Monkey King
Dai Hua
代化
Production date
2016
Media
GIF animation (black and white, silent)
Measurements
4 min 34 sec
Notes
Dai Hua made this animation in black and white so the file would be small enough to be viewed in WeChat on a cell phone. He imagines how the mischievous Monkey King, a hero of the classic Journey to the West, would exercise his superpowers in today’s China. Monkey “always goes against convention”, the artist says. “He stands his ground. I think he would rebel against censorship and repression. He would challenge the powers that block our freedom.”
Accession number
2016.001