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"Mother Earth" Burning People Series, Liu Bolin (火红人系列： “地球母亲”，2009，刘勃麟, 中国)
艺术家简介
Artist Biography
刘勃麟作为一名摄影师，雕塑家，装置和行为艺术家，自1998年以来，多次参加个展和群展。多本关于他的艺术方法，艺术作品和艺术理论的书已经在中国出版。你可以在他北京的工作室找到他，在山东他的学生当中发现他，在国际当代艺术圈展出的他的作品当中找到他，但是当他成为“隐形人”的时候，你就怎么也找不到他了。
Acclaimed as a photographer, sculptor, installation and performance artist, Liu Bolin has participated in solo and group exhibitions since 1998. Several books on his method, work, and theory have been published in China. He is most likely to be found in his studio in Beijing, amongst his students in Shandong, exhibiting his work throughout international contemporary art circles, or he can’t be found at all as “The Invisible Man”.
关注气候变化-艺术家作品陈述
CLIMATE CHANGE ARTIST STATEMENT
雕塑的形象是一个象征母亲的女人手里捧着一个小孩，在小孩的左右不时有火焰喷出。在这件作品里，女人象征地球母亲，小孩子代表我们人类，火焰象征我们人类将要面临的极端的气候，好像人类已经到了生死的边缘。我的这件作品在提醒我们人类关注我们的生态环境和气候变化，同时尽可能的用自己的行动来保护环境。
The image of the sculpture is a symbol of motherhood; a woman holding a child in her hands, periodically engulfed in flames. The woman represents Mother Earth, as the child represents humankind and the flame represents the extreme climate that human beings will have to face, as if human beings are already at the point of death. This art work reminds us that, as children of Mother Earth, we need to take care of our environment and focus on climate change, as everyone on this planet should indeed do something to protect the environment.
*Displayed at the 10/10/10 Beijing Climate Party.*
