Sunflower seeds

Ok, so haven't been on for yonks, surprise surprise.Last Monday we went on a graphics trip to London, and even though we spent 5 hours to travel there and back, which left us with 2 hours to look around, I'm still glad that I went.

My Dad told me about Ai Weiwei's exhibition last month, something very relevant to him because his line of work is ceramics. For me it was also a personal exhibition because of my trip to China this April.

First of all, the sheer volume of 100 million handmade sounds so enormous, yet I was overwhelmed at how insignificant it looked in the turbine hall. Compared to others like Rachel Whiteread's 'Embankment' and Carsten Höller's slides, 'Sunflower seeds' was just tucked away in the far corner. I love how every single one is so individual yet so insignificant, and I think it says a lot about the world we live in today.

Ai Weiwei definitely has guts, sometimes its hard to comprehend how different are way of living is to that in China. But I suppose its like the different battles that the seeds have in different sections, such as on the bottom of the pile or on the edge. Saying that, the Chinese are some of the most kind hearted, hard working and warm people that I've ever met.

Li

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