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Photo of Jinyan Zeng

Jinyan Zeng

Postdoctoral fellow

Photo of Jinyan Zeng

A Poem to Liu Xia (EN & CN)

Author

  • Jinyan Zeng

Director

  • Trish McAdam

Summary, in English

Made on International Women's Day 2015 in collaboration with Zeng Jinyan (writer, Hong Kong) and Liao Yiwu (Composer/Performer,Berlin) for Chinese Artist Liu Xia, wife of Liu Xiaobo, under house arrest in Beijing without charge since her husband, poet Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 2010, This video was made to remind her that her art may be forbidden in China but she is not is not forgotten.

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Document type

Artistic work

Topic

  • Visual Arts
  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
  • Gender Studies

Keywords

  • China
  • Gender and politics
  • Video art

Status

Published