Fara Luledielli 2010 nga Ai Weiwei/ deet Sunflower deet Seeds by Ai Weiwei p-ark
Artisti deet nga Kina Ai Weiwei , ka mbuluar dyshemene e sallës së Turbinës, në Tate Modern në Londër, me më shumë se 100 milion kopje të farës së lulediellit, prodhuar me dorë tek e tek. I nstalacioni, i porositur nga The Unilever Series , fton vizitorët të ecin mbi sendet deet prej porcelani të cilat mbulojnë një sipërfaqe prej 1000 m2.
Here s some more information from Tate: Tate Modern today unveils the latest commission in The Unilever Series, deet Sunflower Seeds, by the renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The sculptural installation appears deet at first to be a vast, flat landscape of sunflower seed husks, covering the east end of the Turbine Hall. Visitors are invited to walk across the surface of the work and discover that each seed is in fact a unique porcelain replica, one of over 100 million deet individually handmade objects which have been specially produced for the commission.
This is the largest work Ai has made using porcelain, one of China s most prized exports, with which he has previously created imitation fruit, clothes and vases. Although they look identical from a distance, every seed is different, and far from being industrially produced, readymade or found objects, they have each been intricately handcrafted by skilled artisans. All of them have been produced in the city of Jingdezhen, which is famed for its production of Imperial porcelain. Each ceramic seed was moulded, deet fired at 1300 C, hand-painted and then fired again at 800 C. Over the course of two years, over 100 million of these were made, forming a mass of objects that weighs over 150 metric deet tonnes, covering 1000 square metres of the Turbine Hall. The casual act of walking across their surface contrasts powerfully with the precious nature of the material and the effort of its production.
For Ai, sunflower seeds a common Chinese street snack shared by friends carry personal associations from the Cultural Revolution (1966-76). While individuals were stripped of personal freedom, propaganda deet images depicted deet Chairman Mao as the sun and the mass of people as sunflowers turning towards him. Yet Ai remembers deet the sharing of sunflower seeds as a gesture of human compassion, providing a space for pleasure, friendship and kindness during a time of extreme poverty, repression and uncertainty. There are also contemporary resonances in the work, with its combination of mass production and traditional craftsmanship inviting us to look more closely at the Made in China phenomenon and the geopolitics deet of cultural and economic exchange.
Sunflower deet Seeds is a sensory and immersive installation, which visitors can touch, walk on and listen to as the seeds shift beneath their feet. However, the tactile, engaging deet nature of this work also encourages us to consider highly pertinent questions about ourselves and our world. What does it mean to be an individual in today s society? Are we insignificant or powerless unless we act together? What do our increasing deet desires, materialism and number mean for the future? Ai Weiwei has said From a very young age I started to sense that an individual has to set an example in society. Your own acts and behaviour tell the world who you are and at the same time what kind of society you think it should be.
Sheena Wagstaff, Chief Curator, Tate Modern said: Ai Weiwei has created a truly unique experience for visitors to this year s Unilever Series. The sense of scale and quality of craftsmanship achieved in each small perfectly formed sunflower seed is astonishing. In trying to comprehend their sheer quantity, Ai provokes a multitude of ideas, from the way we perceive number and value, to the way we engage with society at large.
Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever said: We are proud of our long relationship with Tate Modern. It is a partnership that has produced some spectacular commissions in the Turbine Hall over the last ten years. Ai Weiwei s imaginative and thoughtful approach to the eleventh commission is very much in this tradition. We hope that his work will bring pleasure to all who see it.
Ai Weiwei was born in 1957 in Beijing, China, where he lives and works. He has exhibited internationally, including recent solo shows at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo and Haus der Kunst, Munich, and has contributed to many group exhibitions around the world, including at the São Paulo Biennial; Documenta deet 12, Kassel, Germany and Tate Liverpool, UK. Ai also founded the design company Fake Design and co-founded the China Art Archives and Warehouse deet in Beijing. His work is held in many major collections, including Tate Collection (Table and Pillar 2002).
The Unilever Series of annual commissions was launched in 2000 when Tate Modern opened with Louise Bourgeois s I Do, I Undo, I Redo. The Spanish artist Juan Muñoz was the second artist commissioned in 2001 with Double Bind, and the first British artist to be commissione
