Shi Jinsong
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Texts
- Beifu No. 525, bricks and cement, dimensions variable, 2010
- Over There, Locust tree and a number of animal skeletons made into charcoal installation, variable in size, 2011
- Shi Jinsong, Writing on the Wall / Writing on Fans, live performance, writing with charcoal on an insignificant wall and on paper fans, 2012
Exhibitions
- Learning from the Literati 3
September 5th, 2012 - October 10th, 2012 - Learning from the Literati 2September 6th, 2011 - October 17th, 2011
- Learning from the Literati 1September 9th, 2010 - October 31st, 2010
Beifu No. 525, bricks and cement, dimensions variable, 2010
A play named “The Falling Peach Blossoms,” was staged here last year, everything which used to be alive (peaches and good wine) will be gone in time, leaving only a dry well and wretched walls. The artist has gathered some cement blocks from this ruinous heap, then chiseled some holes to allow the wind to swirl in and out through the holes, as if the rock is breathing. In order to make the shape resemble rock from Tai Lake, he polishes the surface of the stone to a shine, so it looks as if it has been touched by many hands – in the end the result is a new kind of beauty and grace. If we see a beautiful vision, does it matter in whose courtyard we see it?
