Monday, November 12, 2012

HW #3 Liu Bolin has spent several years trying to prefect the practice of camouflage and he has come as close as any human might. In one of his most successful pieces from his collection “Hiding in the City” he transforms a man into the surroundings of a children's toy aisle. The actual performance is still with little movement, the idea is to imaging that the man does not exist at all. Bolin’s intention was to comment on the constantly changing culture of the Chinese society. Many of his pieces are created with simple tools and materials, such as paint and the human body. He also creates sculptures with the same esthetic. Bolin documents all of his pieces with strong photography, this is vital do to the impermanence of his pieces. Bolin also uses spaces that are recognizable and changes their everyday mundane appearance to create a different reaction from his viewers.

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