The multimedia installation "Tired Sunset" resembles a collection of props scattered across a temporary stage set: piles of printed paper on the floor, a gorilla costume spread out on a sofa, and a teacup-shaped light blinking rhythmically on and off..... Lacking both narrative and protagonist, the scene initially feels perplexing.
"This work mimics an office environment that lacks a clear sense of time. " recalls Cao Shu. He explains that the exhibition space' s proximity to The Bund Financial Center, and the associations it evokes with temporal vectors, are key to understanding the piece.
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