Weight of insomnia
With his new series of paintings, Liu uses a machine programmed to capture movement in public spaces and translates this to marks on canvas. The machine has no heart, no desires, no ulterior motive. It does not sleep but obeys its instructions for as long as the artist decides. And yet the results have a strange power to move us. It seems that, despite all efforts, subjectivity can never truly be extinguished. Join Liu as he discusses this latest painting project, the conflict and changes in Chinese society that have influenced his artistic approach and how we might all be affected by the ‘weight of insomnia’.

刘勃麟
Hiding in the City No.16 – Civilian and policeman
Liu Bolin is a Chinese Artist who became famous for his series of Photographs called “Hiding in the City” where the artist makes himself invisible in different locations all around the world. He presented a TED Talk in 2013 explaining why he makes himself invisible.

Beijing’s newest airport
The core of the modern architecture project, which is the place where the passengers move through, was inspired by traditional Chinese architecture designs