Bubble City, Bubble Life(Series: Bubble City, Bubble Life), 2010
installation, Wire cage, bubble machine, IV drip and mirror
ARTIST: Chen Hangfeng

"Bubble City, Bubble Life" involves bubble machine surrounded by a wire cage; as the bubbles emerge, they will hit the wires of the cage and burst, with only the smallest managing to escape. The whole apparatus is provided a steady supply of bubble fluid administered via IV drip – a sort of life support system for dreams. The work uses humor to create a tension between ideals and realities. The bubble has the intriguing property of reflecting our world in a small round idealized shape but also conveys a sense of speculation, fragility and emptiness.

• Make-Over(group)2010.01.23 - 2010.03.13

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  Oriental Vista Gallery (Shanghai, China)