Beili Liu Artist Talks About The Mending Project

In an ambitious, large-scale installation, Beili Liu creates an atmosphere of beauty and danger. Suspending hundreds of dagger sharp Chinese scissors from the gallery ceiling, Liu immerses viewers in an environment that suggests distant fear and looming violence. The hovering cloud of shears is softened, however, by Liu herself who will sit beneath the countless sharp blades of scissors and perform an on-going simple task of mending. This mended cloth will grow in size throughout the duration of the exhibition, taking over the large area of the floor beneath the scissors. Liu's quiet task of mending moderates the menace the scissors evoke and suggests the power of silent persistence in a simple action.
Women & Their Work Gallery | Austin, TX | March 3 - April 2, 2011

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This is going to save me so much time while studying for the unseen work in my art test 😅

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