Installation view of Daydream Forests from Beijing Minsheng Art Museum

Seventeen tree shaped brass sculptures. Each tree is divided into two sections, and each section is characterized by unique forms and figures. All these figures are from the papercuts Wu Jian’an created during 2003-2004, especially during the SARS epidemic. The artist called them Daydreams, as if they were make-believe friends who accompanied him through that chaotic period.