Zhou Yan Contemporary Chinese Art Archive 周彦当代中国艺术档案

 

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Date

2-27-1993

Format

Photograph

Materials

Gunpowder (600kg), two fuse lines (10,000 m each)

Dimensions

10,000 m

Description

The artist attached a 10,000 meter long gunpowder fuse from the western end of the Great Wall of China into the Gobi Desert. The fuse when lit glowed and snaked like a dragon coming to life. Cai bring Chinese cultural heritage into the modern age with technological advancement and new approaches to historical sites and mediums. (Nicole Wang '26)

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