Liu Bolin disappeared in Rome

The "invisible" chinese artist Liu Bolin has come in Italy and has hide through our most famous and beautful cities. The photographs of Liu are exposed in Rome:

Liu Bolin "The Secret Tour"  13 september - 11 november

at Hendrick Christian Andersen museum, via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini 20, Roma. Curator Raffaele Gavarro.

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Liu talk about his art & life :

He said: 'Some people call me the invisible man, but for me it's what is not seen in a picture which is really what tells the story. After graduating from school I couldn't find suitable work and I felt there was no place for me in society. I experienced the dark side of society, without social relations, and had a feeling that no one cared about me, I felt myself unnecessary in this world. From that time, my attitude turned from dependence into revolting against the system.' 

Liu said he was further pushed on with his work when the Chinese authorities shut down his art studio in Beijing in 2005.

He said: 'At that time, contemporary art was in quick development in Beijing, but the government decided it did not want artists like us to gather and live together. Also many exhibitions were forced to close. The situation for artists in China is very difficult and the forced removal of the artist's studio is in fact my direct inspiration of this series of photographs, Hiding In The City. My job is to choose a good background where I want to be "disappeared", and then stand there unmoved until a design has been painted on me.' 

'There are many people who like my work I think because my work has a quiet strength, in the photographs. I am standing, but there is a silent protest, the protest against the environment for the survival, the protest against the state. I wanted to photograph the reality of scenes of China's development today. My work is a kind of reminder, to remind people what the community we live in really looks like, and what kind of problems exist.' 

English: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201398/Liu-Bolin-The-Chinese-artist-turns-Invisible-Man.html#ixzz26lN7KkKB

THE SECRET TOUR photographs 

   

Liu Bolin hidden in Pompei

 

 

Liu Bolin at Galleria Borghese, near Paolina Borghese's famous statue

   

Liu Bolin at La Scala Theater in Milan

   

Liu Bolin hidden in the Europe flag

   

Liu Bolin preparing in Sant'Angelo bridge in Rome 

   

The Andersen Museum's exhibition in Rome

Liu Bolin near Sant'angelo castle in Rome

 

Liu Bolin up on Milan's Duomo 

 

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