Saturday 6 November 2010

Tate Modern - The unilever Series, Al weiwei Sunflower seeds







The turbine hall within the Tate modern is where you usually get your larger than life exhibitions. Such a large open space almost cries out to be filled with such spectacles. This time around I went to see the new exhibition hosted by the turbine hall. I saw pictures online of what exactly i was heading to see but it truly is quite magnificent in person. Millions of sunflower seeds made of porcelain spread across a vast space. Each one unique and different and amazingly hand crafted by hundreds of skilled artisans in China. There was a video playing every half hour to show the amazing journey the artists Al Weiwei had gone through to procure this vast exhibition.

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