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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 (9)

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 liked this post.
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 liked this post.
Nov 16, 2009
psioniks said...
Really cool!!!
Nov 18, 2009
Frédéric Delorme liked this post.
Nov 18, 2009
how this guy can get this incredible photo ? :) I am fan !

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