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Li Nu (b.1979)
2021
Cast aluminum
175(H)*134*132cm
LN_6151

This sculpture originates from Li Nu's 2019 performance "Relieving Oneself" conducted in various public places in Berlin. In this performance, Li Nu wrote: "...I have a natural yearning for urinating outdoors—that sensation of communion with wind and sunlight, I wonder if it's innate human nature. Due to socialized shame and fear, the umbrella becomes a tool to conceal identity. Yet with umbrella in hand, I cannot urinate. Though there's no 'No Urination' sign here, ironically I've lost the instinct to enjoy wind and sunlight, lost this natural tendency. More ironic still is needing to shield with an umbrella to release this natural impulse. I envy Berlin's stray dogs who can urinate skyward without holding an umbrella."

In "Queen's R," the fractured body is a cast of Li Nu's own form. During the casting process, Li Nu didn't maintain the restraint and stillness typically required, but breathed naturally. His breathing chest and abdomen caused the body cast to crack, thereby preserving evidence of the living body.



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