Close to the Warm
Wang Zhiyuan
王智远
Production date
2013
Object Detail
Media
light bulb and cord, paper stickers
Measurements
dimensions variable
Notes
Wang Zhiyuan’s Close to the Warm is an installation of Chinese characters typed on tiny strips of paper attached to the wall, swarming like little insects around an incandescent light bulb. It’s a reflection on the malleability of meaning and the ways in which language can be distorted and corrupted by powerful social structures.
Accession number
2013.134