011 - August 30th, 2011
- Catalogue Essay
“A Packet of Salt,” audio, color, HD, PAL, 07’23”, Chinese, English subtitles, 2013
Salt — a necessity for everyone — is often ignored by most people. It is frequently overlooked, as a part of the whole meal, an element to which people don’t give much thought. It is hidden behind the food, hidden within it. It has trouble attracting our attention, and it wouldn’t be counted amongst the spiritual necessities of mankind. Only occasionally when salt runs out, do people say: “Oh, it’s time to buy some salt.” Then we find “a packet of salt.”
The process of making and transporting the salt, the producers, people and factory either have something or nothing to do with it. Under the bleaching rays of the sun, in the silence of the lense, people slowly approach and pass by the camera, without saying a word.
