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Li Wei’s Optical Illusions

I really have no idea how Li Wei managed to capture these photos of himself. Dangling horizontally out of a skyscraper, his hovering figure looks set to fall to his doom, but this artist ‘jumper’ hasn’t just lost it all on a game of chance – this is performance art with a difference. His current work is a mixture of performance art and photography that creates illusions of a sometimes dangerous reality. I would really love if we could brainstorm on this “installation“, and maybe come to a decent conclusion.

         
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Posted by clementine 

Comments (6)

Nov 15, 2009
LG Williams said...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/aa/Le_Saut_Dans_le_Vide.jpg/428px-Le_Saut_Dans_le_Vide.jpg

50 Years Ago: Le Saut dans le Vide (Leap into the Void); Photo by Harry Shunk of a performance by Yves Klein at Rue Gentil-Bernard, Fontenay-aux-Roses, October 1960.

Additionally, you may enjoy Jeffrey Deitch's comments on China's new export wares at:

http://fora.tv/2008/04/14/Artforum_at_The_New_School-Art_and_Money

Nov 15, 2009
sascha assbach said...
saw these before but thanks @KG WIlliams for the other links (as well)
very interesting
Nov 15, 2009
sascha assbach said...
LG not KG, pardon! :)
Nov 15, 2009
Dana Jumper said...
Clemetine, I'd not seen these before. Thanks! Love the one w/the tree. Reminds me of a Jet Li movie!
Nov 16, 2009
psioniks said...
Really cool!!!
Nov 18, 2009
how this guy can get this incredible photo ? :) I am fan !

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