Chen Wei
New Station, 2020
Archival Inkjet Print
150 x 240 cm
Edition 4/6 + 2 A.P.
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*The common theme for this group of works is changing urban landscape in China (especially in Beijing), where he found many buildings being demolished or half way built and left...
*The common theme for this group of works is changing urban landscape in China (especially in Beijing), where he found many buildings being demolished or half way built and left alone
*He found beauty in such bizarre landscapes and he re-built it in his own way
*"New Station" is opposite to demolish - the bus stop is newly built, but being never used and abandoned, and the suitcases and boxes are the symbol of moving and traveling (Chen recalled people used to sleep on suitcases at train station in China, back in 80s and 90s)
*He found beauty in such bizarre landscapes and he re-built it in his own way
*"New Station" is opposite to demolish - the bus stop is newly built, but being never used and abandoned, and the suitcases and boxes are the symbol of moving and traveling (Chen recalled people used to sleep on suitcases at train station in China, back in 80s and 90s)