Power, Rights,Autrosity

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☯️Run with Tao and Zen☮️

This is the first official performance by me with my boys: Tao and Zen. 

权Rights, Power and Authority. During 20mins live performance I build a 木Wood shape character by using local died plants:  Giant reed and my sons carried another half of the character 又 means again and repetition. Embodies with this word: 权power, authority and rights we are running. Audio tells the history of this word and mixed with protest news recorded from around the world calling for: human rights, woman’s rights, queer’s rights and animal rights … gives the social and emotional context to our action of running. 

Yesterday, China puts ChengDu, my hometown: A city of 21millions into Covid lockdown. Tonight, many are queuing in the rain for Covid testing due to China’s strict zero case policy. This huge sudden entries has crashed the city’s digital contact and trace system also many people’s hope for more realistic and humanity approach from the authority. 

Live Action for Festival Perform @winterstory_in_a_wildjungle

Produced by @jamiebakerphotography

Video by @francois.l_73

Audio help with @stationessence @79iso

Body paint by @petithanako and @jaelyn.999

Wonderful support from @corspacemat and @raphael2lannoy

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