Tong Wenmin

Emerald



Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020
Opening on Nov 02, 2019
press release
 

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artworks in the show
 
Tong Wenmin, Tree Root, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Tree Root, 2019

performance, Dinawan, Malaysia. Single-channel video (color, sound) 11’19”
Bury the upper body into the sand. The feet connect to a stranded old tree root.


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Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Tree Root

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Island, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Island, 2019

performance, Dinawan, Malaysia. Five-channel video(color, sound) 5’15”, 6’19”, 6’58”, 6’48”, 6’21”
Use coral to surround an island on a billiard table. Move the restricted body to hit the billiard balls into the holes.


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Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Island

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Crawl, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Crawl, 2019

performance, Japan, Germany, Italy, China. Three-channel video(color, sound) 22'48", 19'55", 25'02"
Tie the dry branches found on the ground to the limbs and crawl slowly in different urban spaces.
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Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Crawl

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Grandmother, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Grandmother, 2019

wool, silk yarn 90×150 cm
Embroider a mythical tale in my memory on a blanket weaved by my grandmother.


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Emerald
Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Grandmother

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Branch, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Branch, 2019

performance, Japan. Single channel video(color, sound) 53'08”
Hang on a big tree and face the sky. The body is as if in a pure medium.


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Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Branch

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Breathe, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Breathe, 2019

performance, Dinawan, Malaysia. Single channel video(color, silence) 36’35”
Stand still in the forest, hand up the clothes, and breath.


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Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Breathe

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Plantain Trees, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Plantain Trees, 2019

performance, Dinawan, Malaysia. Single channel video(color, sound) 6’43”
Stand still in the burned banana woods, move slowly till shaking madly.


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Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Plantain Trees

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Incomplete Body, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Incomplete Body, 2019

roller pen on paper
480×460 cm
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Emerald
Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Incomplete Body

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Incomplete Body, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Incomplete Body, 2019

performance, Chongqing, China. Video documentation, 44h
Bundle different parts of the body with tape and paint on a 4.8 x 4.6 meters paper on the ground, for five days in a row, nine hours a day.


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Emerald
Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Incomplete Body

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Incomplete Body, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Incomplete Body, 2019

performance, Chengdu, China. Two-channel video(color, sound) 5'41"
Nine people bury their heads in the soil, and the bodies are naked on the ground with different postures.


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Emerald
Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Incomplete Body

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Octopus, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Octopus, 2019

performance, Dinawan, Malaysia. Single-channel video (color, sound) 29’38”
A dying squid lay on the palm. The dark dots flash back on its surface.


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Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Octopus

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Wave, 2019 , WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Wave, 2019

performance, Dinawan, Malaysia. Single channel video(color, silence) 19'46"
The body moves with the waves on the beach


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Emerald
Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Wave

, 2019
Tong Wenmin, Coral, 2019, WHITE SPACE

Tong Wenmin


Coral, 2019

performance, Dinawan, Malaysia. Single-channel video (color, silent) 4'30"



WHITE SPACE
Emerald
Nov 02 - Jan 18, 2020

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Tong Wenmin

Coral

, 2019
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