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Miao Xiaochun, Ausschnitt aus: Microcosm
9 teilige Arbeit, Chromogenic print, 2008 |
Miao Xiaochun (born 1964 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China) is considered to be one of the most high-profiled photographers, not only in the contemporary Chinese art scene but also in the latest international trends in photography. The themes of his art mainly revolve around the modern man, who is torn between tradition and visions of the future: On the one hand there is the familiar, yet at the same time already “outlived”, and on the other the things still to come, all that is new, which seems both alluring and terrifying at the same time.
In one of his new projects, Miao Xiaochun modifies the visions of Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) - an artist on the cusp of the Modern Age, whose most famous painting, “The Garden of Earthly Delights” (Prado, Madrid), shows a comprehensive presentation of the history of mankind. Xiaochun turns Bosch’s visions into photographs and film, creating a gloomy and at the same time humorous revised version of the famous masterpiece on the basis of highly complex computer animation.
In addition to the partly larger than life-sized photographs presented on folding screens, the exhibition also includes the film on Miao Xiaochun’s photoepic, as well as his latest photo series “Beijing Index” (2009). An exhibition catalogue will be published in German and English.
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Destruction, Ausschnitt aus Microcosm,
2008, C-print |
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Surplus, 2007, Fotografie, 268 x 750 cm |
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H2O-Genesis-F-, 2007, C-print,
243 x 480 cm |
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H2O-Fountain-of-youth-F, 2007,
C-print, 228 x 360 cm |
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Fatalism, 2008, C-print, 150 x 257 cm |
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Miao Xiaochun, Ausschnitt aus: Microcosm
9 teilige Arbeit, Chromogenic print, 2008 |
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Celebration, 2004,
Fotografie, 372 x 480 cm.jpg |
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The-Last-Judgement-in-Cyberspace-the-Below-View,
2006, C-print, 385 x 480 cm |
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2008-2010, 3D-Animation, ca. 14 Minuten. |
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