Minute Gestures: Liao Wenfeng Solo Show: Artist Statements

May 27th, 2012 - July 26th, 2012

Kanshu Kanshu, video, 04′53″, 2010Flower Tree Village, video, 16′42″, 2006A Sleeping Man on the Roadside, photograph, 25 cm ×15 cm × 2 photographs, 2011A Sleeping Man on the Stairs, photograph, 15 cm × 25cm × 2 photos, 2011Homing Pigeon Slaughter, 60cm × 60cm × 2photos, 2008Dust Transfer, photograph, 60cm × 60cm × 2photos, 2011From AL130 to AL169, photograph, 100cm ×100cm, 2008Anti Shadow-Beer Bottle, Photograph, 40cm×60cm, 2011A Man in the Tree, photograph, 80cm × 80cm, 2011Morning-Helsinki, 04’50”, stereo track, 2011Morning-Helsinki, 04’50”, stereo track, 2011Morning-Helsinki, 04’50”, stereo track, 2011
Dusty Spiral, photograph, 60cm × 60cm, 2011Stones, photograph, 60cm × 60cm, 2011Gesture in the Flowering Shrubs, photograph, 100cm × 100cm, 2011Flower Tree Village, video, 16′42″, 2006Flower Tree Village, video, 16′42″, 2006The Backside of Apple, photograph, 60cm × 60cm, 2011Flea, video, 04′50″, stereo track, 2011

Liao Wenfeng: Kanshu Kanshu,single channel video,04'53'', stereo track, 2010

“Kanshu”, this Chinese expression stands for both “reading” (看书) and “cutting” (砍树). The video combines the physical action of cutting a tree and reading Wittgenstein’s book “Philosophical Investigations” at the same time.

Liao Wenfeng: No Waves at All,photograph, 225 cm × 80 cm, 2008

Even if it is destined to have no waves at all, this is still an ocean.

Liao Wenfeng: To Fulfill Your Duties as a Citizen, Choose One (or More) Shade of Green You Like, from AL130-AL169,photograph,100 cm × 100 cm, 2008

The stone in the photo is located near the Shanghai People's Park, nearby there is a slogan "All of People Love Green." In that case, how many different types of "green"? How far is it from "green" to "red"?

 
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