Ji Wenyu Zhu Weibing
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Texts
- Feat of Humanity, linen, gauze and other materials, 606 x 88 x 15 (cm), 2010
- Make Beautifu,Sculptures – linen, fabric, latex, insulative packing materials, chair (bought from a furniture store ) , 108 x 88 x 106 cm, 2005
- New Chinese Potted Landscape, wire, cloth, wood 92 x 65 x 109 cm, 2006
- No one in the Garden of Eden
- “No one in the Garden of Eden,” mixed media, 310 x 126 x 87cm, 2010
- “Thoughts on Reading ‘Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy’” 103 x 69 x 105, stainless steel, wheelchair, and cloth, 2011
Exhibitions
- Learning from the Literati 3
September 5th, 2012 - October 10th, 2012 - Cold Comfort
February 4th, 2012 - March 18th, 2012 - Learning from the Literati 2September 6th, 2011 - October 17th, 2011
- Shifting Definitions November 6th, 2010 - December 18th, 2010
- Learning from the Literati 1September 9th, 2010 - October 31st, 2010
- Re-Visioning History May 22nd, 2010 - July 17th, 2010
“No one in the Garden of Eden,” mixed media, 310 x 126 x 87cm, 2010
Inside a two-meter tall mosquito net there is a transparent gauze tree. The elongated roots of the tree extend below the mosquito net and almost touch the floor. The topic is “No One in the Garden of Eden.”
After eating the forbidden fruit, we start from innocence and after that, what did we find? It was from this moment that we began to look for struggle, and at the same time greed emerged. God Very wisely predicted that all would not be peaceful under heaven and angrily cast Adam and Eve from Eden. After this Eden retained its innocence, still beautiful, still flourishing, an unending sea of dazzling brilliance. In order to maintain it or to expand its growth, the tree’s roots needed even more nourishment. They became dense and thick, growing down, and growing long. The started to seek, and the more they sought, the more they found, and they became greedy. Nutrients! Nutrients! And this time God was silent.
