Target

Can someone disappear from our visual field? Liu Bolin's work seems to answer affirmatively to that question. Hiding in the City comprises a series of self-portraits where, without using any finishing technique, the artist appears camouflaged in different surroundings to the point of becoming invisible as a way of protesting against the system. To achieve that, he paints himself into the various settings where he has chosen to pose, many of which are symbol of certain countries' economic growth at the expense of citizens' wellbeing.
In Liu Bolin's photo productions, the artists employs a series of procedures coming from the world of performance art, painting, and composition whose results reveal the deep articulation between Chinese tradition and identity, as well as a critical look on the dehumanizing forms upheld by the global economy. Through the camouflage technique the artist, next to a composition of live models, will present his work Target. Bolin's work expresses the interaction between human beings and the objects they have invented or created. His aim is to reflect upon the existing reality and to generate a debate on the different problems using Art as a tool.

Coproduced by the Buenos Aires Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA)
Curated by Casey Burry