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Venice Clouds

pedestal, clearing, waymark, map
Beijing, 2015

As a permanent installation, VENICE CLOUDS is situated behind Feijiacun, an artist village in Beijing. On a smoggy day there in June 2015, while taking a walk on the waste ground behind the village, I rediscovered Cai Zhisong’s CLOUDS series. In 2011, his artificial clouds were exhibited at the 54th Venice Biennale, placed in front of the Chinese Pavilion entrance, floating in a sea of white fog. By re-contextualizing his dumped clouds as »art in public space,« VENICE CLOUDS negotiates the forces around global (art) production and the instrumental use of ecological discourses.

Katrin Hornek Venice Clouds
Venice Clouds, installation, 2015
Katrin Hornek Venice Clouds
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Katrin Hornek Venice Clouds
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Katrin Hornek Venice Clouds
Venice Clouds, Cai Zhisong, Katrin Hornek, Feijiacun, Beijing, 2015. In 2011, Cai Zhisong’s “Cloud” series was exhibited at the 54th Venice Biennale. It was displayed in front of the Chinese Pavilion entrance, floating in a sea of white, artificial fog. On a smoggy day in June, while taking a walk behind the village where the artist has a studio, I rediscovered his work here.
Katrin Hornek Venice Clouds
Katrin Hornek Venice Clouds
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Katrin Hornek Venice Clouds
Katrin Hornek Venice Clouds
Katrin Hornek Venice Clouds
Cai Zhisong, CLOUD, 54th Venice Biennale, 2011
Katrin Hornek Venice Clouds

As a permanent installation, VENICE CLOUDS is situated behind Feijiacun, an artist village in Beijing. On a smoggy day there in June 2015, while taking a walk on the waste ground behind the village, I rediscovered Cai Zhisong’s CLOUDS series. In 2011, his artificial clouds were exhibited at the 54th Venice Biennale, placed in front of the Chinese Pavilion entrance, floating in a sea of white fog. By re-contextualizing his dumped clouds as »art in public space,« VENICE CLOUDS negotiates the forces around global (art) production and the instrumental use of ecological discourses.