Implosion 內爆

Government led corruption, violence, & chaotic economy continues to haunt mainland China, an implosion which will destroy the country and the government is almost imminent. This work was created by using a vacuum machine to suck out all the air from inside the pot until it imploded. The gauge on the pot reads 49’, 66’, 89, suggesting major events in mainland China such as the founding of the country by the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, the Cultural Revolution in 1966, and the Tiananmen Square Protest in 1989. The color on the gauge ranges from green to red, suggesting the country is heading into the danger zone as it progress in time.

60 cm (W) x 50 cm (H)

Aluminium boiling pot

2014