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DAVID SHEVER
Rays of Sunlight, 2008
146.6 cm x 103 cm |
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| Opening at OYOYO, a new art center
in downtown Sapporo, May to July 2008.
Rays of Sunlight can be seen in back. |
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| Khata Installation at Alliance Francais
de Sapporo, July to August 2008 |
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DAVID SHEVER
Harmonious Society, 2008
4 flags: 84.1 cm x 59.4 cm
OYOYO Art Center, Sapporo, Japan |
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| Inspired by Tibetan prayer flags, this installation piece depicts imagery found from
Chinese Communist propaganda on minority peoples in China contraposed with
Tibetan portraits of young nuns and monks who were imprisoned and tortured for
speaking out against Chinese domination and oppression. |
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| These photos are from Tibetan Realities, installation pieces Shever produced for two shows in Sapporo during spring/summer 2008.
In both pieces imagery taken from Chinese ideological propaganda is printed on one side of the material. On the oppositie side,
are prints of Shever's Tibetan portraits, those who suffered greatly, generating a paradox. On one side, the intangible collective fantasy that
casts an illusion tricking and disinforming minds; on the other side piercing through, more tangible reality - as found in the displaced,
oppressed, the tortured individual human being. The facts are seen by the discerning eye, when the lighting is just right. In the past,
the Chinese government placed the image of Chairman Mao Tse Tung in the center of the sun's rays; in recent times it has been the
communist symbol. To contact the artist regarding these installation pieces, send an email to: seetheirfaces@seeingthrough.com
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