London: V&A Garden - "Travelling to the Wonderland" by Xu Bing
A view of the the John Madejski Garden at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. During our visit, the courtyard garden featured an intriguing installation by Xu Bing titled ''Travelling to the Wonderland''.
A few details on the installation from its informational placard:
This ethereal landscape was created by artist Xu Bing. Xu was inspired by the classic Chinese fable Tao Hua Yuan, or Peach Blossom Spring. Written in AD 421, Peach Blossom Spring tells the story of a lost fisherman who discovers a land behind a mountain where people lead an ideal existence in harmony with nature, unaware of the outside world.
The installation was built up from layers of thinly cut stones collected from five different places in China. It is a feature of Xu Bing's work to show us that everything is not as it may seem at first. In plain sight, behind and among the mountains, are the machines, cables and LCD screens that create this utopian scene. Xu was born in 1955 and lives and works in Beijing.
London: V&A Garden - "Travelling to the Wonderland" by Xu Bing
A view of the the John Madejski Garden at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. During our visit, the courtyard garden featured an intriguing installation by Xu Bing titled ''Travelling to the Wonderland''.
A few details on the installation from its informational placard:
This ethereal landscape was created by artist Xu Bing. Xu was inspired by the classic Chinese fable Tao Hua Yuan, or Peach Blossom Spring. Written in AD 421, Peach Blossom Spring tells the story of a lost fisherman who discovers a land behind a mountain where people lead an ideal existence in harmony with nature, unaware of the outside world.
The installation was built up from layers of thinly cut stones collected from five different places in China. It is a feature of Xu Bing's work to show us that everything is not as it may seem at first. In plain sight, behind and among the mountains, are the machines, cables and LCD screens that create this utopian scene. Xu was born in 1955 and lives and works in Beijing.