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Tower of Sand (2016 version, 30 seconds)

Animation, 2016 version

I believe that architectures are physical representatives of human’s ideologies, philosophies and politics, since the era of mythology when tower of Babel was built. In this animation, I smash down these buildings (and all the ideologies behind them) again and again, but somehow they just re-arise into another forms. In the end, the act of smashing everything becomes an ideology, therefore, I have to smash down myself as result.

The earth of politics will eventually return to earth, and all ideologies will burn into ashes.

我一直相信,自从传说时代的巴别塔开始,建筑就一直是人类的意识形态、哲学、以及政治的实体承载物。于是在这件作品中,我一次次地击碎各种建筑以及其背后的意识形态,然而它们又一次一次地从砂砾中重新崛起为另一种形式的建筑以及思想。最后我击碎一切的行为本身也变成了一种意识形态,从而我不得不同样击碎我自己。

泥土的政治终归于泥土,一切意识形态终化作灰烬。

Tower of Sand

2012 version

Tower of Sand (2016 version, 30 seconds)

Animation, 2016 version

I believe that architectures are physical representatives of human’s ideologies, philosophies and politics, since the era of mythology when tower of Babel was built. In this animation, I smash down these buildings (and all the ideologies behind them) again and again, but somehow they just re-arise into another forms. In the end, the act of smashing everything becomes an ideology, therefore, I have to smash down myself as result.

The earth of politics will eventually return to earth, and all ideologies will burn into ashes.

我一直相信,自从传说时代的巴别塔开始,建筑就一直是人类的意识形态、哲学、以及政治的实体承载物。于是在这件作品中,我一次次地击碎各种建筑以及其背后的意识形态,然而它们又一次一次地从砂砾中重新崛起为另一种形式的建筑以及思想。最后我击碎一切的行为本身也变成了一种意识形态,从而我不得不同样击碎我自己。

泥土的政治终归于泥土,一切意识形态终化作灰烬。

Tower of Sand

2012 version

Tower of Sand (2016 version, 30 seconds)
Tower of Sand